Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. This vehicle has been part-restored to its original condition, having been rebuilt as a parcels unit (numbered 55976) in 1985. This vehicle is preserved at the Midland Railway Butterley, paired with driving motor 51591, and trailer 59609.
Class 127, no. 55976 at Bewdley on 15th October 2004. This vehicle was rebuilt as a parcels unit from 51625 (seen above), with the addition of roller-shutter doors. Now preserved at the Midland Railway Butterley, it is being rebuilt back to a passenger vehicle. The British Rail Class 127 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby in 1959. Thirty 4-car units were built, formed of two outer driving motor vehicles, sandwiching two intermediate trailers. The technical description of such as 4-car unit was DMBS + TSL + TS + DMBS. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 698 KB)BR Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ...
Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 698 KB)BR Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ...
Bewdley ( pronunciation) is a small town in Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster. ...
LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ...
Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ...
Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 656 KB)BR Class 127, no. ...
Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 656 KB)BR Class 127, no. ...
Bewdley ( pronunciation) is a small town in Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster. ...
Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ...
This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ...
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Derby Carriage and Wagon Works was built by the Midland Railway in Derby, England Railway building began in Derby in 1840, when the North Midland Railway, the Midland Counties Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Railway set up engine sheds as part of their Tri Junct Station. ...
Numbering
Vehicles were numbered as follows: - 51591-51650 - DMBS
- 59589-59618 - TSL
- 59619-59648 - TS
Usage The units were almost exclusively used on London St. Pancras to Bedford commuter services, which earned the class the nickname "Bed-Pan" units. The class was maintained at a new purpose-built depot at Cricklewood. The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ...
, Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, England. ...
Cricklewood is a district of North London, England whose northeastern part is in the London Borough of Barnet, southwestern part is the London Borough of Brent and southeastern part is in London Borough of Camden. ...
Powertrain Unlike other "Heritage" DMU units, the "Bed-Pan" units had hydraulic transmission (as opposed to the more standard mechanical transmission). Power was provided by engines supplied by Rolls-Royce. For further information on the powertrain see British Rail British United Traction. A wide variety of locomotives and multiple units have operated on Great Britains railway network. ...
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British United Traction, BUT, was a division of Leyland Motors Ltd which produced railway equipment. ...
Replacement It is generally recognised that at the time, the "Bed-Pan" units operated the most intensive passenger service worked by diesel multiple units. However, this had its toll on the units, and by the late 1970s, it was clear they needed replacing. It was therefore decided to electrify the Bedford line, and replace the Class 127 units with new Class 317 electrical multiple units. The "Bed-Pan" units should have been withdrawn by 1982. However, problems with the new trains meant they had to struggle on in service, despite appalling reliability. The final units lasted in service until eventually being withdrawn in July 1983. The units were then stored at Carlisle depot pending reuse, preservation or scrapping. Subsequently, many trailer vehicles saw further use in combination with Class 116 units, based at Tyseley depot in Birmingham. These lasted until October 1993. Class 317/1, no. ...
A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...
, Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of England, and is the largest urban area in Cumbria. ...
Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ...
Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Small Heath and Yardley. ...
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Rebuilding In 1985, 22 redundant power cars, including the first built, no. 51591, were rebuilt to form 11 two-car parcels units. Vehicles were renumbered 55966-987, and formed into sets CH910 to CH920. Units were fitted with roller-shutter doors, and were based at Chester depot. The units lasted in service until 1989, when they were withdrawn. For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ...
Preservation Three units have been preserved on heritage railways, although only one of these contains a trailer vehicle. A scene on a heritage railway. ...
Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ...
The South Devon Railway Trust is a charity organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart. ...
Built by BR Derby Introduced: 1960 Coupling Code: Blue Square Body: 63ft 6in x 9ft 3in Engines: BUT (Leyland Albion) of 230hp Transmission: Standard mechanical These 41 high density sets operated the outer-suburban services from Marylebone to Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Banbury, which were known as the Chiltern Lines. ...
