British Rail Class 175
The Class 175 Coradia is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. They were built from 1999–2001 by Alstom at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The fleet was based at Chester Depot. The fleet was used in North Wales on services from Holyhead, South Wales, normally going south or up to the North Wales Coast. Many also operated round the Manchester area.
| British Rail Class 175 Coradia 1000 | |
|---|---|
| 300px Transport for Wales 175003 at Hereford in 2018 | |
| In service | 2000–2023 |
| Manufacturer | Alstom |
| Built at | Washwood Heath |
| Family name | Coradia |
| Constructed | 1999–2001 |
| Number built | 27 trainsets |
| Formation | 2 (175/0) or 3 (175/1) cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 134 or 206 per trainset |
| Operator | Transport for Wales |
| Depot(s) | Chester |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | Driving end vehicles 23.71 m (77 ft 9 in) Centre cars 23.03 m (75 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Doors | Swing plug at vehicle ends |
| Articulated sections | Flexible diaphragm within unit only |
| Maximum speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) |
| Weight | 97.85 t (96.30 long tons; 107.86 short tons) or 144.14 t (141.86 long tons; 158.89 short tons) per trainset |
| Engine(s) | Cummins N14 diesel - 450 hp (340 kW) 2100 rpm |
| Transmission | Voith T211 and ZF Voith final drive |
| Braking system(s) | Friction/Hydrodynamic |
| Safety system(s) | AWS, TPWS |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
175110, at Manchester Picadilly on 17 April 2008 in the 'ghostly' livery trialled by Arriva Trains Wales
175108, at Cardiff Central, in de-branded First North Western livery
British Rail Class 175 Media
First North Western Class 175 at Stafford in 2003
Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 at Cardiff Central in 2018
