New Northern trains to run from Monday - finally marking the end of the line for the knackered, rusty old Pacers [Manchester Evening News]





Date: 28/06/2019

These sleek new engines mark the end of the line for the much-maligned Pacer trains.
Rail operator Northern says it will oversee the complete removal of Pacers by the end of the year.
The first nine new trains of a planned 101-strong fleet will now start carrying passengers on Greater Manchester routes from Monday.
Northern has revealed a glimpse of the new trains before they are brought into service.


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New Northern trains to run from Monday, marking the end of the rusty old Pacers

Manchester Evening News

The first nine of a 101-strong, £500m fleet will start carrying passengers on routes across Greater Manchester

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The 12.29 service from Leeds, formed by unit 142089, arrives at Harrogate on 27 September. The train will continue forward as the 13.05 to York.
Location: Harrogate
Company: North Eastern Railway
27/09/2010 John Furnevel
Under the shadow of the Pennines, Pacer unit 142060 arrives in the bay platform at the east end of Rochdale station on 1 October, having travelled from Manchester Victoria via Oldham. This service finishes on 3 October 2009 when the entire Oldham Loop line will close for at least two and a half years to allow conversion to Metrolink tram operation.
Location: Rochdale
Company: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
01/10/2009 John McIntyre
A very wet Blackpool South station sees Northern Pacer 142005, standing by the buffers, ready to leave on the 0844 service to Colne. This is the old Down Lytham platform. All the former railway land to the left of the fence is now used for car parks and roads as is the area behind the photographer continuing all the way to the former Blackpool Central station.
Location: Blackpool South
Company: Blackpool and Lytham Railway
05/05/2009 Mark Bartlett


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