British Rail Class 141

British Rail Class 141 *Pacer*
British Rail Class 141 Pacer
	; 141108 at the Colne Valley Railway ; Interior of a Class 141.
In service	1984 - 2005
Manufacturer	British Leyland
Family name	Pacer
Refurbishment	1988 - 1989
Formation	2 car; DMS+DMSL;
Capacity	94 (total); 50 (DMS); 44 (DMSL);
Operator	British Rail 1984-1997; Islamic Republic of Iran Railways 2001-2005;
Depot(s)	Neville Hill
Line(s) served	West Yorkshire
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	15.45 m (50.7 ft)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	3.906 m (12.81 ft)
Articulated sections	2
Maximum speed	75 mph (121 km/h)
Weight	26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons) (DMS); 26.5 t (26.1 long tons; 29.2 short tons) (DMSL);
Engine(s)	1 × Leyland TL11
Transmission	SCGR500 4-speed
Train heating	Engine waste heat; Ducted warm air;
Bogies	AX1
Braking system(s)	Air
Safety system(s)	AWS
Coupling system	BSI (outer); Bar (inner);
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.

The British Rail Class 141 was the first production model of the Pacer diesel multiple units. They were created because then British Rail had a large shortage of trains so rather than spending lots of money on expensive proper trains, they invented the Pacer. British Leyland at the time had a surplus in the production of bus bodies so the idea was to weld the bus body from an old bus on to a freight waggon chassis. The result of this was that pacers have notoriously poor suspension and are noisier around corners due to flanging (the squeaky noise that you'll sometimes hear when travelling by train). This makes them non-ideal passenger trains so they are now being replaced (or have been replaced in the case of the class 141) by new trains.

141113 standing at Swanwick shed, Midland Railway Butterley

Interior photo of 141113

141103 standing at Stanhope station, Weardale Railway

Cab of unit 141103

British Rail Class 141 Media

Class 141 at the Colne Valley Railway
Class 141 in original West Yorkshire PTE Verona green and buttermilk livery

References

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British Rail Class 141 Pacer
141108 at the Colne Valley Railway Interior of a Class 141.
In service	1984 - 2005
Manufacturer	British Leyland
Family name	Pacer
Refurbishment	1988 - 1989
Formation	2 car DMS+DMSL^[1]
Capacity	94 (total) 50 (DMS) 44 (DMSL)^[1]
Operator	British Rail 1984-1997 Islamic Republic of Iran Railways 2001-2005
Depot(s)	Neville Hill^[2]
Line(s) served	West Yorkshire
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel^[3]
Car length	15.45 m (50.7 ft)^[4]
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)^[4]
Height	3.906 m (12.81 ft)^[3]
Articulated sections	2
Maximum speed	75 mph (121 km/h)^[1]
Weight	26 t (26 long tons; 29 short tons) (DMS) 26.5 t (26.1 long tons; 29.2 short tons) (DMSL)^[4]
Engine(s)	1 × Leyland TL11^[1]
Transmission	SCGR500 4-speed^[1]
Train heating	Engine waste heat Ducted warm air^[3]
Bogies	AX1^[3]
Braking system(s)	Air^[3]
Safety system(s)	AWS
Coupling system	BSI (outer) Bar (inner)^[3]
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.