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The British Rail Class 165 "Network Turbo" diesel multiple units were built by BREL at York Works from 1990-92. These units are suburban trains, with an express version appearing later in the form of Class 166 "Network Express Turbo" units. Download high resolution version (1771x1181, 661 KB)BR Class 165/1, no. ... Download high resolution version (1771x1181, 661 KB)BR Class 165/1, no. ... Map sources for Didcot at grid reference SU5289 Didcot is a town in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. ... A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 655 KB)BR Class 165/1, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 655 KB)BR Class 165/1, no. ... St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England, at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thames Trains was a British railway company franchised (from September 1996, following the privatisation of British Rail, until 31 March 2004) to run regional and suburban trains from London Paddington station to destinations in the home counties west of London (also to Worcester, Hereford and Stratford-upon-Avon), as well... A First Great Western Class 180 Adelante train stops at Bath Spa on its way to London Paddington. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... A diesel multiple unit can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine; one or more of these form a passenger train; a combination of diesel powered locomotives operating under the control of one engine-driver, coupled together consecutively, usually at the head end of the train, which further... for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Class 166, no. ...

Description

Two batches of units were built for different subdivisions of Network SouthEast (NSE). These are described below. A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...

Class 165/0

Thity-nine Class 165/0 units were built from 1990-91 for the Chiltern subdivisions of NSE, numbered 165001-039. Both 2-car and 3-car variants were built. Units 165001-028 were delivered as 2-car units, and were followed eleven 3-car units 165029-039. These vehicles have a top speed of 75mph. A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...

Each unit was formed of two outer driving motors, with an additional intermediate motor in the 3-car units. The technical description of the formation is DMSL+MS+DMS. Individual carriages are numbered as follows:

These units were built to replace elderly Class 115 "Heritage" DMUs, which previously operated services on the Chiltern route. Routes operated by the "Network Turbo" units included fast services from London Marylebone to Princes Risborough, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Solihull and Birmingham Snow Hill, and local services from Aylesbury to London and Princes Risbough. A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... The Chiltern Main Line is a name for the railway line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill stations. ... The main entrance to Marylebone station. ... Location within the British Isles Princes Risborough is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 6 miles south of Aylesbury and 8 miles north of High Wycombe. ... Map sources for Banbury at grid reference SP4540 Banbury is a market town upon the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. ... The Royal Pump Rooms and Baths Map sources for Leamington Spa at grid reference SP3165 Royal Leamington Spa, usually shortened to Leamington Spa or Leamington (pronounced Lemmington â€” IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ... Map sources for Solihull at grid reference SP1579 Solihull High Street Solihull (IPA: , or , or some combination of the two; occasionally ) is a town in the West Midlands in England with a population of around 120,000. ... The station entrance Birmingham Snow Hill station is a railway station located in the centre of Birmingham, England. ... St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ...

The new Turbo fleet was maintained at a new depot built at Aylesbury. St Marys Church, Aylesbury Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. ...

Class 165/1

Thirty-seven Class 165/1 units were built in 1992 for the Thames Line subdivision of NSE, numbered 165101-137. Like the Chiltern units, both 2-car and 3-car variants were built. Units 165101-117 were delivered as 3-car units, followed by the 2-car units 165118-137. They are re-geared for a top speed of 90mph, more suitable for mainline use. A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...

Each unit was formed of two outer driving motors, with an additional intermediate motor in the 3-car units. The technical description of the formation is DMCL+MS+DMS. Individual carriages are numbered as follows:

These units were built to replace elderly Class 101, 104, 108, 117, 119 and 121 "Heritage" DMUs, and locomotive-hauled trains on services from London Paddington along the Great Western Main Line. Their main destinations included local trains to Reading, Newbury, Bedwyn, Oxford, and Bicester, and services along the branch lines to Windsor and Eton, Henley-on-Thames, Marlow and Greenford. Class 101, no. ... Preservation Several vehicles have been preserved on heritage railways. ... Class 108 DMU, nos. ... Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major railway station in the Paddington area of London, which is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West of England and South Wales and some West London commuter services. ... Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England, at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. ... Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parish in the east of the English county of Wiltshire. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Map sources for Bicester at grid reference SP5822 Bicester (pronounced bister) is a town in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire in England, with a population of 28,672 (2001 census). ... Windsor and Eton are twin towns, in the English county of Berkshire, separated by the River Thames and joined together by Windsor Bridge. ... Map sources for Henley-on-Thames at grid reference SU7682 Henley-on-Thames from by the playground near the Rail Station A Hill near Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and... Marlow is the name of several places around the world: Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Marlow, Germany Marlow, New Hampshire, USA Marlow, Oklahoma, USA Marlow Heights, Maryland, USA It is also the surname of Christopher Marlow and Philip Marlowe. ... Greenford is a place in the London Borough of Ealing, in west London. ...

