The genius that is class 142 Pacer door. Look how the bottom of the door has been designed to cope with the fact there is a step immediately behind it. The bottom of the door splits. Sheer design and engineering genius. Well done British Rail Derby, well done! | Adrian Watson

31 reactions | ‘PACER WARNING- A passenger’s eye view of travelling on a 1990’s #class142 British Rail #Pacer train. An audio-visual delight, to take you back into those happy memories of simpler times! #uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #railroad #heritagerailway Midland Railway - Butterley | Adrian Watson | Facebook

#class142 #142011 #Pacer demonstrates why it had a reputation for sluggishness! #uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #locomotive #midlandrailwaycentre #heritagerailway | Adrian Watson

A couple of #class142 Pacer trains, looking superb in their retro liveries! At the Midland Railway Centre. #uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #railroad #heritagerailway #pacer | Adrian Watson

Memory jogger! The sound of a Pacer door. #uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #railroad #class142 #Pacer | Adrian Watson

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