Looking to purchase a pacer for our heritage railway

[Nene Valley]

Advice please - a little late to the party!
Looking to purchase a pacer for our heritage railway, I have been in contact with Angel trains but the release of the remaining ones with northern appears to be unclear - someone suggested Booths have some they havnt cut up. Any suggestions please

 

[warwickshire]

Advice please - a little late to the party!
Looking to purchase a pacer for our heritage railway, I have been in contact with Angel trains but the release of the remaining ones with northern appears to be unclear - someone suggested Booths have some they havnt cut up. Any suggestions please

Various Pacers have only just gone off lease and have just arrived at gascoigne wood. Ie only just gone out off service. It would be good to secure one from gascoigne wood before they go to scrap to give it a good home. Ie out off interest 142038 got rescued from gascoigne wood recently. For preservation

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Advice please - a little late to the party!
Looking to purchase a pacer for our heritage railway, I have been in contact with Angel trains but the release of the remaining ones with northern appears to be unclear - someone suggested Booths have some they havnt cut up. Any suggestions please

You haven’t got a chance on a northern one, They have been reserved by an international buyer. you might have a bit more luck with a TFW one or maybe a class 143 or 144?
try contacting:
Porterbrook - 11 TFW 143s, 5 GWR 143s, 23 Northern 144s
Rhondda Cynon Taff District Council- 3 TFW 143s
Bridgend County Borough Council - 1 TFW 143
Great Western Railway - 3 GWR 143s

I have linked you to the contact pages for each owner

 

[Anonymous10]

Advice please - a little late to the party!
Looking to purchase a pacer for our heritage railway, I have been in contact with Angel trains but the release of the remaining ones with northern appears to be unclear - someone suggested Booths have some they havnt cut up. Any suggestions please

Tfw currently have no Pacers set to be preserved however removal from service date is unclear but would be great for one to be preserved

 

[D365]

You haven’t got a chance on a northern one, They have been reserved by an international buyer. you might have a bit more luck with a TFW one or maybe a class 143 or 144?

What’s the deal with the TfW Class 142s? Are they reserved too?

Interesting to see that the NVR are making moves to acquire a Pacer, will be great to see one or two on my local!

 

[IamTrainsYT]

What’s the deal with the TfW Class 142s? Are they reserved too?

Interesting to see that the NVR are making moves to acquire a Pacer, will be great to see one or two on my local!

I think it’s that the northern ones have a more original interior. And that they are closest to there withdrawal date

 

[Edders23]

Why are the NVR now looking to acquire a pacer when they got rid of their 3 car 1st gen Dmu ?

it wouldn't be able to run with Helga

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Why are the NVR now looking to acquire a pacer when they got rid of their 3 car 1st gen Dmu ?

it wouldn't be able to run with Helga

Because pacers are much more reliable and cheeper to maintain than 1st gen DMUs

 

[Bletchleyite]

An international buyer? Like to run them in passenger service? Who, I wonder?

 

[Edders23]

An international buyer? Like to run them in passenger service? Who, I wonder?

Isle of sodor railways perhaps

 

[davetheguard]

An international buyer? Like to run them in passenger service? Who, I wonder?

Surely Iran wouldn't make the same mistake again?

 

[pieguyrob]

I would have thought Iran would have been the most logical choice. They already have experience of running them!

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Haven’t you seen there new trains? I don’t think they have a need for any pacers!

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Rhondda Cynon Taff District Council- 3 TFW 143s
Bridgend County Borough Council - 1 TFW 143

Why do two (allegedly) impoverished councils own trains - or am I reading this wrong?

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Rhondda Cynon Taff District Council- 3 TFW 143s
Bridgend County Borough Council - 1 TFW 143

Why do two (allegedly) impoverished councils own trains - or am I reading this wrong?

They are franchise assets

 

[EbbwJunction1]

They are franchise assets

Sorry, I don't understand - what's a franchise asset?

 

[pdeaves]

Rhondda Cynon Taff District Council- 3 TFW 143s
Bridgend County Borough Council - 1 TFW 143

Why do two (allegedly) impoverished councils own trains - or am I reading this wrong?

Back in Regional Railways days, RR couldn't afford enough trains to run the service the councils wanted, so the councils agreed to pay for some units. Whether they are still owned by the councils or not, I don't know but they were council assets at the time.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Ah, right, I understand now - thanks.

RCT could use one of theirs as the Mayor Limousine instead of a car!!