Class 142

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Northern says a final farewell to its Pacers

"Loved by some but hated by many" - Northern's Pacers finally retired

30 Nov

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Pacer goes to school

School raises funds to buy former Northern Pacer for use as library

6 Nov

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Northern to continue with Pacers until end of 2020

Government grants Northern dispensation to keep 33 Pacers until the end of the year - currently no plans for them to enter service

8 Jun

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First Northern Pacer taken for scrapping, with dozens to follow

“While Pacers have served the North well, we know that they are old, outdated and not popular with our customers" - Northern MD David Brown

5 Dec

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Minister quotes definitive dates for final Northern Pacer withdrawals

"If these trains were not allowed to continue in the fleet, then a large number of services would need to be cancelled" - Rail Minister defends Pacer retention

31 Oct

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pacers: the unlikely local heroes...

GRAEME PICKERING looks at the past, present and future of these units, which have provided the backbone for many services over three decades

26 Aug

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Pacer withdrawal programme finally under way

Northern finally removes first Pacer from traffic, some nine months later than planned

13 Aug

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First seven Pacers to be withdrawn by Northern this weekend

Northern finally starts removing unpopular Pacers from traffic

7 Aug

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DfT plans competition for repurposed Pacers

Government launches competition to find community use for redundant Pacers

28 May

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Infrastructure delays force Northern to soldier on with Pacers

46 Pacers that Northern should have stopped using remain in traffic

22 Jan

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Farewell to the Welsh Pacers

How the current Welsh Pacer fleet will be replaced by the end of next year

14 Jun

Northern 142007 at Manchester Piccadilly on July 20 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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October 2019 - Northern Pacers’ final termination date

Withdrawal dates for Northern's Pacer fleet revealed in Government document.

6 Mar

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Brand new trains and Pacer replacement for North

Bidders must order new vehicles, run more trains, increase capacity and replace Pacers, says DfT in franchise ITTs

27 Feb

Class 142

Northern says a final farewell to its Pacers

Pacer goes to school

Northern to continue with Pacers until end of 2020

First Northern Pacer taken for scrapping, with dozens to follow

Minister quotes definitive dates for final Northern Pacer withdrawals

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pacers: the unlikely local heroes...

Pacer withdrawal programme finally under way

First seven Pacers to be withdrawn by Northern this weekend

DfT plans competition for repurposed Pacers

Infrastructure delays force Northern to soldier on with Pacers

Farewell to the Welsh Pacers

October 2019 - Northern Pacers’ final termination date

Brand new trains and Pacer replacement for North

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

Class 142

Northern says a final farewell to its Pacers

Pacer goes to school

Northern to continue with Pacers until end of 2020

First Northern Pacer taken for scrapping, with dozens to follow

Minister quotes definitive dates for final Northern Pacer withdrawals

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Pacers: the unlikely local heroes...

Pacer withdrawal programme finally under way

First seven Pacers to be withdrawn by Northern this weekend

DfT plans competition for repurposed Pacers

Infrastructure delays force Northern to soldier on with Pacers

Farewell to the Welsh Pacers

October 2019 - Northern Pacers’ final termination date

Brand new trains and Pacer replacement for North

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains

UK "fails to provide trains people want or like"

Delay in EMR Class 810 delivery could affect other operators