'Pacersli'felineafterwithdrawadl elay
DEADLINEfoSr withdrawingClass 142and 144'Pacer'unithsave beenextendedto Decembe3r 1, givingdispensationto a number ofDMUs.
Class142sweredueto beoff the networkby May31 andClass 144sby August31,but havebeen reprievedaspartof the needto operatelongertrainsin orderto maintainsociadl istancingduring the coronaviruspandemic.
Northernhasbeengranted a furtherexemptiona, ndwill continueoperating13Class142 and20Class144'Paceur'nitsuntil the endof 2020.
A dispensationalsoappliesto 37 Class153single-caur nits.
Northernisexpectedto ensure a derogatedsetiscoupledto a fully accessiblDe MU,but the Dfr lettercoveringthe Class14u2nits hasincludedanexceptionfor servicesbetweenSouthportand AlderleyEdgeor Southportand Stalybridge.
Theexemptiondoesnot mean the'Pacers'wilbl e used,but it givesNortherncoverforthe continueddelayin bringingthe
Class769bi-mode'FLEXu'nitsinto service.
Thenewdispensation appliesto the followingunits belongingto both Porterbrook andAngel:Class142: 142004/18/23/58/65/68/70/71 7887/90/94and95;Class144: 144002-0051,44008--023;
Class153:153301/2/4/6/7/ 8/11/15-20/24/28/30-32/ 51/52/55/57-60/63/68/72-4/ 76/79-85.
■ The PaceRr ailGrouphasbeen successfuinl securingClass142 'Pacer'No1. 42055w, hichwill be deliveredto the FoxfieldRailway afterwithdrawal.