this has been up and down the S & C several times, often following the private charter trains, apparently the passengers on the charter where to debunk from the Class 142 for the scenic parts.

Well I gave it a (Love) Mike? Because it looks a darn sight more modern and stylistic than the one my Driver had to learn in 1963, It shot heavy fumes up to the sky? The regulator was rachet! Clicks galore and me and Eggar the instructor were knocked over! He had to rachet down to change up a gear? And he had only ever drove a pushbike apart from steam in his whole life? And worse of all he succeeded in retiring my 80064 Riddles n 82 crowd of Standard 3s! 82019 was looking on? It should of been me sat in that seat! Retire him off? I drove the Ford Prefect side valve! I would / should of been king of the smelly DMU! Green it was! I had to return to 72A and the Bulleids n Maunsell’s!