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Posted: 03 Mar 2019


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nodding donkey
pacer
stockport
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Despite their withdrawal having been announced for some months ago the dreaded Pacers continue to spread misery across the north of England. These "nodding donkeys" were well to the fore of Thursday with one even heading to the sylvan delights of Alderley Edge. This one waits at Stockport before heading off for a bouncy and rattling journey all the way to Chester. We deserve better and this type of basic bus train would not be acceptable to the denizens of the south-east so why should it be in the north-west?

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 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
I agree - they were a useful stop-gap when new, but the ride has always been dreadful; noisy and bumpy (even worse on jointed track!).

Still turn up on the Tyne Valley line, but should have been gone years ago, definitely not "accessible" carriages.
5 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
It sounds as though they ride like these.
www.ipernity.com/doc/grahamh/24174209
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPH_railmotor
But they look much newer.
5 years ago.

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