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Accurascale ACC3407-DCC

Class 142 - Northern - 142062 - DCC Sound Fitted

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

142062 (55712+55758) Carlisle / Lancaster

Rounding off the first run of the Accurascale ‘Pacer’ fleet is a pair of Northern Rail units, once ubiquitous from the late 2000s almost anywhere between Chester / Sheffield and Carlisle / Newcastle. 79 members of the Serco-Abellio operated fleet carried the purple/blue/grey livery, although sadly none received promotional vinyls like several of the company’s Class 150, 156 and 158 DMUs. The Northern fleet was complicated by bringing together units that had been refurbished to different levels by various predecessors, including several different seating configurations. For the first run, we will be focussing on units that have retained their classic Leyland bus-style 2+3 seating. Ex-First North Western 142062, one of 12 sets to return to the South West in 2007, represents the first half of the Northern era. Based at Newton Heath it gained this livery in 2009 and was scrapped in at EMR Kingsbury in January 2020. 142070 was another of the FNW units to briefly see service in the Exeter area in 2007/8. Also repainted Northern in 2009, our model of this ‘Pacer’ wears the additional bicycle and disabled stickers applied to the hopper vents and other later warning labels. Both sets also feature the extra cab front louvre, plated roof heating vents, factory-installed NRN roof pods and 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 – Northern – 142062 is a DCC‑sound fitted model of the British Rail Class 142 diesel‑multiple‑unit, supplied with the part number ACC3407‑DCC. The model depicts the unit in the Northern Rail purple/blue/grey livery and represents the early privatisation period of the fleet.

The kit is based on unit 142062 (numbers 55712+55758), originally built for First North Western and later operated by Northern Rail on routes between Carlisle and Lancaster. It retains the classic Leyland bus‑style 2+3 seating layout and includes details such as the extra cab front louvre, plated roof heating vents, factory‑fitted NRN roof pods and sanding equipment. The model also carries the later‑added bicycle and disabled stickers on the hopper vents and other warning labels.

Historically the real unit was based at Newton Heath, received its Northern Rail livery in 2009 and was scrapped at EMR Kingsbury in January 2020 (01/01/2020). The Accurascale representation completes the first run of the company’s ‘Pacer’ range, covering the Northern Rail era from the late 2000s.