Transport for Wales BR Class 142 'Pacer' DMU

Welcome to the next Development Entry for the Transport for Wales BR Class 142 'Pacer' DMU.

The Class 142 Pacer was the de-facto commuter unit from 1985 to 2020 across many routes in the UK. The 142 series was British Rails attempt to produce a low-cost unit for the railways and was literally based on a road bus chassis which meant that it had no separate bogies, having the axles bolted directly to the chassis rails.

The 142 was used in South Wales around the Cardiff area but in 2016 the existing operator was superseded by Transport for Wales which led to a period of transformation from the existing predominantly Teal livery which involved removal of the previous operators name and replacement by a large TFW Banner along its side.

Our TfW Class 142 Pacer not only features these livery transformations but includes numerous changes both internally and externally to bring the unit up to being period correct. Externally the upgrades include the 2-door bi-fold entry/exit door, LED headlights, sanding unit along with numerous other small details. Internally there is a new seat design and layout featuring a new authentic maquette. In the upgraded cab there is a GSMR radio, operational DRA and TPWS along with other functional enhancements overall. Hear the custom created announcements spoken by a native Welshman as you arrive at the stations. Designed for use in the Dovetail Cardiff Network route, the Just Trains TfW Class 142 features an additional timetable which is set in 2019 and takes advantage of other DLC that you own including the Rivet Games WMR & XC Class 170 Pack.

Enjoy these latest screenshots and look out for some more updates soon.

Pawb yn newid os gwelwch yn dda! - All change please!

Croeso i'n herthygl gyntaf ar gyfer y Just Trains Class 142 TrC Pacer - Welcome to our first in-development post for the Just Trains TfW Class 142 Pacer! In this in-dev we are looking at the external areas of the bouncy Pacer!

We are very pleased to announce that we are developing the Class 142 Pacer especially for use in the Dovetail Cardiff City Network route. The Class 142 Pacer was used extensively in the UK and specifically by Arriva Trains Wales in Wales. These Arriva DMU’s were taken over by Transport for Wales in October 2018.

Our Pacer features the transition livery when the Arriva names and logos were removed and the TfW branding were placed over the basic underlying Arriva livery. We are supplying two versions of this, one with no TfW branding at all and the other with the TfW large side length “THE START OF A NEW JOURNEY” banner art proclaiming the transition to TfW operations.

As with many trains there are many changes and variations throughout their lives and we have incorporated these into our TfW 142 to make it time-period correct.

Aside from the debranding of the previous operator this version has LED Headlights, the 4 leaf doors replaced with 2 leaf Bi-Fold doors, updated door open/close operating buttons, Sanding equipment fitted to aid with slippery rails, the smash glass to access emergency door handle (non operational in the sim) and on the roof are the NRN (National Radio Network) and GSM-R (Global System for Mobile for Railways) antennas.

Byddwn yn gadael i'r lluniau wneud y siarad! - We will let the pictures do the talking!