British Rail Class 143
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british-rail-class-143-180-13321792
title:
British Rail Class 143
text:
The British Rail Class 143 is a diesel multiple-unit railbus, part of the Pacer family of passenger trains introduced between 1985 and 1986. During the 1980s, British Rail (BR) was interested in replacing its first-generation diesel multiple units, particularly in the use of railbuses to service its lightly used branch lines. It was decided to develop such a vehicle with a high level of commonality with the widely used Leyland National bus, leading to its modular design serving as the basis for
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description:
Class of diesel multiple-unit trains, part of the Pacer family of trains
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_143
date created:
2005-09-30T08:02:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T15:41:26Z
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13
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