NorthernSpirit
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I dont think pacers would suffer shortages of spare tbh. Most other modern units share similar parts. It's only bodywork that is different.
Also,anyone purchasing a Pacer for preservation is unlikely to just let it rot so to speak.
Maybe scrap merchants taking Pacers on can sell components to the preservation market for further use if need be. They have lasted over 30 years so far as a stop gap! With enough tlc,I wouldnt expect they'd be left to just fall apart with considerable use and only little maintenance.
Once the class 150's and 153's are retired from service, I can imagine seeing them being canabalised for mechanical spares to keep the preserved Pacers going.
I can only see 150001 and 150002 being retained for preservation, the rest of the class 150 fleet going the same way as most of the Merseyrail Pacers have = in bits.