Class 142'Pacers'heading for scrap yard?

摘要

Suggestions that Class 142 'Pacer' units might be put through a modification programme to fit them with an accessible toilet and comply with new, forthcoming disability regulations from 2020, could be wide of the mark. Instead, Angel Trains chief executive Malcolm Brown has confirmed that the company plans to scrap the 94 units the company owns (188 vehicles) unless stakeholders say otherwise. The modification rumours stemmed from a Department for Transport statement to a north of England newspaper. Mr Brown's view is that the place of the 142s could be filled by cascaded Class 15X and16X units once the many ongoing electrification schemes are operative.