142094 - 55744 & 55790 - Class 142 Driving Motor Second & Driving Motor Second Lavatory

Home Railway	Weardale Railway	Location History	Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway May 21-Aug 24
Current Location	Weardale Railway		Weardale Railway Aug 24-Present
Current Status	Operational
Current Livery	North Western "Gold Star"	Visited Railways	Wensleydale Railway (Storage) Jan 21-May 21
TRA Designation	4
Owner	Private
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Record Last Updated	18 July 2026
Preservation Modifications None
Preservation Information 142094 was the 27th Class 142 set to be preserved, and became the highest numbered (and youngest) of the class to be saved from scrap. Its last home was at Heaton (Newcastle) under Northern Rail before preservation and movement to the Wensleydale Railway. It entered preservation under its own power, utilising their active mainline connection. Its transfer brought the number of preserved Class 142's on the line to nine. It quickly became known that 142094 had only been moved to the Wensleydale Railway as an interim measure and that its proper home was to be the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway, who had been some time without an operational DMU. The set moved by road in May 2021. 142094 did not enter passenger service, the owners instead wishing to improve the set before use. Deep cleaning and repairs to rotten flooring were therefore progressed throughout 2021 and 2022, at the same time preparing the railway's safety systems to handle the new type of traction following the completion of the repair work. The intention was to use 142094 on winter services to reduce steam running costs, but the plan subsequently failed and the set was sold to a new, private, owner. The new owner quickly moved 142094 to the Weardale Railwayin 2024 and over a period of two years it received work to allow it to enter operational service. The process was completed with a repaint into North Western "Gold Star" colours, the second 142 in preservation to carry the scheme. July 2026 saw 142094 finally make its preservation era passenger debut. 142094 continues to operate at the Weardale Railway.
Future Plans To maintain in service.

142094 undergoing deep cleaning at Embsay, 12/10/21. Andy Jackson