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List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes

This is a list of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes.

Pre-nationalisation designs

Early BR DMUs (79xxx series)

Manufacturer Engines (per motor car) Transmission Type
BUT Railbuses 1 x AEC 125 bhp mechanical railbus
BR Derby 'Lightweight' 2 x Leyland 125 bhp or 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical low density
Metro-Cammell 'Lightweight' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical low density
BR Swindon 'Intercity' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical intercity
AC Cars Railbuses 1 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical railbus
Bristol-ECW Railbuses 1 x Gardner 112 bhp mechanical railbus
Park Royal Railbuses 1 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical railbus
Waggon und Maschinenbau Railbuses 1 x Buessing 150 bhp mechanical railbus
Wickham Railbuses 1 x Meadows 105 bhp mechanical railbus

First generation "Heritage" DMUs

TOPS classes

Class Manufacturer Engines (per motor car) Transmission Type Image
Class 100 Gloucester RC&W 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 101 Metro-Cammell 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 102 Metro-Cammell 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 103 Park Royal 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical low density [1]
Class 104 Birmingham RC&W 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 105 Cravens 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 106 Cravens 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical low density [2][dead link]
Class 107 BR Derby 'Heavyweight' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 108 BR Derby 'Lightweight' 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 109 Wickham 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 110 Birmingham RC&W 'Calder Valley' 2 x Rolls Royce 180 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 111 Metro-Cammell 2 x Rolls Royce 180 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 112 Cravens 1 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp mechanical low density No pictures can be found
Class 113 Cravens 1 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp hydraulic low density No pictures can be found
Class 114 BR Derby 'Heavyweight' 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical low density  
Class 115 BR Derby 'Suburban' 2 x Albion 230 bhp mechanical high density [3]
Class 116 BR Derby 'Suburban' 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical high density  
Class 117 Pressed Steel 'Suburban' 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical high density  
Class 118 Birmingham RC&W 'Suburban' 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical high density  
Class 119 Gloucester RC&W 'Cross-Country' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical cross country  
Class 120 BR Swindon 'Cross-Country' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical cross country  
Class 121 Pressed Steel 'Bubble Car' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical high density  
Class 122 Gloucester RC&W 'Bubble Car' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical high density  
Class 123 BR Swindon 'Intercity' 2 x Albion 230 bhp mechanical intercity [4][dead link]
Class 124 BR Swindon 'Trans-Pennine' 2 x Albion 230 bhp mechanical intercity [5][dead link]
Class 125 BR Derby 'Lea Valley' 2 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp hydraulic high density [6] Archived 2004-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
Class 126 BR Swindon 'Intercity' 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical intercity [7] Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
Class 127 BR Derby 'Bed-Pan' 2 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp hydraulic high density  
Class 128 Gloucester RC&W 'Parcels' 2 x Albion 230 bhp mechanical parcels  
Class 129 Cravens 'Parcels' 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical parcels [8] Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
Class 130 Parcels conversion from Class 116 2 x Leyland 150 bhp mechanical parcels No pictures can be found
Class 131 Parcels conversion from Class 122 2 x AEC 150 bhp mechanical parcels [9][dead link]

Second generation DMUs

Lightweight Railcars

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Withdrawn Image
Class 139 Parry People Movers 2008 (being built) 2 x single cars Still in use  

Pacers

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Withdrawn Image
Leyland Railbus
Prototypes		 BREL-Leyland 1978-84 4 x single cars 19??  
Class 140 BREL-Leyland 1980 1 x 2-car set 1981
Class 141 BREL-Leyland 1984 20 x 2-car sets 1999  
Class 142 BREL-Leyland 1985-87 96 x 2-car sets still in use

(Due to be scrapped by 2020)

 
Class 143 Barclay-Alexander 1985-86 25 x 2-car sets still in use

(Due to be scrapped by 2020)

 
Class 144 BREL-Alexander 1986-87 13 x 2-car and 10 x 3-car sets still in use

(Due to be scrapped by 2020)

 

