Exhibit 4.2
 

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                              PP&L CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.
                                        ISSUER

                                         AND

                                PP&L RESOURCES, INC.,
                                      GUARANTOR


                                          TO


                              THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                                       TRUSTEE


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                             SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 1

                             DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1997



                            SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE INDENTURE
                             DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1997






                    ESTABLISHING A SERIES OF SECURITIES DESIGNATED
                             MEDIUM TERM NOTES, SERIES A
                LIMITED IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT TO $400,000,000
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                    SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 1, dated as of November 1,
          1997, among PP&L CAPITAL FUNDING, INC., a corporation duly
          organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
          (herein called the "Company"), PP&L RESOURCES, INC., a
          corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the
          Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (herein called the "Guarantor"), and
          THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking corporation, as
          Trustee (herein called the "Trustee), under the Indenture dated
          as of November 1, 1997 (hereinafter called the "Original
          Indenture"), this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 being supplemental
          thereto.  The Original Indenture and any and all indentures and
          instruments supplemental thereto are hereinafter sometimes
          collectively called the "Indenture."

                      RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTOR

                    The Original Indenture was authorized, executed and
          delivered by the Company and the Guarantor to provide for the
          issuance by the Company from time to time of its Securities (such
          term and all other capitalized terms used herein without
          definition having the meanings assigned to them in the Original
          Indenture), to be issued in one or more series as contemplated
          therein, and for the Guarantee by the Guarantor of the payment of
          the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such
          Securities.

                    As contemplated by Sections 301 and 1201(f) of the
          Original Indenture, the Company wishes to establish a series of
          Securities to be designated "Medium-Term Notes, Series A" to be
          limited in aggregate principal amount (except as contemplated in
          Section 301(b) of the Original Indenture) to $400,000,000, such
          series of Securities to be hereinafter sometimes called "Series
          No. 1."

                    As contemplated by Section 201 and 1402 of the Original
          Indenture, the Guarantor wishes to establish the form and terms
          of the Guarantees to be endorsed on the Securities of Series No.
          1.

                    The Company has duly authorized the execution and
          delivery of this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to establish the
          Securities of Series No. 1 and has duly authorized the issuance
          of such Securities; the Guarantor has duly authorized the
          execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 and
          has duly authorized its Guarantees of the Securities of Series
          No. 1; and all acts necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture
          No. 1 a valid agreement of the Company and the Guarantor, to make
          the Securities of Series No. 1 valid obligations of the Company,
          and to make the Guarantees valid obligations of the Guarantor,
          have been performed.

     

                    NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 1
          WITNESSETH:

                    For and in consideration of the premises and of the
          purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually
          covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of
          all Holders of the Securities of Series No. 1, as follows:


                                     ARTICLE ONE

                              FIRST SERIES OF SECURITIES

                    SECTION 1.  There is hereby created a series of
          Securities designated "Medium-Term Notes, Series A" and limited
          in aggregate principal amount (except as contemplated in Section
          301(b) of the Original Indenture) to $400,000,000.  The forms and
          terms of the Securities of Series No. 1 shall be established in
          an Officer's Certificate of the Company, as contemplated by
          Section 301 of the Original Indenture.

                    SECTION 2.  The Company hereby agrees that, if the
          Company shall make any deposit of money and/or Eligible
          Obligations with respect to any Securities of Series No. 1, or
          any portion of the principal amount thereof, as contemplated by
          Section 701 of the Indenture, the Company shall not deliver an
          Officer's Certificate described in clause (z) in the first
          paragraph of said Section 701 unless the Company shall also
          deliver to the Trustee, together with such Officer's Certificate,
          either:

                    (A)  an instrument wherein the Company, notwithstanding
               the satisfaction and discharge of its indebtedness in
               respect of such Securities, shall assume the obligation
               (which shall be absolute and unconditional) to irrevocably
               deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent such additional
               sums of money, if any, or additional Eligible Obligations
               (meeting the requirements of Section 701), if any, or any
               combination thereof, at such time or times, as shall be
               necessary, together with the money and/or Eligible
               Obligations theretofore so deposited, to pay when due the
               principal of and premium, if any, and interest due and to
               become due on such Securities or portions thereof, all in
               accordance with and subject to the provisions of said
               Section 701; provided, however, that such instrument may
               state that the obligation of the Company to make additional
               deposits as aforesaid shall be subject to the delivery to
               the Company by the Trustee of a notice asserting the
               deficiency accompanied by an opinion of an independent
               public accountant of nationally recognized standing,
               selected by the Trustee, showing the calculation thereof
               (which opinion shall be obtained at the expense of the
               Company); or

                    (B)  an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the
               Holders of such Securities, or portions of the principal
               amount thereof, will not recognize income, gain or loss for
               United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the

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               satisfaction and discharge of the Company's indebtedness in
               respect thereof and will be subject to United States federal
               income tax on the same amounts, at the same times and in the
               same manner as if such satisfaction and discharge had not
               been effected.


