FGWs New Units

[thehstman]

Hi,
Since the Class 142 units have gone back to Scotland, there has been some new 150s at fgw does anybody know the numbers and where they are mainly based?
thanks

 

[Hydro]

Since the Class 142 units have gone back to Scotland

Run that one by me again?

 

[trentside]

Hi,
Since the Class 142 units have gone back to Scotland, there has been some new 150s at fgw does anybody know the numbers and where they are mainly based?
thanks

The 142s returned to Northern, who operate in the north of England. As far as I know, Pacers have never operated in Scotland.

 

[WillPS]

LOL. Anywhere north of Birmingham is Scotland.

 

[swt_passenger]

Originally they were down for 9 units, later increased to 11 by DfT:

150101, 150102, 150104, 150106, 150108, 150122,
150124, 150125, 150126, 150202, 150216.

Then they got the last 3 unallocated units after a separate deal was negotiated.

150001, 150002, 150209 - (formed of the 2 x toilet less 150/2 vehicles)

The units are based at Exeter and Bristol. I don't believe there is an established list yet of which depot individual units are allocated to, however 150001/2 will move to operate from Reading.

 

[sprinterguy]

The additional 150s that have been cascaded from London Midland to FGW are 150101/102/104/106/108/122/124/125/126, 150202 and 150216.

They have also received 150001, 150002 and 150209 which have yet to enter service.

Ah, just beaten to it!

 

[northwichcat]

the Class 142 units have gone back to Scotland,

Pre-1987 DMUs are banned from Scotland. They never had Pacers and offloaded their 150s. They also took on 158s intended for Northern, which helped result in withdrawn 142s being brought back in to service and staying in service.
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Originally they were down for 9 units, later increased to 11 by DfT

Then they got the last 3 unallocated units after a separate deal was negotiated.

They also got 2x153s from London Midland as part of the deal, which was in lieu of a 15th 150.

 

[anthony263]

According to the FGW coffee shop forum 150001 is hoped be used on the Reading - Bassingstoke services tommorow starting with the the 10:07 service to help speed up training

 

[fgwrich]

The 142s returned to Northern, who operate in the north of England. As far as I know, Pacers have never operated in Scotland.

Apparently they have! When the Bathgate route returned to passenger services back in the 80s, various class 143s where in fact drafted in to work the route (Edinburgh to Bathgate).

Edit, From RMWeb

As long ago as 1983, British Rail published a feasibility study on re-introduction of passenger services to Livingston and Bathgate, based on freight contributing 70 per cent of the maintenance costs. The Government agreed, a funding package of £1.3m was put together and, on March 24, 1986, the line from Newbridge Junction to Bathgate was re-opened, along with new stations at Livingston North and Uphall.

Because it was never conceived then that services all the way back to Airdrie would ever occur, the new Bathgate station was built not on the site of the former Upper station but on part of the old car terminal site, creating a small transport interchange with local buses.

An hourly DMU service operated to Edinburgh using Class 101 DMUs, occasionally Class 143s and later Class 150/2s. The service proved very popular.

So there you go, that answers that age old question of have Pacers ever workin in Scotland, the answer being Yes.

 

[Tugzrule]

Apparently they have! When the Bathgate route returned to passenger services back in the 80s, various class 143s where in fact drafted in to work the route (Edinburgh to Bathgate).

And also work occasionally up to Dumfries from Carlisle in the morning and then an all-shack back to Newcastle

 

[Roylang]

According to the FGW coffee shop forum 150001 is hoped be used on the Reading - Bassingstoke services tommorow starting with the the 10:07 service to help speed up training

Any news on if 150001 is working today?

Roy

Edit: Ok, please ignore, just found it now has its own thread.