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143-619-jp.jpg (156557 bytes)

143 619 in a livery promoting Bristol is seen at Westbury in April 2003.

Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection (Jampics) m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com



143607rr.jpg (66182 bytes)

Pacer 143-607 in Regional Railways livery prepares to leave Caerphilly on a Cardiff Railway Company Valley Lines service for Penarth on 29 May 1998.

Photo and scan copyright Pat & David Othen othen@ns.sympatico.ca



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143610 at Bristol Team Meads on 30 July 1997.

Photo by Mike Arm (arm@iname.com)



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143611 and a Class 150 at Exeter St Davidsstation on March 4, 2002.

Photo and copyright Wayland Smith (wa231_2000@yahoo.co.uk)



143611_cardiff.jpg (54896 bytes)

143611 at Cardiff. October 2001.

Photo and scan by Alan Perryman (alanperryman@btinternet.com)



143617-Highbridge-01.jpg (163148 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143617 approaches Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a Northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143617-Highbridge-02.jpg (159666 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143617 arrives into Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a Northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143617-Highbridge-03.jpg (163540 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143617 at Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a Northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143617-Highbridge-04.jpg (162339 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143617 departs Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a Northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143618-Highbridge-01.jpg (161496 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143618 approaches Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a southbound service to Taunton.

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143618-Highbridge-02.jpg (160570 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143618 arrives into Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a southbound service to Taunton.

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143618-Highbridge-03.jpg (159826 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143618 arrives into Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143618-Highbridge-04.jpg (163340 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143618 at Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143618-Highbridge-05.jpg (156825 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143618 at Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143618-Highbridge-06.jpg (159095 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143618 at Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a northbound service to Cardiff Central.

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143619-StapletonRoad-01.jpg (156112 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143619 calls at Stapleton Road station on a westbound Severn Beach Line service to Avonmouth.

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143620+143xxx-StapletonRoad-01.jpg (156970 bytes)

Two First Great Western Class 143 DMUs, with 143620 on the rear, pass through Stapleton Road station without stopping en route to Bristol Temple Meads. Despite being on the main line, only Severn Beach Line trains call at this station off peak.

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143620+143xxx-StapletonRoad-02.jpg (162379 bytes)

Two First Great Western Class 143 DMUs, with 143620 on the rear, pass through Stapleton Road station without stopping en route to Bristol Temple Meads. Despite being on the main line, only Severn Beach Line trains call at this station off peak.

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143620+143xxx-StapletonRoad-03.jpg (161738 bytes)

Two First Great Western Class 143 DMUs, with 143620 on the rear, head south after passing through Stapleton Road station without stopping en route to Bristol Temple Meads.

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143620-D73.jpg (158212 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143, 2-car DMU

Wessex Trains operated Class 143 DMU, No: 143620 (55661+55686), stands in the company of an 'Arriva Trains Wales' operated Class 158 DMU, No: 158819 (52819+57819), at Cardiff Central station on Sat 1st October 2005 at 10:26.

Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@blueyonder.co.uk)
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143621-Highbridge-01.jpg (162040 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143621 departs Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a southbound service to Taunton.

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143621-Highbridge-02.jpg (156384 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143621 approaches Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a northbound service to Cardiff central.

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143621-Highbridge-03.jpg (138193 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMU 143621 approaches Highbridge & Burnham station in Somerset with a northbound service to Cardiff central.

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143621-Taunton.jpg (35221 bytes)

Class 143 unit 143 621 seen waiting to leave Taunton with a local train to Bristol Temple Meads. Photo taken in August 1993.

Photo and scan by Anthony Rispoli (anthony@rispoli.freeserve.co.uk)



143622-S336.jpg (127021 bytes)

Wales & West Passenger Trains' Class 143, 2-car DMU.

143622 awaits it's next passenger turn while laying over at Bristol Temple Meads station on Sat 11th September 1999.

Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)
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143624.jpg (58908 bytes)

143624 stands at Cardiff Central in new Valley Lines livery.

Photo by Alan Perryman



143624_ATW_Cardiff_Queen_Street_051020.jpg (123802 bytes)

143624 of Arriva Trains Wales at Cardiff Queen Street station, 20 October 2005.

Digital photo by Barna Csányi (swamplord@tvn.hu)



143625_gtown.jpg (42742 bytes)

143611 leaves Grangetown. October 2001.

Photo and scan by Alan Perryman (alanperryman@btinternet.com)



ATW-143604-CardiffCentral-01.jpg (97898 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143604 in Arriva-badged Valley Lines livery heads westbound out of Cardiff Central railway station.

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ATW-143604-CardiffCentral-02.jpg (133678 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143604 in Arriva-badged Valley Lines livery heads westbound out of Cardiff Central railway station.

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ATW-143605-CardiffCentral-01.jpg (163335 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143605, newly painted in Arriva's corporate turquoise and cream livery arrives into Cardiff Central with a service for Bargoed, although the route indicator shows Penarth, that is in the direction from which the train has come.

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ATW-143605-CardiffCentral-02.jpg (162416 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143605, newly painted in Arriva's corporate turquoise and cream livery arrives into Cardiff Central with a service for Bargoed.

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ATW-143606-CardiffCentral-01.jpg (133293 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143606, newly painted in Arriva's corporate turquoise and cream livery arrives into Cardiff Central with a service for Treherbet.

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ATW-143608-CardiffCentral-01.jpg (147497 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143608 in Arriva's corporate turquoise and cream livery at platform 7 of Cardiff Central with a service for Penarth.

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ATW-143622-CardiffCentral-01.jpg (158700 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143622 descends the ramp from the flyover over the South Wales Main Line en route from Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Central with a service destination shown as "City Line". Wikipedia describes the Cardiff City Line as running from Cardiff Central to Radyr "via the western suburbs of Cardiff".

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ATW-143623-CardiffC-01.jpg (128595 bytes)

Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU 143623 approaches Cardiff Central (Caerdydd Canolog) station with a Valley Lines service to Pontypridd.
This photograph was taken from the rear of the first carriage on a westbound First Great Western HST on a service from London Paddington to Swansea shortly after departing Cardiff Central (Caerdydd Canolog).

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BTM-143+143-01.jpg (141737 bytes)

Two Wessex Trains Class 143 railbus DMUs about to form a southbound service to Taunton arrive into Bristol Temple Meads station. The set at the rear is 143621 but I didn't manage to get a clear photo of the leading unit to tell its number.

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BTM-143+143-02.jpg (163315 bytes)

Two Wessex Trains Class 143 railbus DMUs at platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a southbound service to Taunton. The set at the rear is 143621 but I didn't manage to get a clear photo of the leading unit to tell its number.

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BTM-143+143-03.jpg (156075 bytes)

Two Wessex Trains Class 143 railbus DMUs at platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a southbound service to Taunton. The set at the rear is 143621 but I didn't manage to get a clear photo of the leading unit to tell its number.

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BTM-143+143-04.jpg (143486 bytes)

A less than perfect merged image of two Wessex Trains Class 143 railbus DMUs at platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a southbound service to Taunton. The set at the rear is 143621 but I didn't manage to get a clear photo of the leading unit to tell its number.

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BTM-143603+158xxx-01.jpg (161678 bytes)

An odd combination of units at Bristol Temple Meads. For reasons that were not at all obvious, First Great Western had coupled Class 143 unit 143603 to a Class 158 unit. The 158s are very comfortable regional express DMUs while the 143s are notoriously rough-riding lightweight railbus DMUs designed for local services.

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BTM-143621-01.jpg (162874 bytes)

Wessex Train Class 143 DMU railbus 143621 is at the rear end of a two Class 143 southbound train to Taunton waits at Platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads.

