Pacers

Class 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020

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Sam Hewitt

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9th November 2019

DELIVERIES of new DMUs and EMUs to Northern by CAF are running late, although the company introduced a further nine Class 195s over the Calder Valley line between Leeds and Chester via Manchester and Warrington in October. It takes the number of ‘195s’ in traffic to 29, exactly half the order. Northern has said because…
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New Stock Focus: CAF – Class 195 DMUs and 331 EMUs

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Sam Hewitt

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14th August 2019

Passengers using Northern services have endured a torrid time, travelling in trains which are overcrowded and past their ‘best by’ date. On July 1, the first of a fleet of 101 Class 195 and 331 trains was introduced, which is expected to start and alleviate some of the problems. Chris Milner samples both trains. FOR…
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In praise of bumpy journeys on ‘Pacers’

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Sam Hewitt

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18th February 2019

“I photographed my first one at Whitby in 1986 and have liked them ever since.”
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