British Rail Class 172
The Class 172 is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) of the Turbostar family similar to the Class 168, Class 170 and Class 171.
British Rail Class 172 Turbostar | |
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The interior of a London Midland Class 172 | |
In service | 10 July 2010 - Present |
Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
Family name | Turbostar |
Replaced | Class 150 |
Constructed | 2010 - 2011 |
Number built | 39 trainsets |
Formation | 2 or 3 cars per trainset |
Capacity | 172/0: 120 seats 172/1: ? seats 172/2: 116 seats 172/3: 188 seats |
Operator | London Overground Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains |
Line(s) served | Snow Hill Lines Chiltern Main Line Gospel Oak to Barking Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Welded aluminium. Steel ends. |
Car length | 23.62 m (77 ft 6 in) |
Width | 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Height | 3.77 m (12 ft 4 in) |
Maximum speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) |
Weight | 41.6 tonnes (40.9 long tons; 45.9 short tons)[1] |
Engine(s) | One per car, MTU 6H1800R83 |
Transmission | ZF Ecomat-Rail 6 speed ZF Reversing final drive |
Safety system(s) | AWS, TPWS ATP (172/1 only) |
Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
British Rail Class 172 Media
172006 at Leamington Spa in 2020. This was originally with London Overground.
London Overground Class 172/0 No. 172005 at Walthamstow Queen's Road
The interior of a London Overground Class 172/0
References
- ↑ "Porterbrook Class 172 DMU" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2015.