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CardiffQueenStreetflyover-01.jpg (143798 bytes)

An Arriva Trains Wales Class 143 railbus DMU en route from Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Central crosses over an eastbound First Great Western HST heading from Cardiff Central to London Paddington.

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FAW-143611-01.jpg (159393 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 approaches Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton.

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FAW-143611-02.jpg (157739 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 approaches Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton.

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FAW-143611-03.jpg (160889 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton, photographed from the station footbridge.

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FAW-143611-04.jpg (162215 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton, photographed from the station footbridge.

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FAW-143611-05.jpg (161614 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton, photographed from the station footbridge.

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FAW-143611-06.jpg (161623 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 at Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton, photographed from the station footbridge.

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FAW-143611-07.jpg (160848 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 en route from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton, photographed from the station footbridge.

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FAW-143611-08.jpg (160964 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143611 en route from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Taunton, photographed from the station footbridge.

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FAW-143619-01.jpg (146766 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143619 at from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Weston-super-Mare, photographed from the southern end of platform 2.

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FAW-143619-02.jpg (163511 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143619 at from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Weston-super-Mare, photographed from the southern end of platform 2.

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FAW-143619-03.jpg (159823 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143619 at from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Weston-super-Mare, photographed from the southern end of platform 2.

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FAW-143619-04.jpg (159769 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143619 at from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Weston-super-Mare, photographed from the southern end of platform 2.

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FAW-143619-05.jpg (159865 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143619 departs Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Weston-super-Mare, photographed from platform 2.

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FAW-143619-06.jpg (156470 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143619 en route from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Weston-super-Mare, photographed from platform 2.

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FAW-143619-07.jpg (158570 bytes)

Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143619 en route from Filton Abbey Wood station with a southbound service to Weston-super-Mare, photographed from platform 2.

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FGW-143618-Worle.jpg (158113 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 railbus DMU 143618 viewed from the southbound First Great Western HST that had to wait for this unit to clear the single track section of the Weston Super Mare loop between Weston Super Mare station and Worle Junction.

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FGW143621+143620-STJ-01.jpg (163258 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMUs 143621 and 143620 approach Severn Tunnel Junction station / gorsaf Cyffordd Twnel Hafren in Rogiet, South Wales from the east with a Cardiff Central to Taunton stopping service.
The train departs Bristol Temple Meads as the 16:55, one of the two busiest evening commuter services from the station. On this particular Monday it got as far as Parson Street, a suburban station on the southern edge of Bristol, without incident. However on departure from the station 143621 in the lead was unable to take power. After nothing on the fault checklist, including uncoupling and recoupling the units, worked there was no option but to set back into Temple Meads. All the passengers were transfered onto the normally equally busy 17:25 (which was held until just after 17:30), which was also formed of two Class 143 units. The lead unit on this service suffered exactly the same problem at Weston Milton - although fortunately on this occasion turning everything off and then back on again did the trick!

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FGW143621+143620-STJ-02.jpg (140605 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 DMUs 143621 and 143620 arrive into Severn Tunnel Junction station / gorsaf Cyffordd Twnel Hafren in Rogiet, South Wales from the east with a Cardiff Central to Taunton stopping service.
The train departs Bristol Temple Meads as the 16:55, one of the two busiest evening commuter services from the station. On this particular Monday it got as far as Parson Street, a suburban station on the southern edge of Bristol, without incident. However on departure from the station 143621 in the lead was unable to take power. After nothing on the fault checklist, including uncoupling and recoupling the units, worked there was no option but to set back into Temple Meads. All the passengers were transfered onto the normally equally busy 17:25 (which was held until just after 17:30), which was also formed of two Class 143 units. The lead unit on this service suffered exactly the same problem at Weston Milton - although fortunately on this occasion turning everything off and then back on again did the trick!

