British Rail

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Pacer trains have been described as a "buses, the demand at the wheels"

politicians in the North of England, that The Passengers should always be offered a detour via the much-criticised Pacer trains, reduced fares.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham , Sheffield City Region mayor, Dan Jarvis and Leeds City Council leader Judith Blake told the operator of the North don't have that with the aging of the units is acceptable.

in North meeting, to discuss with them, "what kind of deal we can for the customer".

Pacers are built in 1980s, rail buses, intended as a short-term alternative to the trains.

North had planned to withdraw all at the end of this year.

Managing Director , David Brown, said it was "very frustrating" that a small number would be retained in 2020, due to the delays in the construction and delivery of the new trains from manufacturer CAF.

originally constructed from The Body of a bus and were intended to have a maximum service life of 20 years.

a Joint Venture between British Rail and Leyland Motors were.

In a letter to Northern, Mr Burnham, Mr Jarvis and Ms Blake said it was "unacceptable" that the Northern would be the use of Pacers in 2020, and called for an urgent meeting.

"But, The Alternative of the retreat is The Pacers without an alternative replacement would be an even worse result," She Said .

"Because we accept that the temporary storage of cardiac pacemakers, we expect you to commit, as a matter of urgency, to appropriate financial compensation for the affected passengers. "

'Massive disappointment'

you said rates should be reduced on all the affected tracks, while the trains that were used.

commuters complained that the trains are hot, noisy and bumpy.

Each of the Pacer is mounted essentially a bus Leyland Motors , said at the wheels

a Student Rimshas Sawant from Blackburn, she sighs as she sees that her train is a Pacer.

"they need to be replaced, because they said not good enough," She Said .

"With all the technology we have, we should be at least decent trains. "

headquarters group,

S-Sam Brown said that in the summer The Heat is trapped inside, "so you are a sweaty mess".

"It is always a huge disappointment when you see a pacemaker-train waiting on the platform to take you.

"they are incredibly turning loud on high, so that it is impossible to have a conversation with friends, and you will also feel the Full Force , and all of the bumps on The Track ," She Said .

But, Sally Carter said she preferred more modern trains, because of the Seating group and large Windows.

"I'm rather fond of and sad to see you go," She Said .

Rimshas Sawant commute from Blackburn to Manchester

Pacer trains were regularly used on busy commuter routes, including those in Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sheffield and York, as well as to the Mersey rail network.

in October 2018, nearly one in four vehicles to the North was a Pacer, according to The Department for Transport (DfT).

That said, the 875 vehicles in its fleet at that time, 158 142 Pacers were class, built between 1985 and 1987, while a further 56 class were 144, built between 1986 and 1988.

Analysis

Danny Savage , BBC North of England correspondent

The Pacers are the laughing stock, rolling stock of the North. Introduced in the 1980s, they are rail-buses originally designed as a short-term solution to a shortage of trains.

supporters say they have contributed to the fact that certain routes can be opened and used. Critics say they mark the North/South divide and are relics.

the North promised to withdraw Pacers until the end of this year. In February, the BBC had reported, keep in mind you are unlikely to achieve this goal, but the North strongly denied that was the case.

you insisted, they would be gone until the beginning of 2020. More recently, they have added some of pacemaker units are still in operation, in the next year.

the Managing Director , Mr Brown added: "Everyone wants to see Pacers go from the North of England.

"Nobody, North, keep want to The Pacers but it's something we've been forced to do this because of our new trains, which are fantastic, arrive, a little slower than we would expect.

"It's a small number of trains for a small number of weeks in a small number of routes. We have made the decision that this is much better than cancel trains, or running without enough seats.

"We want to discuss how we are going to deal with the storage of these trains and what we can do for the customers who will be forced to use them in the New Year .

"of course we are not ruling anything in regards to what package we can create for customers. "

It had to be removed claims to the North of its franchise when, in may of 2018.

His Franchise to cover the North-West, Yorkshire, parts of Derbyshire, and the North-East.

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Source of news: bbc.com