142 South West - updated 1st May 2008
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1st May 2008
142064, at Exeter St Davids on 28/04/08, has had a much more extensive refurbishment of its interior than has so far been seen on the FGW 142s, here you can see the doors are now painted magenta, and that the cab walls have been repainted lilac, matching the repainted toilets. The interior roof and side window surrounds - previously cream - along with the interior saloon side of the bulkhead wall seperating the saloon from the cab have also been painted a lilac shade, a lighter hue than its previous blue.
Since arrival at FGW, everything has been repainted or replaced inside except the floor covering, the seat frames and seat backs and the purple luggage rack visible in this shot is also untouched. Other handrails have been painted. The magenta doors are also magenta on the inside (previously yellow, blue on the outside) along with the 'door open/close' buttons.
Above the 'A'/'B' doors (centre doors are 'C' doors) there are also carriage numbers displayed.
Finally, the yellow front ends have also been repainted.
photo copyright of Shaun C
24th April 2008: - not just 'South West' in this update
143603 at Taunton after arriving in from Cardiff on 24th April 2008.
photo copyright of Shaun C
(Some) FGW 143s today (24/04/08):
143603 1300 Cardiff-Taunton/ 1517 return
143612 134x Bristol-Avonmouth
143617 1400? Weston Super Mare-Bristol Parkway
143618 Bristol stabled at 1345
143619 1430 Cardiff-Taunton
In a recent snow fall, 142042 kicks up a cloud at Cuddington on 6th April 2008 on an Altrincham service.
photo copyright of Dave Whittaker
142030 (FGW, NWT livery) ran ECS as 5Z56 Basford Hall-Springburn Works yesterday (23rd April). It should be the first of the 12 FGW 142s to receive the most recent works attention in Scotland.
142016 at Newcastle on 17th April, still in Arriva colours applied by Arriva Trains Northern.
photo copyright of Shaun C
The Arriva livery replaced the above attractive style applied by MTL owned Northern Spirit to just a handful of 142s, including 142050 photographed at Doncaster on 10/10/07. Most, if not all that had this style, now carry Northern colours whilst many still have Arriva livery.
photo copyright of Dave Whittaker
142047 (Northern, Merseyrail livery) has returned from Glasgow Works, seen in service in Manchester on 23rd. Of the 011/012/014/032/046-048/052/058 batch which were to have been withdrawn, 014 and 047 have now both been to Glasgow for their major exams which were due.
Northern still have a daily 142 turn on the Cumbrian Coast line, which begins with the 2129 Preston-Barrow the previous night, the next day working a Barrow-Lancaster trip before heading around via Barrow to Carlisle and then heading back south. 142005 was stabled at Barrow sidings on 30/09/07.
photo copyright of Dave Whittaker
144023 at Leeds on 9th April 2008.
photo copyright of Shaun C
Many thanks to 47829, Dave Whittaker and Andy Cleaver.