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Nov 2020
Northern rail has finally bid farewell to its fleet of outdated pacer trains. The last pacer to carry Northern customers completed its journey yesterday having travelled from Kirkby to Manchester.
Pacer trains have been running for 35 years and news of their final retirement will be welcomed by many travellers who had to endure overcrowded, uncomfortable journeys on them on the Harrogate line.
They had become a political symbol of under-investment in rail transport in the north and their replacement has been long overdue.
Chris Jackson, Regional Director at Northern, said:
For many commuters though the pacer stayed on the tracks for too long and investment should have come sooner.
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