Weardale buys a Pacer from Wensleydale

THE Weardale Railway

Trust has taken delivery of Class 142 ‘Pacer’ No. 142078 after purchasing it from the Wensleydale Railway.

The 1987-built set

(Nos. 55728 and 55774) was one of the last to be withdrawn by Northern after being based locally at Heaton Depot in Newcastle and kept in warm storage until it entered preservation in 2021. Both cars were delivered separately to Wolsingham Depot by Reid Freight on September 8

No. 142078 has seen regular use operating Wensleydale passenger services up until the point of purchase. Its arrival at Weardale will help provide further resilience and flexibility to the services the railway can run, said a statement from the line.