The government has confirmed it wants to scrap the 30-year-old Pacer trains on railways in northern England. Companies bidding for the government's new rail franchises in the North will be ...

Pledge to scrap Pacer trains this year set to be broken due to defects with Northern’s new fleet. By Tom Richmond. Published 30th Jun 2019, 14:48 BST. Updated 30th Jun 2019, 15:48 BST.

TRANSPORT ministers are facing new embarrassment after confirmation that they will almost certainly break a promise to scrap the North’s notorious Pacer trains by the end of the year.