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Originally Posted by steam for ever
It cannot be avoided that the 142s are being phased out on services on the mid cheshire (Stockport- Chester via Altrincham).
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I'm not disagreeing with you there. There only used to be one all day Sprinter diagram which started the day on a 06:0x Blackpool to Manchester to Chester service and remained on Chester to Manchester services for the rest of the day, staying at Longsight overnight and then doing an early morning Stockport-Blackpool service the next day.
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They may well be used on the line to Buxton but this service and the one to Hazle grove are different lines altogether. The line to Buxton uses platform 0 at Stockport and trains to Chester via Altrincham use the oppostite side of the station.
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Pacers are never used on Hazel Grove-Buxton as they aren't powerful enough to deal with the sharp gradient. Sprinters do switch between Buxton and Chester at peak times.