Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142012 Livery_Rail Blue Built as D5801 and new

Built as D5801 and new to 30A in June 1961

Introduced in 1961

Scunthorpe

few newspapers initially used railways for distribution because of high freight charges

RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with separate brake blocks in line with tread

Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142012 Livery_Rail Blue Built as D5801 and new142012 (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