British Rail Class 141
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The British Rail Class 141 is the first production model of the Pacer diesel multiple unit (DMU) railbus.
Class 141 at Pontefract Tanshelf in 1996
Interior of a Class 141
141118 2 car unit in West Yorkshire PTE Metro livery at Darlington in 1994
Class 141 standing at Swanwick shed, Midland Railway - Butterley
Pacer (British Rail)
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Pacer was the operational name of the British Rail Classes 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144 diesel multiple unit railbuses, built between 1980 and 1987. They were inexpensively developed using a passenger body based on the Leyland National bus on top of a chassis based on the HSFV1 research vehicle. The railbuses were intended as a short-term solution to a shortage of rolling stock, with a lifespan of no more than 20 years. As modernised replacements were lacking, the Pacer fleet remained in service on some lines until 2021 – 37 years after their introduction in 1984.
A Class 142 and Class 143 at Exeter St Davids in 2011
Some Pacers were based on the Leyland National bus
The bus style bench seating originally used on a Class 144 Pacer
The prototype Pacer Class 140