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Revision as of 21:50, 17 December 2006 by Hgt (talk | contribs) (Added detail regarding build dates and preservation)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The British Rail Class 141 was the first production model of the Pacer / Railbus units. The units were built by Leyland, constructed mainly from bus parts. The units were notoriously unreliable, but reliability improved when the units were modified by Barclay in 1988/89.
The driving axles (two per coach) were fitted direcly to the chassis rather than being mounted on bogies, this lead to a rather rough ride especially over pointwork, and because of this the units were generally unpopular with passengers.
In British Rail days, the Class 141 units were based mainly in West Yorkshire on routes radiating from Leeds where they worked up until the late 1990's.
Preservation
Most units were sold to Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, however some did remain in the United Kingdom. One unit has been preserved at the Midland Railway Centre and one unit is operational at the Weardale Railway.
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