Pacers are 1980s-built rail-buses meant as a short-term alternative to trains. Northern had planned to ... vehicles in its fleet at that time, 158 were Class 142 Pacers, built between 1985 and ...

Northern Rail are finally bringing in more trains for ... That's because their North-East hub is about to take delivery of refurbished Class 158 trains - also known as Sprinters - leaving some ...

Brian Terry, from Walker in Newcastle, is qualified to drive Class 158 trains along the ... for Transport, Network Rail, Northumberland County Council and Northern. When the line opens, services ...

A rail strike has been called off after Northern Rail threatened to sue the union involved. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted to take industrial action in July over a ...

Good morning from Manchester. At face value, the saga of Northern Rail might just appear to be about a single, perennially struggling local train operator. But it also tells a wider story.

People here should no longer be treated as second-class citizens when it comes to transport. "Everyone knows this would not be tolerated in London." Burnham says Northern rail services 'ruining ...

Politicians in northern England are demanding that passengers ... external said of the 875 vehicles in its fleet at that time, 158 were Class 142 Pacers, built between 1985 and 1987, while a ...