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FGWClass143-M32bridge-01.jpg (93357 bytes)

A First Great Western Class 143 DMU, possibly 143619 on a service from Avonmouth, heads southbound accross the bridge over the M32 towards Stapleton Road and Bristol Temple Meads.

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FGWClass143-M32bridge-02.jpg (117337 bytes)

A First Great Western Class 143 DMU, possibly 143619 on a service from Avonmouth, heads southbound accross the bridge over the M32 towards Stapleton Road and Bristol Temple Meads.

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HLB-143617-eastbound-01.jpg (162512 bytes)

First Great Western Class 143 railbus DMU heads eastbound from Bristol Parkway with a stopping service to Cheltenham Spa. In the background a Class 220 Virgin Voyager can be seen heading east into the station. Photographed from an apparently unnamed bridge about a third of a mile east of Bristol Parkway station and 111 miles, 32¼ chains west of London Paddington.

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First Great Western Class 143 railbus DMU heads eastbound from Bristol Parkway with a stopping service to Cheltenham Spa. Photographed looing east from an apparently unnamed bridge about a third of a mile east of Bristol Parkway station and 111 miles, 32¼ chains west of London Paddington.

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First Great Western Class 143 railbus DMU heads westbound towards Bristol Parkway with a stopping service to Weston-Super-Mare. Photographed looing east from an apparently unnamed bridge about a third of a mile east of Bristol Parkway station and 111 miles, 32¼ chains west of London Paddington.

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First Great Western Class 143 railbus DMU 143617 and another, unidentified, Class 143 head towards Bristol with a Cardiff to Taunton stopping service. This photograph was taken when the units were about to pass through Pilning station in South Gloucestershire, the next station call on the service will be either Patchway or Filton Abbey Wood.

Photo by Chris McKenna 15/05/2006.
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Class 143 seen passing Undy in South Wales, 19 February 2004.

Copyright belongs to Andrew Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken on Canon EOS10D.



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Class 143 in Welsh Railways livery 05 June 2002, Cardiff Central

Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Kodak DC260 Digital Camera and processed using Paint Shop Pro V



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Class 143 in distinctive Welsh Railways livery seen at Cardiff Central on June 05, 2002.

Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Kodak DC260 Digital Camera and processed using Paint Shop Pro V



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On a wet weekday in Ocotober 1999 Class 143 611 awaits departure at Cardiff Central, This livery was designed to promote the Welsh Valleys as a tourist destination, and was placed on the DMU in time for the Rugby International

Copyright belongs to Andrew Ducker who can be emailed at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. Hompeage is www.apducker.demon.co.uk Photograph taken on Kodak DC260 Digital Camera.



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Class 143 Pacer seen at Newport General 05 June 2002. This is an Bristol Wales and West livery advertsing the Bristol website - at least three units were noted in this livery.

Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Kodak DC260 Digital Camera and processed using Paint Shop Pro V



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An Arriva liveried Class 143 Pacer unit seen at Cardiff Central 06 March 2005.

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Class 143 seen at Newport General Station June 2002.

Copyright belongs Andy Ducker who can be reached at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. Photograph taken on Kodak DC260 using maximum resolution of 1.3 megapixels



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A detailed view of the single axle suspension on Pacer 143-620 at Abergavenny on 9 May 1996. Pacers were designed to use bus components hence the single axles and consequently have poor riding characteristics at speed.

Photo and scan copyright Pat & David Othen, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (dothen@ra.isisnet.com)



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Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU 143603 at platform 10 at Bristol Temple Meads with a service to Weston-super-Mare.

Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005.
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Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143603 arrives at Bristol Parkway station with a southbound service to Weston-Super-Mare.

Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005.
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Wessex trains class 143 DMU 143611 pulls into Bristol Temple Meads station with a service for Taunton.

Photo by Chris McKenna 09/06/2005.
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Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU 143603 at Filton Abbey Wood with a southbound service to Weston-Super-Mare.

Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005.
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Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143618 arrives into platform 7 of Bristol Temple Meads with a service from Avonmouth.

