You Cannot Be Serious!
That was my reaction after travelling on the prototype Pacer on 28 July 1981. The fittings all seemed too flimsy to withstand the rigours of railway service and the ride on jointed track was atrocious. The thought that this heap of junk could form the basis for a fleet of over 160 trains that would remain in service for almost 40 years was just laughable.140.001 was doing demonstration runs between Moor St and Tyseley and was photographed leaving the terminus on the same day.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 81-UK-0156
camera : Canon FTb
lens : 50mm f/1.8
focal length : 50 (50mm 35mm eq)
shutter : ?? sec
aperture : f/??
ISO : 64 ISO
original : 135 Kodachrome 64
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 140.001
Train : Birmingham Moor Street - Tyseley Passenger
Location : dep, Birmingham Moor St
Line : 070 Birmingham area
Country : United Kingdom
Date & Time : 28/07/1981 19:00
