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 bo
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
British Rail Class 140
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The British Rail Class 140 was the prototype of the Pacer diesel multiple unit. It was constructed between 1979 and 1981, in response to a desire within British Rail to develop a capable railbus for i
Pacer (British Rail)
…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 Class 140 (centre) at Swansea railway station (1980)
The Class 140 at Dufftown in 2021