Help please: sighting Northern 150s and 156s

[Skymonster]

I've just done a check on the Northern DMUs I need for sight:

• 142: 11 needed out of 79 (all except one allocated to Newton Heath)
• 144: non needed
• 150: 18 out of 73 (all Newton Heath)
• 153: 3 (Neville Hill)
• 155: 3 needed out of 7 (Neville Hill)
• 156: 29 out of 42 (most Allerton, but a few Heaton)
• 158: non needed

Clearly it's the 150s and 156s that need most attention, although it'd be nice to bring down the number of Pacers too. I presume Manchester Picadilly / Victoria and maybe Liverpool Lime Street are the best places to get these lists down a bit? Is Victoria likely to produce more than Picadilly? I've covered the Sheffield / Leeds / Doncaster area fairly extensively where the hit rate has been rather low recently and at this stage I really don't want to go as far as Jordie-land although I accept some will be up there. Anyone got any other suggestions for a concentrated attack on these units - it's sighting I'm after rather than riding.

Thanks in anticipation,

A

 

[palmersears]

Piccadilly and Victoria are your friends. Lime Street is pointless as all the Northern DMUs from there head back to Manchester anyway.

I also wouldn't pay too much attention to the 156 allocated depots, the Northern Random Unit Generator has them popping up all over the place.

 

[Skymonster]

Thank you sir - I feel another trip to Manchester coming on.

A

 

[noddy1878]

A few hours at Victoria and Piccadilly should see most diagrams starting to repeat.

 

[Skymonster]

Thank you again. I've just got to work up the enthusiasm to spend nearly two hours each way sitting in an EMT 158 - when (if) I manage to achieve that I'll do it.

 

[Kite159]

Thank you again. I've just got to work up the enthusiasm to spend nearly two hours each way sitting in an EMT 158 - when (if) I manage to achieve that I'll do it.

It could be worse, it could involve standing on a wedged out 185