i wonder if it has electrics by Lucas? 

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69) 01/17/2019 at 06:22 • Filed to: leyland, pacer, trainlopnik, Lucas, British Rail

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975874 Leyland train (LEV-1)

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2019 at 06:45

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It still exists and is in running order. It's a predecessor to the dreaded Pacer, originally a bus body on a goods wagon chassis and powered by bus engines and a semi automatic gearbox.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 01/17/2019 at 06:49

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i got my book about Pacers today and saw it in there.

to know it still exists is great news

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2019 at 07:08

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Are you following me?

These are a development between Leyland and British Rail and were built in Workington, Cumbria (just down the road from me).

https://www.aronline.co.uk/facts-and-figures/the-bus-section-leyland-bus-20-years-since-closure/

In order to create extra income, Leyland entered an engineering partnership with British Rail to develop a new breed of diesel rail cars and multiple units to be constructed at the Workington plant in Cumbria. The initial products were not too bad from a construction point of view with many class members still earning revenue today, but serious problems with engines and transmissions were soon to raise their ugly heads thus biting Leyland well and truly where it hurt. The integral Lynx chassis that replaced the National was also a problem child with corrosion and quality related matters hampering sales.

http://www.traintesting.com/LEVs.htm

Leyland tried to make themselves sound good to Volvo to buy, which they did and then Volvo found out just how much of a mess the company was. 

Svend > Cé hé sin 01/17/2019 at 07:16

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Even went to the U.S.

http://www.traintesting.com/lev1_in_the_usa.htm

pip bip - choose Corrour > Svend 01/17/2019 at 08:07

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maybe ;)

MGS315 > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/18/2019 at 10:43

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Looks like old high level London Bridge there. Platform 2? (Picture taken from 3)