Rogart railway station is a railway station serving the Parish of Rogart and the village of Pittentrail in the Highlands in the north of Scotland. ...
The GCR is the only heritage railway in the country with double track The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire. ...
The Class 120, were a cross-country DMU in three carriage formation, built at the Swindon Works of British Railways. ...
Llangollen railway station alongside the River Dee The Llangollen Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Llangollen) is a preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which runs from Llangollen to Carrog. ...
The British Rail Class 105/106 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. ...
Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. ...
External links - Llangollen Railcar Group - owners of preserved DMUs on Llangollen Railway.
- Midland Railway Trust Railcar Group - owners of 3-car unit 51591+59609+51625.
- History of the Class 127s
| British Rail diesel multiple units | | First generation units: | 100 · 101 · 102 · 103 · 104 · 105 · 106 · 107 · 108 · 109 · 110 · 111 · 112 · 113 · 114 · 115 · 116 · 117 · 118 · 119 · 120 · 121 · 122 · 123 · 124 · 125 · 126 · 127 · 128 · 129 · 130 · 131 This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ...
Diesel multiple units (DMUs) are regional rail cars which contain both passenger accommodations and propulsion. ...
Class 100, no. ...
Class 101, no. ...
Class 101, no. ...
The British Rail Class 103 diesel multiple units were built by Park Royal. ...
Class 104, nos. ...
The British Rail Class 105/106 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. ...
The British Rail Class 105/106 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. ...
The British Rail Class 107 diesel multiple units were built by the Derby Works of British Railways and were introduced in 1960. ...
Class 108 DMU, nos. ...
Preserved unit 50416+56171. ...
Built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. ...
Builder: Metropolitan Cammell Introduced: 1957 Coupling Code: Blue Square Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp Body: 57ft x 9ft 3in Transmission: Standard mechanical Based on Class 101/2s, but with different engines. ...
Built by Cravens Ltd, Sheffield Introduced: 1960 Coupling Code: Blue Square Body: 57ft 6in x 9ft 3in Engines: Rolls Royce of 238hp Transmission: Standard Mechanical (112) Hydraulic (113) This Class used the standard Cravens body used for Class 105s but had a single Rolls-Royce engine of 238hp per car...
Built by Cravens Ltd, Sheffield Introduced: 1960 Coupling Code: Blue Square Body: 57ft 6in x 9ft 3in Engines: Rolls Royce of 238hp Transmission: Standard Mechanical (112) Hydraulic (113) This Class used the standard Cravens body used for Class 105s but had a single Rolls-Royce engine of 238hp per car...
Class 114, no. ...
Built by BR Derby Introduced: 1960 Coupling Code: Blue Square Body: 63ft 6in x 9ft 3in Engines: BUT (Leyland Albion) of 230hp Transmission: Standard mechanical These 41 high density sets operated the outer-suburban services from Marylebone to Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Banbury, which were known as the Chiltern Lines. ...
Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ...
51402 at Northampton & Lamport Railway. ...
The sole surviving Class 118 vehicle, no. ...
Built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. ...
The Class 120, were a cross-country DMU in three carriage formation, built at the Swindon Works of British Railways. ...
Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ...
Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ...
The Class 123 was a design of Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1963. ...
The Class 124 was a class of initially six car Diesel Multiple Units used and built specifically for the trans-pennine route. ...
The Class 125 was a design of three car Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1958. ...
Swindon Inter-City 3-car sets Introduced : 1957 (Edinburgh - Glasgow & Western Region) and 1959 (Glasgow - Ayr - Stranraer) Coupling Code : White Circle Engines : BUT (AEC) 150hp Body : 64ft 1/2 in x 9ft 3in Transmission : Standard mechanical The introduction of what became the Class 126 diesel multiple units originated in a...
The Class 128 is a design of Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail. ...
