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Your 142's havn't been withdrawn! They have been sent back to Devon and Cornwall to terrorise us again; we got rid several years ago because the tight curves down here wore the wheels too much.
The best suggestion was made several years ago to articulate the coaches with a four wheel bogie between them to give better riding, making the unit a 2-4-2.
If you ever rode a 142 over the old Arnside bridge, you will know where the nickname of "Nodding Donkeys" came from. I spent three years trying to avoid them whilst travelling daily between Wigan and Preston.
If you want them back, please ask First Great Western very nicely.
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