96K views · 1.8K reactions | Class 142 (142011) arriving at Butterley station. Class 142 diesel multiple unit passenger trains were built for British Rail from 1985 to 1987, with a high level of commonality with the widely-used Leyland National bus. They are part of the Pacer family of railbuses. The last set was withdrawn from service in 2020. This one is now based at the Midland Railway - Butterley in Derbyshire. | Adrian Watson | Facebook

Class 141 (141113). The British Rail Class 141 was the first production model of the Pacer diesel multiple unit railbus family of vehicles. It was built in 1984. British Rail wanted to replace its aging first generation diesel multiple units. It needed something to run on its lightly used branch lines. It was decided to develop a vehicle with a high level of commonality with the widely used Leyland National bus. Several prototypes were constructed and evaluated, before an order was placed with B