The Class 129 was a class of single-car Diesel Multiple Unit built in 1955 for British Rail. ...
Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ...
Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ...
| First Generation
Original TOPS: | 140 · 141 · 142 · 143 · 144 · 145 · 147 · 148 · 149 · 150 · 160 · 161 · 162 · 163 · 164 · 166 · 167 · 168 · 169 · 171 · 172 · 173 · 175 · 176 · 177 · 178 · 179 · 180 · 182 · 183 · 185 · 186 · 188 · 189 The Total Operations Processing System, better known by its initials TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock (railroad cars) owned by a rail system. ...
Class 104, nos. ...
The British Rail Class 105/106 diesel multiple units were built by Cravens Ltd. ...
Class 108 DMU, nos. ...
Class 100, no. ...
Class 101, no. ...
The British Rail Class 103 diesel multiple units were built by Park Royal. ...
Class 101, no. ...
Class 114, no. ...
Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ...
Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ...
Class 104, nos. ...
Class 108 DMU, nos. ...
Class 101, no. ...
Built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. ...
Builder: Metropolitan Cammell Introduced: 1957 Coupling Code: Blue Square Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp Body: 57ft x 9ft 3in Transmission: Standard mechanical Based on Class 101/2s, but with different engines. ...
Class 104, nos. ...
Class 108 DMU, nos. ...
Class 101, no. ...
Class 104, nos. ...
Class 101, no. ...
Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ...
Built by BR Derby Introduced: 1960 Coupling Code: Blue Square Body: 63ft 6in x 9ft 3in Engines: BUT (Leyland Albion) of 230hp Transmission: Standard mechanical These 41 high density sets operated the outer-suburban services from Marylebone to Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Banbury, which were known as the Chiltern Lines. ...
Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ...
51402 at Northampton & Lamport Railway. ...
Built by BR Derby Introduced: 1960 Coupling Code: Blue Square Body: 63ft 6in x 9ft 3in Engines: BUT (Leyland Albion) of 230hp Transmission: Standard mechanical These 41 high density sets operated the outer-suburban services from Marylebone to Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Banbury, which were known as the Chiltern Lines. ...
Built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. ...
The Class 120, were a cross-country DMU in three carriage formation, built at the Swindon Works of British Railways. ...
The Class 124 was a class of initially six car Diesel Multiple Units used and built specifically for the trans-pennine route. ...
The Class 123 was a design of Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1963. ...
The Class 123 was a design of Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1963. ...
The Class 125 was a design of three car Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1958. ...
Swindon Inter-City 3-car sets Introduced : 1957 (Edinburgh - Glasgow & Western Region) and 1959 (Glasgow - Ayr - Stranraer) Coupling Code : White Circle Engines : BUT (AEC) 150hp Body : 64ft 1/2 in x 9ft 3in Transmission : Standard mechanical The introduction of what became the Class 126 diesel multiple units originated in a...
Swindon Inter-City 3-car sets Introduced : 1957 (Edinburgh - Glasgow & Western Region) and 1959 (Glasgow - Ayr - Stranraer) Coupling Code : White Circle Engines : BUT (AEC) 150hp Body : 64ft 1/2 in x 9ft 3in Transmission : Standard mechanical The introduction of what became the Class 126 diesel multiple units originated in a...
| First generation units
(pre-TOPS): | British United Traction · Derby Lightweight · Metro-Cammell · Railbus · GWR Railcars · LMS Railcars The Total Operations Processing System, better known by its initials TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock (railroad cars) owned by a rail system. ...
British United Traction, BUT, was a division of Leyland Motors Ltd which produced railway equipment. ...
Derby Lightweight power car no. ...
In 1955, Metropolitan-Cammell produced its first lightweight Diesel multiple units, the prototypes of what were to become British Rails most successful and longest-lived First Generation DMU type, the Class 101. ...
British Rail produced a variety of Railbuses as a means both of building new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide services on lightly-used lines economically. ...
