🚆✨ The British Rail Pacers – Loved, Loathed, and Loud! ✨🚆 Back in the 1990s, few trains divided opinion quite like the Pacer. With their bus-style bodies, clunky four-wheel design, and that unforgettable “nodding donkey” ride, they were noisy, bouncy… and somehow essential. They kept branch lines alive when budgets were tight, carried millions of commuters, and became part of everyday life in the North, Wales, and the South West. Some passengers hated them, others grew oddly fond of their quir