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Pacer (British Rail)

Pacer was the operational name of the British Rail Classes 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144 diesel multiple unit railbuses built between 1980 and 1987. They were inexpensively developed using a passenger body based on the Leyland National bus on top of a chassis based on the HSFV1 research vehicle. The railbuses were intended as a short-term solution to a…

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Constructed
1979–1987
Coupling system
BSI
Family name
Pacer
Formation
2 cars per unit (140/141/142/143/144)/ 3 cars per unit (144)
In service
1984–2021
Number built
165 sets

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Class 140

Class 141

Class 142

Class 143 and Class 144

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Pacer (British Rail)

Nodes109
Edges108
Triples11
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018349
Components1

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Pacer (British Rail)

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Constructed · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → 1979–1987
Coupling system · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → BSI
Family name · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → Pacer
Formation · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → 2 cars per unit (140/141/142/143/144)/ 3 cars per unit (144)
In service · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → 1984–2021
Number built · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → 165 sets
Number scrapped · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → 79 sets (141/142/143/144)
Scrapped · 1
Pacer (British Rail) → 2020–present
Track gauge · 1
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Pacer (British Rail)Constructed1979–19871.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)Coupling systemBSI1.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)Family namePacer1.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)Formation2 cars per unit (140/141/142/143/144)/ 3 cars per unit (144)1.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)In service1984–20211.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)Number built165 sets1.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)Number scrapped79 sets (141/142/143/144)1.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)Scrapped2020–present1.00infobox
Pacer (British Rail)Track gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
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