Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142008 Locomotive Class_Class 142 it was outshopped from Loughborough

it was outshopped from Loughborough in striking orange paintwork on 8 March 2025 and subsequently named “Spirit of ’65”

when it became the first to be repainted into plain DRS blue as part of a locomotive hire contract

this time care of its Plymouth home

The last boiler ticket expired in 2016 when Wilbert was placed in store pending overhaul

Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142008 Locomotive Class_Class 142 it was outshopped from Loughborough142008 (55549+55599) Bolton Stockport The 1980s saw several paint schemes make the jump from bus to DMU as the Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs), later Authorities (PTAs), began to sanction repaints covering rolling stock they sponsored. One of the most attractive was the Greater Manchester Transport orange brown white that had been adopted in 1981 and this was applied to the first 14 Pacers 142001 142014 which were delivered in 1985. Based out of