The low late winter afternoon sunshine casts long shadows over Sheffield station with Northern Pacer 142019 stabled in platform 3 which will eventually work 2R83, 17:26 Sheffield – Doncaster, 13th March 2018.

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Northern 142024 is about to depart platform 1 at Newcastle working 2N18, 10:45 Hexham – Nunthorpe, which however on this day appears to be starting from Newcastle, 7th March 2018.

Unit History
The Class 142 (Pacer) was built by British Rail Engineering in Derby between 1985 and 1987 and the train body is based on that of the Leyland National bus. 142024 is from the first batch of fifty units, built in 1985/86 and amazingly, for what was at the time a cheap and nasty stopgap, is still going strong after well over thirty years service. It also one of thirteen units (142015 – 142027) that were delivered in “chocolate and cream” livery and allocated to Plymouth for use on the Cornish Branches. They were not a success on these duties and were soon transferred north to Neville Hill/Newton Heath.

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Northern 142078 stabled between duties at Newcastle, 7th March 2018.

Unit History
The class 142 (Pacer) was built by British Rail Engineering in Derby between 1985 and 1987. The train body is based on that of the Leyland National bus and amazingly, for what was a cheap and nasty stopgap, these units are still going strong. 142078 is from the second batch of forty six units, built in 1986/87 and now over thirty years old.

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Northern Pacer 142093 stands in Manchester Victoria between duties, 13th March 2018.

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