Pacer Preservation
Although most Pacer railbuses (classes 142, 143 and 144) are still in use on the UK Rail Network, At least 3 (class 141) units have so far been preserved for tourism use on heritage railways.
As the rest of the Pacer fleet will all be withdrawn by the end of 2019, some other units (such as the classes 142, 143 and 144) could someday be preserved for use on heritage lines.
In 2011, a Pacer Preservation Society was set up with the aim of preserving at least one example or two of the British Rail Class 142, 143 and 144 railbuses each
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