Photo by Chris McKenna 07/12/2005.
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Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143618 at platform 7 of Bristol Temple Meads with a service to Avonmouth.

Photo by Chris McKenna 07/12/2005.
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Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU 143620 on a very foggy November night at Bristol Temple Meads station.

Photo by Chris McKenna 21/11/2005.
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Wessex Trains Clas 143 DMU 143603 at waits at the northern entrance to Bristol Temple Meads station after leaving a stabling siding.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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Wessex Trains Clas 143 DMU 143603 at platform 3 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a service to Avonmouth.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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Wessex Trains Clas 143 DMU 143603 at platform 3 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a service to Avonmouth.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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Wessex Trains Clas 143 DMU 143620 at platform 5 of Bristol Temple Meads station having just been coupled to Class 153 DMU 153302. In the background is a Class 220 or 221 Virgin Voyager.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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Wessex Trains Clas 143 DMU 143620 at platform 5 of Bristol Temple Meads station about to be coupled to Class 153 DMU 153302. In the background is a Class 220 or 221 Virgin Voyager.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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Wessex Trains Clas 143 DMU 143620 at platform 5 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a service to Filton Abbey Wood. Before starting its journey however it was coupled to Class 153 DMU 153302.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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Wessex Trains Clas 143 DMU 143620 at platform 7 of Bristol Temple Meads station had some sort of problem that required an engineer to have a look at the front bogie, hence the Not To Be Moved notice. After a short while of this and and some fiddling with electronics the train was soon back in service.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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The rearmost of four Class 143 DMUs 143620 stands at platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads station on 1st August 2004.

The www.visitbristol.co.uk livery is one of several local advertising liveries used by Wessex Trains.

Photographed by Chris McKenna



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Third from the font of a four Class 143 DMU consist, 143617 stands at platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads station on 1st August 2004.

The www.visitbristol.co.uk livery is one of several local advertising liveries used by Wessex Trains.

Photographed by Chris McKenna



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Second of four Class 143 DMUs in this consist, 143603 stands at platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads station on 1st August 2004.

The www.visitbristol.co.uk livery is one of several local advertising liveries used by Wessex Trains.

Photographed by Chris McKenna



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143612 heads up a rake of four class 143 DMUs at platform 8 of Bristol Temple Meads station on 1st August 2004.

The www.visitbristol.co.uk livery is one of several local advertising liveries used by Wessex Trains.

Photographed by Chris McKenna



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The interior of Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU railbus 143609. The individual high back seating is much more comfortable than the original bus-style low backed bench seating that these classes were originally fitted with.

Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005.
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Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU 143603 at Filton Abbey Wood with a southbound service to Weston-Super-Mare.

Photo by Chris McKenna 05/01/2005.
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Pacer 143-620 in Regional Railways livery waits in a siding at Abergavenny before returning to Newport as its last duty of the day on 9 May 1996.

Photo copyright Pat & David Othen, Nova Scotia, Canada (dothen@ra.isisnet.com)



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A pair of 603s - Freightliner Class 66/6 diesel locomotive 66603 and Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU 143603 meet immediately north of Bristol Temple Meads station.

Photo by Chris McKenna 28/06/2005.
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Newport station in South Wales - a First Great Western Class 143 railbus DMU, operating a scheduled stopping service service from the south-west of England to Cardiff Central is at platform 2. At platfrom 1 on the right, an Arriva Trains Wales shuttle service between here and Cardiff is top-and-tailed by Class 47 locomotives, 47815 Great Western in British Railways two-tone green livery and carrying its pre-TOPS number of D1748 is at the western end. Not visible in this photo, is 47839 in an unbranded dark blue livery at the eastern end. The shuttle services are operated at times of peak demand - on this occasion Rugby Union's Heineken Cup final between Munster and Biarritz was taking place at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Photo by Chris McKenna 20/05/2006.
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