BR Pacer Class 141 113 ride at the Midland Railway Centre, 07-Feb-2009 

@paxmanvalentaboy I have old fleet books from the late 1980s. 143s and 144s had Leyland TL11s and SCG gearboxes from new. I travelled on the 144s when they were new. The 10 centre cars were built in 1987 and 5 2 car 144s received Voith gearboxes at Derby works, the SCG gearboxes from these were used in the centre cars. All 142 - 144s had Voith gearboxes by April 1991. Cummins engines started to appear in spring 1993 on overhaul at BRML Doncaster. 143s were 1st recipients.

You see, I live in the south east in essex, and all we never had any pacers in essexs, we now have electrostars, desiros, sprinters, dusty bins and other commuter trains in essex.

'Dusty bins' were the nicknames for the classes 320, 321 and 322 EMUS.

Only one time ionly rode on a pacer was a class 143 from doncaster to thourne north in the october 2007 half term.

No. When new, all classes 141s, 142s, 143s and 144s were fitted with Leyland TL11 engines and SCG gearboxes. 141113 was experimentaly fitted with Cummins LTA10R engines and Voith transmission. All the later Pacer classes were so modified leaving only the other 141s unmodified.

Loving that engine note, pacers rule, 5 stars.

Thanks. Amen to that!

Great video, though I shudder thinking back when this class was my usual train in to work on a morning - horrid, bumpy, screechy etc. I always remember their narrowness too, as I nearly feel through the gap between the step and doors when about 5 years old!

Haha it's been about 4 years since I last traveled on a Pacer until yesterday. The 142s interiors looked similar until refurbishment in 2002-3. Thanks for commenting!

Thanks mate!

basically a bus on a wagon chassis

I used to go on Pacers alot, but now it's all 158s, sprinters & desiros so there are less of them now :(

Ah, right, didn't know that. Thanks!

Can't beat the old Leyland iron.

Nice vid matey ! 5stars from my side!

Are those Leylands the same ones as in the 101s? Cheers.

@HORNEBEEDUBLO Only 141's ans 142's were new with TL11 engines. Class 143/4's were new with Cummins.

What are dusty bins, please?

@TrainBusJaguar The 141s were released in 1984

Oh, thanks for that info.

@HORNEBEEDUBLO ahh right

I know, Leylands rule.

Haha lol!