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Great Western Railway to keep using Pacers into 2020 [RAIL]

Date: 29/10/2019

Continued delays to tri-mode FLEX fleet forces GWR to retain its eight Class 143s.

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Continued delays to tri-mode FLEX fleet forces GWR to retain its eight Class 143s

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Great Western Railway to keep using Pacers into 2020 [RAIL]

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