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

Contents

Pre-nationalisation designs

Early BR DMUs (79xxx series)

Manufacturer Engines (per motor car) Transmission Type
BUT Railbuses 1 x AEC 125bhp mechanical railbus
BR Derby 'Lightweight' 2 x Leyland 125bhp or 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical low density
Metro-Cammell 'Lightweight' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical low density
BR Swindon 'Intercity' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical intercity
AC Cars Railbuses 1 x AEC 150bhp mechanical railbus
Bristol-ECW Railbuses 1 x Gardner 112bhp mechanical railbus
Park Royal Railbuses 1 x AEC 150bhp mechanical railbus
Waggon und Maschinenbau Railbuses 1 x Buessing 150bhp mechanical railbus
Wickham Railbuses 1 x Meadows 105bhp 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 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 101 Metro-Cammell 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 102 Metro-Cammell 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 103 Park Royal 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical low density [1]
Class 104 Birmingham RC&W 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 105 Cravens 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 106 Cravens 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical low density [2]
Class 107 BR Derby 'Heavyweight' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 108 BR Derby 'Lightweight' 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 109 Wickham 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 110 Birmingham RC&W 'Calder Valley' 2 x Rolls Royce 180bhp mechanical low density
Class 111 Metro-Cammell 2 x Rolls Royce 180bhp mechanical low density
Class 112 Cravens 1 x Rolls Royce 238bhp mechanical low density No pictures can be found
Class 113 Cravens 1 x Rolls Royce 238bhp hydraulic low density No pictures can be found
Class 114 BR Derby 'Heavyweight' 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical low density
Class 115 BR Derby 'Suburban' 2 x Albion 230bhp mechanical high density [3]
Class 116 BR Derby 'Suburban' 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical high density
Class 117 Pressed Steel 'Suburban' 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical high density
Class 118 Birmingham RC&W 'Suburban' 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical high density
Class 119 Gloucester RC&W 'Cross-Country' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical cross country [4]
Class 120 BR Swindon 'Cross-Country' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical cross country
Class 121 Pressed Steel 'Bubble Car' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical high density
Class 122 Gloucester RC&W 'Bubble Car' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical high density
Class 123 BR Swindon 'Intercity' 2 x Albion 230bhp mechanical intercity [5]
Class 124 BR Swindon 'Trans-Pennine' 2 x Albion 230bhp mechanical intercity [6]
Class 125 BR Derby 'Lea Valley' 2 x Rolls Royce 238bhp hydraulic high density [7]
Class 126 BR Swindon 'Intercity' 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical intercity [8]
Class 127 BR Derby 'Bed-Pan' 2 x Rolls Royce 238bhp hydraulic high density
Class 128 Gloucester RC&W 'Parcels' 2 x Albion 230bhp mechanical parcels
Class 129 Cravens 'Parcels' 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical parcels [9]
Class 130 Parcels conversion from Class 116 2 x Leyland 150bhp mechanical parcels No pictures can be found
Class 131 Parcels conversion from Class 122 2 x AEC 150bhp mechanical parcels [10]

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 -

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
Class 143 Barclay-Alexander 1985-86 25 x 2-car sets still in use
Class 144 BREL-Alexander 1986-87 13 x 2-car and 10 x 3-car sets still in use

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 Northern - 155346
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 171802 at York Railfest
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 [11]
Class 203 6B 1958 7 x 6-car sets 1980s [12]
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 205032 at London Bridge
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 207203 arriving at London Bridge
Class 210 1981 1 x 3-car and 1 x 4-car set [13]

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 221113 at Glasgow
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 1973
Class 252 BREL Prototype HST 1972 2 1980s
Class 253/254 BREL HST / InterCity 125 (driving motors reclassified as Class 43 and trailers as Mk.3 hauled stock) 1976-1984 197 still in use
Class 255 BREL Proposed HST sets for use by Virgin Trains on Cross-Country routes 1976-84 Never Built

See also

References

  1. ^ Class 155 Super Sprinters
  2. ^ a b Fleet Survey - 156 Super-Sprinter

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