RAILSCOT | Wensleydale Railway reveal plans for their new Pacers - including bike trains and James Herriot tours [Yorkshire Post]

Wensleydale Railway reveal plans for their new Pacers - including bike trains and James Herriot tours [Yorkshire Post]

27/12/2020
One in five train services could be axed next year as treasury tightens the purse-strings [Daily Mail]

Date: 27/12/2020

The arrival of three recently-retired Pacer trains could be the catalyst to revive the Wensleydale Railway after one of the most challengingyears in the heritage line^s history.

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Wensleydale Railway reveal plans for their new Pacers - including bike trains and James Herriot tours

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The arrival of three recently-retired Pacer trains could be the catalyst to revive the Wensleydale Railway after one of the most challengingyears in the heritage line's history.

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Date	Item
27/11/2020	Pacers bid final farewell to Northern network [Northern]
03/11/2020	Network Rail teams help County Durham school with project to transform old train carriages into new library [Network Rail]
03/08/2020	Class 142 Pacer sale raises 80000 for Railway Children charity [Railway Gazette]
08/06/2020	Northern to continue with Pacers until end of 2020 [Rail]
21/05/2020	Is it end of the line for Pacer trains as Northern finally says none are in service? [News & Star]
17/02/2020	The hated Pacer is suddenly the hottest ticket in town... as long as it's not being used as an actual train [Manchester Evening News]
09/02/2020	UKs most hated trains to run on Waverley route [Scotsman]
08/02/2020	New Northern trains less reliable than ageing Pacers [BBC News]
29/12/2019	Pacer train becomes museum piece amid calls to halt fares rise [ITV News]
17/12/2019	Farewell to Pacers, the rickety old bus-trains of the north \| Sean Morley [The Guardian]
29/10/2019	Great Western Railway to keep using Pacers into 2020 [RAIL]
21/10/2019	Northern rail: Politicians call for Pacer trains compensation [BBC News]
13/08/2019	Northern retires first Pacer train after 32 years of service [Global Railway Review]
07/08/2019	First seven Pacers to be withdrawn by Northern this weekend [Rail]
10/07/2019	Hogwarts Express railway enthusiast gets approval for Yorkshire Dales station plan [Darlington & Stockton Times]
28/06/2019	New Northern trains to run from Monday - finally marking the end of the line for the knackered, rusty old Pacers [Manchester Evening News]
29/05/2019	Pacer trains 'could be used as village halls' [BBC News]
21/04/2019	The next service is from 1965: rail firms run out of trains [Sunday Times]
29/03/2019	A National Railway Museum display has been put on hold as the exihibit trains are still in use [i News]
22/01/2019	Infrastructure delays force Northern to soldier on with Pacers [Rail]
09/09/2018	End of the line for 'awful' Pacer trains [Bolton News]
24/03/2018	Railway back on right track for future after station sale decision [Yorkshire Post]
17/03/2018	Scottish trains move south to the York/Harrogate line [Minster News]
12/03/2018	Northern takes delivery of two ScotRail Class 170s [RTM]
05/02/2018	Northern to replace Pacers with '21st Century' trains [BBC News]
25/08/2017	Plans to sell Aysgarth station spark fears for the future of Wensleydale Railway [Darlington and Stockton Times]
06/03/2016	Pacers: The train that the UK has struggled to get rid of [BBC News]
11/12/2015	Arriva confirms Northern rolling stock plans [International Railway Journal]
09/12/2015	New rail franchise deals bring northern train improvement promise [BBC News]
14/02/2015	Mind the doors: Manchester commuters 'could soon be going to work on old London Tube trains' [MEN]
07/02/2015	Pacer trains may 'still have role' in North of England [BBC News]
04/12/2014	Autumn Statement: New trains for northern rail routes [BBC News]
25/08/2014	Government U-turn on pledge to scrap hated 'cattle truck' Pacer trains [Northern Echo]
13/07/2014	Fully prepared for the long haul [Yorkshire Post]
27/04/2014	Scruton station on Wensleydale Railway reopens after 60 years [BBC News]
13/04/2014	Wensleydale railway reopens for Easter after major feat of restoration by three engineers [Northern Echo]
24/04/2013	New platform designed to bring heritage railway into Northallerton [Northern Echo]
11/04/2013	The trains are back at Wensleydale Railway [Harrogate News]
24/03/2013	Wensleydale Railway volunteers in funds plea after landslip [BBC News]
21/10/2012	Tragedy narrowly avoided in North Yorks railway crossing crash [Northern Echo]
02/10/2012	Wensleydale Railway reveals £250,000 plan to extend line [Northern Echo]
26/09/2012	Wensleydale Railway to the rescue [The Northern Echo]
21/10/2011	Long-term safety fears over Yorkshire's Pacer trains [BBC News]

Wensleydale Railway reveal plans for their new Pacers - including bike trains and James Herriot tours [Yorkshire Post]

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