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Accurascale ACC3391

Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142003 (LSL preserved)

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

142003 (55544+55594) Crewe / Special

The 1980s saw several paint schemes make the jump from bus to DMU as the Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs), later Authorities (PTAs), began to sanction repaints covering rolling stock they sponsored. One of the most attractive was the Greater Manchester Transport orange/brown/white that had been adopted in 1981 and this was applied to the first 14 ‘Pacers’ 142001-142014 which were delivered in 1985. Based out of Newton Heath depot and seen at both Piccadilly and Victoria, they worked all across the North West, including to Blackburn, Colne, Chester, Helsby, Liverpool Lime Street, Llandudno, New Mills / Rose Hill, Oldham, Ormskirk, Preston, Rochdale, Southport, Stalybridge and Wigan North Western, as well as longer distance journeys to Barrow-in-Furness and the Cumbrian coast, Blackpool North/South, Carlisle, Doncaster, Sheffield and York. 142012 represents the Class 142s in their as-delivered condition with original destination blind, while 142008 has the smaller blind assembly introduced on the second batch, revised heating arrangement with the extra ventilation grille on one side of the body and additional warning labelling for passengers. The third GMPTE-liveried ‘Pacer’ is preserved 142003 with revised double-leaf doors and chassis-mounted sanding equipment.

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Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Accurascale Class 142 model 142003 (original numbers 55544+55594) is a detailed replica of a Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) Pacer unit in the original orange, brown and white livery. The model is listed as DCC Ready, carries the manufacturer part number ACC3391 and represents the period of the initial privatisation of British rail services in the mid‑1980s. It is part of the 142 series that were first delivered in 1985 and used across the North West of England.

The livery was introduced by GMPTE in 1981 and applied to the first fourteen units (142001‑142014). These units were based at Newton Heath depot and operated from Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria, serving routes to Blackburn, Chester, Liverpool Lime Street, Southport, Wigan North Western and longer‑distance destinations such as Barrow‑in‑Furness, Blackpool, Carlisle, Doncaster, Sheffield and York. Unit 142003, the subject of this model, retains the revised double‑leaf doors and chassis‑mounted sanding equipment that distinguished later GMPTE‑liveried Pacers.

This model is supplied in a preserved condition, reflecting the as‑delivered appearance with original destination blind, and is suitable for integration into a digital command control (DCC) layout. It is presented in LSL (Liveried and Schemes Library) preserved format for use by railway enthusiasts and model railway collectors.