British Rail Class 142 ‘Pacer’

Liverpool, United Kingdom (GB)

The Class 142 had a ‘railbus’ body which shared much with the Leyland National bus, an integrally constructed single decker bus which was widely used in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

96 Class 142s were built between 1985 and 1987 and remained in services following refurbishment until 2020.

British Rail Class 142 ‘Pacer’

Liverpool, United Kingdom (GB)

A British Rail Class 142 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) in Liverpool Lime Street Station in in February 2018. In 2019 The No. 142042 was being operated by train operator Norther on local services in the Liverpool area.

British Rail Class 142 part of the Pacer family of DMUs was designed to run in pairs for non-intercity services in the North and Southwest England.

The Class 142 had a ‘railbus’ body which shared much with the Leyland National bus, an integrally constructed single decker bus which was widely used in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

96 Class 142s were built between 1985 and 1987 and remained in services following refurbishment until 2020.

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