In 1933, the Great Western Railway introduced the first of what was to become a very successful series of railcars, which survived in regular use into the 1960s, when they were replaced with the new British Rail First Generation type Diesel multiple units. ...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway purchased three four-wheel diesel railcars from Leyland in 1933. ...
| | Second generation units: | 140 · 141 · 142 · 143 · 144 · 150 · 151 · 153 · 154 · 155 · 156 · 157 · 158 · 159 · 165 · 166 · 168 · 170 · 171 · 172 · 175 · 180 · 185 Class 140 1st Pacer built Categories: ...
Class 141. ...
Arriva Trains Wales 142010 at Cardiff Central on 22 May 2004. ...
143603 at Bristol Temple Meads, 28 June 2005. ...
Class 144, no. ...
Class 150/2, no. ...
The British Rail Class 151 was a class of DMU built in the early 1980s. ...
Class 153, no. ...
Class 150/2, no. ...
The British Rail Class 155 Super-Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit. ...
Class 156, no. ...
Class 157 was the designation applied to a range of Diesel multiple unit trains planned for regional use, in particular for the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. ...
A British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1989-92 by BREL at Derby Works. ...
The British Rail Class 159 Express Sprinter (also known as South Western Turbo by Network South East) is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1992-93 by BREL at Derby Works. ...
Class 165/1, no. ...
Class 166, no. ...
A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station. ...
The Class 170 Turbostar is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England. ...
Class 170/2, no. ...
The Class 172 Turbostar will be a diesel multiple unit (DMU) similar to the Class 170 and Class 171 Turbostars. ...
The Class 175 ‘Coradia’ is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. ...
Class 180, no. ...
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| | Diesel-electric units: | 201 · 202 · 203 · 204 · 205 · 206 · 207 · 210 · 220 · 221 · 222 · 251 · 252 · 253 · 254 · 255 The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ...
The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. ...
This was the final version of Hastings Restriction 0 diesel trains, classified 6B, later class 203. ...
The British Rail Class 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ...
Class 205, no. ...
The British Rail Class 206 was a type of diesel electric multiple unit (DMU) first created in 1964. ...
Class 207, no. ...
The British Rail Class 210 was a type of Diesel-electric multiple unit built in the late 1970s. ...
A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ...
Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager 221137 Mayflower Pilgrims at Camborne Station, Cornwall operating route VT1651, preparing to depart for Penzance. ...
The British Rail Class 222 is a diesel-electric multiple unit high-speed train. ...
Western Pullman 60099 with full yellow ends at Swansea in August 1967. ...
Class 252 was the classification allocated to the prototype High Speed Train unit, numbered 252001. ...
Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ...
Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ...
Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ...
| | Southern Railway designations: | 3D · 3H · 3R · 3T · 4L · 6B · 6L · 6S A London and South Western Railway weight restriction sign on a bridge across the Tarka Trail (formerly the Barnstaple to Great Torrington railway) at Instow, North Devon. ...
Class 207, no. ...
Class 205, no. ...
The British Rail Class 206 was a type of diesel electric multiple unit (DMU) first created in 1964. ...
The British Rail Class 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ...
This was the final version of Hastings Restriction 0 diesel trains, classified 6B, later class 203. ...
This was the final version of Hastings Restriction 0 diesel trains, classified 6B, later class 203. ...
The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. ...
The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ...
| Diesel locomotives · Electric locomotives · Miscellaneous locomotives · Diesel multiple units · Electric multiple units · Departmental multiple units This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e. ...
This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e. ...
This page lists every locomotive allocated a TOPS classification and all modern traction (e. ...
This page lists every diesel-powered multiple unit allocated a TOPS classification or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i. ...
This page lists every electric-powered multiple unit allocated a TOPS classification or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i. ...
The 900 series classes were reserved for multiple units in departmental stock, most of which were converted from old passenger units. ...
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