 
			
			And so it’s the end of the track for the much-maligned Pacer. After some 35 years in service in the north of England, the ‘railbus’ made its final journey from Kirkby to Manchester Victoria last month. With their diesel-powered railway underframes fitted with bus-derived bodies, Pacers were introduced in 1985. They had an expected life span of no more than 20 years and were intended to be just a stopgap but, as they rumbled on past their best before date, passengers...
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