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Accurascale ACC3393

Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142012

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

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142012 (55553+55603) Manchester Victoria (via Oldham) / Blackburn

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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^* 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 – GMPTE Orange – 142012 is a DCC‑ready, die‑cast model of British Rail’s Class 142 diesel‑multiple‑unit, supplied with the manufacturer part number ACC3393. The model portrays the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive orange, brown and white livery introduced in 1981 and applied to the first fourteen units built in 1985. It represents the train as delivered, including the original destination blind, and is intended to depict the service period of British Rail sectorisation.

The prototype unit, number 142012, operated from Newton Heath depot and was commonly seen at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria stations. During its career it served a wide range of routes across the North West, including services to Blackburn, Oldham, Liverpool Lime Street, Preston, Southport, Wigan North Western and longer distance trips to Barrow‑in‑Furness, Blackpool, Carlisle, Doncaster, Sheffield and York.

This model reflects the as‑built condition of the first batch of Pacer units, distinguishing it from later examples that introduced smaller destination blinds, revised heating arrangements and additional passenger warnings. It is suitable for use in railway modelling layouts that aim to represent the mid‑1980s Greater Manchester network.