TRIVIA : Where haven’t Sprinters been?

[warwickshire]

Has a 15x been to Hadfield? I know there was once a New Year's Day set of diversions which resulted in it being worked by DMUs from Victoria, but they were I believe Pacers (I had a ride on it myself).

Yes a 150 has . Not often but only when the overheads have had major issues. Has happened every now and then. Time to time. Also for the record it was only around a fortnight or so in the past and very recently a two car 1501 did make it to hadfield and glossop. Involving a two car 150 for this service,
By using a class 150 from a rose Hill Marple service. By short forming it to a two car from its booked four car formation. Apparently it's on the Facebook class 150 website to view.

 

[Doctor Fegg]

Corby—Manton Junction?

 

[Halish Railway]

I can think of at least two occasions when I've caught one to or from Menston, so yes. Somewhere I have a photo of 150207 at Bradford FS in First North Western colours.

They've been there far more recently than that. They operate Bradford Forster Square to Leeds and Ilkley services when the Bingley substation is turned off.

150 220 at Bradford Forster Square

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333 002 & 150 220 at Ilkley

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158 752 at Ilkley

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[NoMorePacers]

Has a 15x been to Hadfield? I know there was once a New Year's Day set of diversions which resulted in it being worked by DMUs from Victoria, but they were I believe Pacers (I had a ride on it myself).

A 150 went to Hadfield about a month ago.

 

[warwickshire]

A 150 went to Hadfield about a month ago.

When the overheads ie overhead line equipment failed at guide Bridge area which sent a 150 to hadfield and glossop. But in return caused a shortform on a rose Hill Marple service to lend a 1501 onto a glossop service.

 

[mlambeuk]

Manchester Victoria to Bury?.

 

[delt1c]

Manchester Victoria to Bury?.

Was thinking of that one, wonder how many locos have been there as well

 

[TheSel]

I remember one of the 1990s Uckfield galas produced a 207 through to East Croydon on one of the last services of the day, I think it was a spur-of-the-moment thing due to a wheelchair user on board or something.

The next day when I asked if it might be possible to likewise run the last train in service through to Croydon, the response was an emphatic no, and it was said that the brown stuff had properly hit the fan over the previous day’s 207 going through Oxted Tunnel in service, due to the (then) lack of window bars!

At the time 207s were rare on the Uckfield branch, though not long after bars were fitted and they became more common.

I can certainly vouch for that tunnel being pretty tight in places.

Sorry it's a bit off-topic, but with reference to the post above, please see below a couple of shots taken on Saturday 26 May 1990 - 207001 at Uckfield, with no window bars.

 

[DustyBin]

Sorry it's a bit off-topic, but with reference to the post above, please see below a couple of shots taken on Saturday 26 May 1990 - 207001 at Uckfield, with no window bars.

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Great shots!

 

[JamesC357]

I’m pretty confident that Shenfield to Southend Victoria/Southminster and the entire C2C network have never seen Sprinters

 

[Whistler40145]

The Marks Tey to Sudbury service from 2000 was diagrammed for a 2 car First Great Eastern Class 150 Sprinter

 

[43096]

The Marks Tey to Sudbury service from 2000 was diagrammed for a 2 car First Great Eastern Class 150 Sprinter

FGE didn't have any Sprinters themselves, presumably it was a hire-in from Anglia.

 

[Sprinter107]

FGE didn't have any Sprinters themselves, presumably it was a hire-in from Anglia.

They were Norwich Crown Point 150s.

 

[mspljd1990]

Wharfedale Line?

 

[SteveyBee131]

Airedale and Wharfedale lines are already discussed upthread and definitely have had Sprinters.

 

[Halish Railway]

Wharfedale Line?

See post #123, I've got a few photos there.

 

[bramling]

FGE didn't have any Sprinters themselves, presumably it was a hire-in from Anglia.

Yes hired in from Anglia, apart from the brief period when 121s were used by FGE, and very nice they were to - except that reliability went through the floor.

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Sorry it's a bit off-topic, but with reference to the post above, please see below a couple of shots taken on Saturday 26 May 1990 - 207001 at Uckfield, with no window bars.

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Very nice shots. I think it was okay to have such units on Oxted to Uckfield, but not on through workings north of Oxted. Not sure when the window bar requirement came in. Some units had their windows modified such that they could only open a few inches.

 

[Irascible]

As an off-topic but related question - where have Sprinters been that has since been pulled up? the 1st-gen units have been over many a field/footpath/housing estate, but the 2nd gen untis arrived as attitudes were changing.

 

[Gloster]

As an off-topic but related question - where have Sprinters been that has since been pulled up? the 1st-gen units have been over many a field/footpath/housing estate, but the 2nd gen untis arrived as attitudes were changing.

End of the Sinfin branch?

 

[Sprinter107]

As an off-topic but related question - where have Sprinters been that has since been pulled up? the 1st-gen units have been over many a field/footpath/housing estate, but the 2nd gen untis arrived as attitudes were changing.

Through Oldham via.the disused tunnels at Werneth

 

[Bletchleyite]

End of the Sinfin branch?

I think that's all still there if disused, isn't it? Certainly closed though.

I reckon Oldham might be it, they're too recent for major closures.

 

[David Goddard]

As an off-topic but related question - where have Sprinters been that has since been pulled up? the 1st-gen units have been over many a field/footpath/housing estate, but the 2nd gen untis arrived as attitudes were changing.

Barkston curve

 

[TheSel]

As an off-topic but related question - where have Sprinters been that has since been pulled up? the 1st-gen units have been over many a field/footpath/housing estate, but the 2nd gen untis arrived as attitudes were changing.

Morecambe Promenade (i.e. before the service was truncated back to its present terminus).
The original Wrexham Central (ditto).

 

[route101]

As an off-topic but related question - where have Sprinters been that has since been pulled up? the 1st-gen units have been over many a field/footpath/housing estate, but the 2nd gen untis arrived as attitudes were changing.

Original Bathgate station?

 

[alangla]

Irascible said:

As an off-topic but related question - where have Sprinters been that has since been pulled up? the 1st-gen units have been over many a field/footpath/housing estate, but the 2nd gen untis arrived as attitudes were changing.

The train ferry?

 

[KendalKing]

Morecambe Promenade (i.e. before the service was truncated back to its present terminus).
The original Wrexham Central (ditto).

There is is a photo of 153310 at Morecambe Promenade on Flickr, taken on 4th December 1993.

Morecambe Promenade station closed in February 1994.

 

[alistairlees]

The viaduct west of Leeds I imagine. Also the original Forster Square station before electrification?

 

[Irascible]

Irascible said:

The train ferry?

Hah! I like that.

Answering myself, perhaps the old Gunnislake station? don't know for sure though. Feels good that all these examples are just nibbles at lines rather than complete closure.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Irascible said:

The train ferry?

The 156 that went to the Netherlands for an exhibition went by train ferry I think.

 

[TheSel]

There is is a photo of 153310 at Morecambe Promenade on Flickr, taken on 4th December 1993.

Morecambe Promenade station closed in February 1994.

Exactly. Which is why this was in response to @Irascible's related question of where have Sprinters been that has subsequently been pulled up. Many thanks for proving my point.