Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142012 Class 58 New to Old Oak Common

New to Old Oak Common

The only modification to justify the renumbering was the fitment of through ETS wiring allowing double heading with an electrical train supply-equipped Class 31/4

A novel solution was found using redundant bogies from withdrawn Class 40 and 45 locomotives

the two Class 50s returned to Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh Works in August 2024 where they were returned to large logo blue

The LokSound 5 decoder supplies up to 1

Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142012 Class 58 New to Old Oak Common142012 (55553+55603) Manchester Victoria (via Oldham) Blackburn The 1980s saw several paint schemes make the jump from bus to DMU as the Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs), later Authorities (PTAs), began to sanction repaints covering rolling stock they sponsored. One of the most attractive was the Greater Manchester Transport orange brown white that had been adopted in 1981 and this was applied to the first 14 Pacers 142001 142014 which were