Sprinters

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Withdrawn Image
Class 150 BREL Sprinter 1984-87 135 x 2-car and 2 x 3-car sets still in use  
Class 151 Metro-Cammell prototypes 1985 2 x 3-car units 1989
Class 153 BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter
(rebuilt from Class 155) 		1991-92 70 single cars still in use  
Class 154 BREL Sprinter 1985 3 car unit converted from class 150 Converted back to class 150  
Class 155 BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter 1987-88[1] 42 x 2-car sets,
7 still in original form		 still in use  
Class 156 Metro-Cammell Super-Sprinter 1987-89[2] 114 x 2-car sets[2] still in use  
Class 157 Proposed Strathclyde PTE Sprinter Never Built
Class 158 BREL Express 1989-92 165 2-car and 17 3-car sets still in use  
Class 159 BREL Express 1992-93 22 3-car sets still in use  

Turbos

Networker

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Image
Class 165 BREL Network Turbo 1990-92 48 x 2-car and 28 x 3-car sets  
Class 166 BREL Network Express Turbo 1992-93 21 x 3-car sets  

Turbostar

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Image
Class 168 Adtranz/Bombardier Clubman 1998-2006 9 3-car and 10 4-car sets  
Class 170 Adtranz/Bombardier Turbostar 1998-2005 44 2-car and 89 3-car sets (to date)  
Class 171 Adtranz/Bombardier Turbostar 2003-04 9 x 2-car and 6 x 4-car sets  
Class 172 Bombardier Turbostar 2009-2010 24 x 2-car and 15 x 3-car (on order)

Coradias

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Image
Class 175 Alstom Coradia 1000 1999-2001 11 x 2-car and 16 x 3-car sets  
Class 180 Alstom Coradia 2000-2001 14 x 5-car sets  

Desiro

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Image
Class 185 Siemens Desiro UK 2005-06 51 x 3-car sets  

Diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs)

Southern Region DEMUs

Class SR code Built Quantity (sets) Withdrawn Image
Class 201 6S 1957-58 7 x 6-car sets 1986
Class 202 6L 1957-58 9 x 6-car sets 1986-87 [10] Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
Class 203 6B 1958 7 x 6-car sets 1980s [11] Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
Class 204 2H/3T 1979 (formed using class 205 and 206 cars) 4 x 3-car sets 1980s  
Class 205 2H/3H 1957-62 4 x 2-car and 29 3-car sets 1992-2004  
Class 206 3R 1964 6 x 3-car sets (formed using class 201 and 416 cars) 1979  
Class 207 3D 1962 19 x 3-car sets 1990-2004  
Class 210 1981 1 x 3-car and 1 x 4-car set  

Voyager-style express DEMUs

Class Manufacturer Date Built Number Built Image
Class 220 Bombardier Voyager 2001-03 34 x 4-car sets  
Class 221 Bombardier Super Voyager 2001-03 4 x 4-car and 40 x 5-car sets  
Class 222 Bombardier Meridian/Pioneer 2003-04 13 x 4-car, 7 x 5-car and 7 x 8-car sets  

High Speed Trains

Class Manufacturer Information Date Built Number Built (driving motor cars) Withdrawn Image
Class 251/261 Metro-Cammell Blue Pullman 1959-60 10 still in use
Class 252 BREL Prototype HST 1972 2 still in use
Class 253/254 BREL HST / InterCity 125 (driving motors reclassified as Class 43 and trailers as Mk.3 hauled stock) 1975-1984 197 still in use
Class 255 BREL Proposed HST sets for use by Virgin Trains on Cross-Country routes 2002 14 still in use

List Of British Rail Diesel Multiple Unit Classes Media

  • Derby Lightweight Single Unit 79900

  • Brundall_railway_station_1928229_d86da465

  • W79978 at Colne Valley Railway

  • Railbus 79964 at York Railfest

  • Leeds Middleton railway - geograph.org.uk - 1018379

  • Metropolitan-Cammel Class 101's pause at Duffield station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.

  • Rear oil lamp being placed on a Class 103 at Kingswear station (1972)

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ Class 155 Super Sprinters
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fleet Survey - 156 Super-Sprinter

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