Class 142 - Provincial - 142096 Livery_Railfreight Red Stripe with supplies of pulpwood coming

with supplies of pulpwood coming from Canada and Scandinavia

our model carries the heavy duty “Yorkshire” buffers that were fitted to the prototype when it was in service

BR green with wrap-around yellow nose panels

The locomotive is finished in early 1960s condition as allocated to 30A Stratford and during its glory days of passenger service on the Great Eastern main line and in charge of such iconic workings as the Liverpool-Harwich boat trains

It is reputed that 5741 was the inspiration for (and number carried by) “Duck” in the Awdry’s Railway Series

Class 142 - Provincial - 142096 Livery_Railfreight Red Stripe with supplies of pulpwood coming142096 (55746+55792) Preston Liverpool Lime St The majority of the Pacer fleet, 142028 142096, was delivered in the attractive Provincial two tone blue and white livery and the new trains were split between Newton Heath (Manchester) and Neville Hill (Leeds). They could be found working similar diagrams to the GMPTE fleet in the North West, while on the other side of the Pennines they became common on local services in North and West Yorkshire and the