                                     ARTICLE TWO

                                  FORM OF GUARANTEE

                    Guarantees to be endorsed on the Securities of Series
          No. 1 shall be in substantially the form set forth below:

                                 [FORM OF GUARANTEE]

                         PP&L Resources, Inc., a corporation organized
               under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the
               "Guarantor", which term includes any successor under
               the Indenture (the "Indenture") referred to in the
               Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), for
               value received, hereby unconditionally guarantees to
               the Holder of the Security upon which this Guarantee is
               endorsed, the due and punctual payment of the principal
               of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such
               Security when and as the same shall become due and
               payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by declaration
               of acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, in
               accordance with the terms of such Security and of the
               Indenture.  In case of the failure of PP&L Capital
               Funding, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws
               of the State of Delaware (the "Company", which term
               includes any successor under the Indenture), punctually
               to make any such payment, the Guarantor hereby agrees
               to cause such payment to be made punctually when and as
               the same shall become due and payable, whether at the
               Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call
               for redemption or otherwise, and as if such payment
               were made by the Company.

                         The Guarantor hereby agrees that its
               obligations hereunder shall be absolute and
               unconditional irrespective of, and shall be unaffected
               by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of
               such Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce
               the provisions of such Security or the Indenture, or
               any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the
               Company with respect thereto, by the Holder of such
               Security or the Trustee or any other circumstance which
               may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge
               or defense of a surety or guarantor; provided, however,
               that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver,
               modification or indulgence shall, without the consent
               of the Guarantor, increase the principal amount of such
               Security, or increase the interest rate thereon, or
               change any redemption provisions thereof (including any

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               change to increase any premium payable upon redemption
               thereof) or change the Stated Maturity thereof.

                         The Guarantor hereby waives the benefits of
               diligence, presentment, demand for payment, any
               requirement that the Trustee or the Holder of such
               Security exhaust any right or take any action against
               the Company or any other Person, filing of claims with
               a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the
               Company, any right to require a proceeding first
               against the Company, protest or notice with respect to
               such Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and
               all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this
               Guarantee will not be discharged in respect of such
               Security except by complete performance of the
               obligations contained in such Security and in this
               Guarantee.  This Guarantee shall constitute a guaranty
               of payment and not of collection.  The Guarantor hereby
               agrees that, in the event of a default in payment of
               principal, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on
               such Security, whether at its Stated Maturity, by
               declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, or
               otherwise, legal proceedings may be instituted by the
               Trustee on behalf of, or by, the Holder of such
               Security, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
               in the Indenture, directly against the Guarantor to
               enforce this Guarantee without first proceeding against
               the Company.

                         The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder
               with respect to such Security shall be continuing and
               irrevocable until the date upon which the entire
               principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such
               Security has been, or has been deemed pursuant to the
               provisions of Article Seven of the Indenture to have
               been, paid in full or otherwise discharged.

                         The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all
               rights of the Holder of such Security upon which this
               Guarantee is endorsed against the Company in respect of
               any amounts paid by the Guarantor on account of such
               Security pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee
               or the Indenture; provided, however, that the Guarantor
               shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any
               payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of
               subrogation until the principal of, and premium, if
               any, and interest, if any, on all Securities issued
               under the Indenture shall have been paid in full.

                         This Guarantee shall remain in full force and
               effect and continue notwithstanding any petition filed
               by or against the Company for liquidation or
               reorganization, the Company becoming insolvent or
               making an assignment for the benefit of creditors or a
               receiver or trustee being appointed for all or any
               significant part of the Company's assets, and shall, to
               the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be
               effective or reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
               time payment of the Security upon which this Guarantee

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               is endorsed, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded
               or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or
               returned by the Holder of such Security, whether as a
               "voidable preference," "fraudulent transfer," or
               otherwise, all as though such payment or performance
               had not been made.  In the event that any payment, or
               any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or
               returned on such Security, such Security shall, to the
               fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and
               deemed paid only by such amount paid and not so
               rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

                         This Guarantee shall not be valid or
               obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
               authentication of the Security upon which this
               Guarantee is endorsed shall have been manually executed
               by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture.

                         All terms used in this Guarantee which are
               defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings
               assigned to them in such Indenture.

                         This Guarantee shall be deemed to be a
               contract made under the laws of the State of New York,
               and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed
               in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

                         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused
               this Guarantee to be executed as of the date first
               written above.

                                             PP&L RESOURCES, INC.


                                             By:
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                                    ARTICLE THREE

                               MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                    SECTION 1.  This Supplemental Indenture No. 1 is a
          supplement to the Original Indenture.  As supplemented by this
          Supplemental Indenture No. 1, the Indenture is in all respects
          ratified, approved and confirmed, and the Original Indenture and
          this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 shall together constitute one
          and the same instrument.

                    SECTION 2.  The recitals contained in this Supplemental
          Indenture No. 1 shall be taken as the statements of the Company
          and the Guarantor, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for

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          their correctness and makes no representations as to the validity
          or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture No. 1.

                    SECTION 3.  This instrument may be executed in any
          number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed
          to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
          constitute but one and the same instrument.


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                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
          Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to be duly executed, and their
          respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested,
          all as of the day and year first written above.

                                             PP&L CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.


                                             By:/s/ John R. Biggar
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                                                Name: John R. Biggar
                                                Title: Vice President
          [SEAL]

          ATTEST:


          /s/ Robert J. Grey
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                                             PP&L RESOURCES, INC.


                                             By:/s/ Ronald E. Hill
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                                                Name: Ronald E. Hill
                                                Title: Senior Vice 
                                                       President - Financial
          [SEAL]

          ATTEST:

          /s/ Diane M. Koch
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                                             THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                                               as Trustee


                                             By:/s/ Francine Springer
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                                                Name: Francine Springer
          [SEAL]                                Title: Assistant Vice
                                                       President

          ATTEST:


          /s/ R. Sarubbi
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          R. Sarubbi 
          Trust Officer