Pacer is a cheep alternative for preserved railways they do have lots of benefits
1 cheap to run many preserved railways are run low on funds due to covid
2 to keep first gen and steam on the rails is costly and take years to overhual as most parts have to be manufactured to keep running pacer parts are in abundance
3 dmus dont need to be pre warmed hours before to be on a running roaster
So are nearly a ready to go in a moments notice
When prevsered lines are looking at ways to increase income with very little capital expenditure a pacer is the right way to go wether we like them or not
I would rather eide one of them than seee a preseved line close
Daz