Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142008 - DCC Sound Fitted Livery_GBRf At Grouping 7027 was still

At Grouping 7027 was still in GER Austerity Grey but from 1925 carried the LNER goods livery of unlined standard black with shaded 7

a split-height cantrail

it became the youngest of the 31 Class 37/4s after being ‘refurbished’ at Crewe Works with ETH (electric train heat) equipment for ScotRail operations in June 1985

and like the latter retained their unpainted finish above the bodyside angle

centring on Bulleid’s patented triangulated underframe construction

Class 142 - GMPTE Orange - 142008 - DCC Sound Fitted Livery_GBRf At Grouping 7027 was still142008 (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