Current Operations

Following privatisation, the Class 165 fleet was operated by two frachises. Chiltern Railways operated the former Chiltern division, whilst Thames Trains operated the former Thames Turbo division.

Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways inherited 34 Class 165/0 units. A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station Chiltern Railways is a train operating company in England. ...

Thames Trains / First Great Western Link

Thames Trains inherited the first five Class 165/0 and all the Class 165/1 units. The franchise was won by the Go-Ahead Group, who introduced a new blue, white and green livery. There were two variants of this livery; the Express livery carried by Class 166 units had full-height green swish over the doors, whereas the Class 165 units had smaller green circles over the doors. Thames Trains was a British railway company franchised (from September 1996, following the privatisation of British Rail, until 31 March 2004) to run regional and suburban trains from London Paddington station to destinations in the home counties west of London (also to Worcester, Hereford and Stratford-upon-Avon), as well... Brighton & Hove Bus Metrobus Scania OmniDekka 447 (YV03 RBF) Southern Class 171 Turbostar Thameslink Class 319 dual voltage unit The Go-Ahead Group is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the liberalisation of the UKs train and bus industries. ...

In April 2004, operation of the Thames Trains franchise passed to the First Group, who now operate the company as First Great Western Link. The livery remains the same, but FGW Link branding has been applied over the obsolete Thames Trains logo. First Group PLC is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen in Scotland. ... First Great Western Link is a train operating company owned by First Group that provides train services, on a franchise basis, from Paddington Station to destinations such as Slough, Reading, Didcot, Oxford, Basingstoke, Newbury, Bedwyn, Hereford, Worcester and Banbury. ...

In 2004, due to deliveries of new Class 180 "Adelante" units on sister company First Great Western, the five Class 165/0 units transferred to Chiltern Railways. The units were refurbished before entering traffic. Class 180, no. ... A First Great Western Class 180 Adelante train stops at Bath Spa on its way to London Paddington. ... A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station Chiltern Railways is a train operating company in England. ...

One unit, no. 165115, was withdrawn in 1999 after being destroyed in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash. One driving motor remains as a spare vehicle, the rest having been scrapped. The Ladbroke Grove rail crash was a British rail accident on October 5, 1999 in which thirty-one people died. ...

Fleet Details

Categories: British Rail diesel multiple units A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... Class 101, no. ... Class 101, no. ... Only 4 class 103 Park Royal DMU are left in preservation. ... Preservation Several vehicles have been preserved on heritage railways. ... Class 108 DMU, nos. ... Preserved unit 50416+56171. ... Class 114, no. ... Parcels Use Three units were converted to carry parcels traffic and reclassified as Class 130, though the individual coaches were not renumbered. ... The sole surviving Class 118 vehicle, 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 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ... Parcels Use Three units were converted to carry parcels traffic and reclassified as Class 130, though the individual coaches were not renumbered. ... 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. ... British United Traction produced eleven lightweight Diesel multiple unit vehicles for British Rail during the 1950s, numbered 79740-79750. ... Derby Lightweight power car no. ... 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. ... 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. ... A Class 142 at Manchester Victoria station The British Rail Class 142 is a class of pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. ... A Class 143 Unit The Class 143 is a diesel multiple unit used on railways in the UK. They are part of the pacer family of trains. ... Class 144, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 153, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... 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. ... Class 158, no. ... Class 159, no. ... Class 166, no. ... A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 175, no. ... Class 180, no. ... Class 185 mock-up on display at the National Railway Museum, York at the Railfest exhibition in June 2004. ... The British Rail Class 201 is a DEMU. They were built for the London - Hastings line but most were scrapped after electrification in 1986. ... 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 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ... Class 205, no. ... Class 207, no. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York. ... Artists impression of a Class 222 Meridian (Bombardier press image). ... The British Rail Class 251, more commonly known as the Blue Pullman units, were diesel-electric multiple units built by the Pullman Car Company in 1960. ... 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. ... Class 207, no. ... Class 205, no. ... The British Rail Class 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ... 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 is a DEMU. They were built for the London - Hastings line but most were scrapped after electrification in 1986. ... Class 960, no. ... Class 930, no. ... The British Rail Class 950 is a diesel multiple unitthat was purpose-built for departmental use as a Track Assessment unit. ... The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ... The British Rail Class 960 was reserved for former diesel multiple units converted for departmental use, and former electrical multiple units rebuilt as test trains. ... The APT-E (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Experimental) tilting train was the prototype Advanced Passenger Train unit. ... Categories: Stub | Multiple Units ...

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