Please explain this story to me

[GlenW]

Judging by the crowd of usual suspects outside the Leeds Station Wetherspoons at 8:15 in the morning, with a pint of larger in one hand and a fag in the other, yes.

lager

[barrydidit]

Oh.

This says they don't use 'em any more.

First TransPennine Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Is the "Express" bit different then?

This^ is standard conveyance (which may be a 144 rather than a 142. In either case, it's ******* tulipe.

Transpennine Express is a different company. They do Liverpool to Newcastle/Hull/Scarbrough via Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

[d000hg]

We have this new fangled invention called the car nowadays much more efficient than a bus on rails.

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[SimonMac]

Oh.

This says they don't use 'em any more.

First TransPennine Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Is the "Express" bit different then?

TPEx is the main East-West service and is very regular and very good, the rest of West Yorkshire Metro and I know MerseyRail still use the 142's, and are bloody cold in the Winter

[d000hg]

This^ is standard conveyance (which may be a 144 rather than a 142. In either case, it's ******* tulipe.

Transpennine Express is a different company. They do Liverpool to Newcastle/Hull/Scarbrough via Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

Looks like what they use for the commuter trains into Glasgow

[stek]

The Pacers are basically Leyland Atlantean buses on a BR standard wagon frame.

[FatLazyContractor]

Is rush hour when they all go and collect their benefits just before the pub opens?

In addition to what DaveB said earlier, they queue for the "50p off a weatherspoon's pint" tokens before the damn thing @ Leeds station opens.

[vetran]

not doing much for our image guys, next it will be does the 140 have single our double bogeys? (Hint I don't care).

Who says IT guys are a bunch of train spotting anoraks?

had an interesting talk with some DOT guys at the station the other day apparently the train companies pack the trains so they can try to force the government to subsidise upgrades.

[ZARDOZ]

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What's the saying....If you are frequently taking public transport over the age of 30 your life is a failure

[Freaki Li Cuatre]

Class 185 and Class 350.

Dunno what they're complaining about.

Ought to try the Class 150/Class 153 crap that's down here.

Trainspotter? Weirdo!