Reminds me of an old girlfriend. Bumpy ride, lots of squealing and we’ll skip over the mention of flappy doors.

The Pacer, the embodiment of the maxim; “there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution”

"This one seems a lot less squeaky..." SCREEEEEEEEEE!!

Just wana say Geoff, your videos have been a huge help for me. Im autistic, and struggle a lot in my daily life, and your honestly a huge help when im having a stressful time with course work. Keep up the amazing work, I love pacers so this should be amazing!

The Pacer is going to end up as an anecdote to tell younger generations... "See when I was a lad, we had trains which weren't air conditioned... We opened a Window!!! A bouncy ride, extremely loud and that wasn't just the engine and let all the weather in... It let the wind and rain in and also the heat. And they lasted for 37 years!!!"

The buses on rails have finally finished their life... As a very long stop gap.

Let's not forget that 1 of those hated bus on rails, was involved in a crash near Crewe station. They are dangerous, and should have been scrapped immediately after the accident. This is something that is NEVER mentioned.

I live around Cardiff Queen Street, and saw a pacer running the other day, and was surprised it was still running… apparently that was the last day 😅

Ah the memories of the Pacer going around the long bend at Gateshead travelling from Sunderland to Newcastle - ear shattering!

Thank you/diolch yn fawr for subtitling the Welsh! As opposed to doing the usual [Speaks in Welsh]

“Sir Tom, we named a train after you!”

No more Pacers, none of them.

I won't miss them to be honest, having had to use them on a daily basis from Hazel Grove to Manchester and back for many years. The squeaks, the bumpy ride and the leaks. Not to mention that one of the poles to hold on to got pretty hot, as though it was the exhaust for the engine - Bizarre! However I am glad a small number of them will be on preserved railways to reminisce in 10 or 20 years time, if only to prove a real low point in DMU's that travelled around the UK.

Despite all their flaws, the Pacer will always have a special place in my heart as it was the train that took me to visit Nan in Shildon.

As someone who uses subtitles, thank you for subtitling the Welsh bit. I didn't understand it, but thanks regardless

Absolutely amazing that units built for a 20 year lifespan ran for over four decades in daily service. Credit to the builders and the caretakers for jobs well done. As a side note, the proper name for those 'Flappy doors' style of operation is 'Blinker Doors'. Excellent video.

Pontypridd is my home station! I spent many years of my life commuting on these trains, and nostalgia aside no-one locally is going to miss them.

This was actually really informative with the interviews of people with differing opinions on the Pacers, Q&A with TfW staff, and cab view. Also, that "HST - High Screech Train" part got me good.

"its a sad day" No Geoff, no it isnt. It's a fantastic day as it means thousands of people will no longer need a chairopractor to fix their back after a ride to work :P

was riding frequently when I was in university of liverpool back in 2015-2019, sadly (happily) it's gone, was a special memory