Last chance to hear the Pacer squeal 😎 :) Retro Northern Rail Pacer 144003 departs Lincoln Central

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • My iPhone captures the modern railway - in late 2019, I finally succumbed to the SmartPhone revolution and purchased an older model iPhone 6S. Although I find the modern railway to be somewhat soulless, I have tried to capture some fleeting moments that will eventually become part of our railway history 😎 :)
    It's the 16th of Feb 2020, and the sun comes out on a Sunday afternoon at Lincoln, with retro Pacer 144003 operated by Northern Rail with the 15.12 for Sheffield. One of the brand new Class 195s that Northern Rail had just purchased can be glimpsed waiting in the centre road. As the service departed from the curved Platform 7, I took the opportunity to record the infamous Pacer squeal, probably for the last time :)
    'The Pacers have often been criticised as being of poor quality. Instead of the usual bogies, Pacers use a basic four-wheel two-axle configuration which often results in a ride which is noisier and less comfortable than other trains. The lack of articulation can result in a rough ride, especially over points, and a loud squealing noise around tight curves. The lack of bogies also results in a more basic suspension, which can result in a bumpier ride; this has given rise to the nickname "nodding donkeys" owing to the trains' up-and-down motion on uneven track.'
    'All Pacer trains were scheduled to be retired by the end of 2019. The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations required that all public passenger trains must be accessible to disabled people by 2020. Only one Pacer (the modernised 144e) currently meets this requirement, and the remainder were, therefore, planned to be withdrawn by that date. Furthermore, a ministerial directive in 2015 by the Transport Secretary required that such railbuses be removed from service by 2020 for the new Northern franchise stating that the "continued use of these uncomfortable and low-quality vehicles is not compatible with our vision for economic growth and prosperity in the north." (Wiki)

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