| British Rail Class 180 "Adelante" |
Class 180, no. 180114 at Cheltenham Spa on 31st March 2004. |
| | In Service | 2000 - Present | | Manufacturer | Alstom | | Family Name | Coradia | | Cars Built | 14 trainsets | | Formation | 5 cars per trainset | | Operator(s) | First Great Western | | Maximum speed | 125mph | | Engine | Cummins QSK19 | | Braking system | Air |
 Class 180, at Radley, shows off its roof. The Class 180 "Adelante" is a type of British diesel multiple unit built by Alstom between 2000 and 2001 at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The units are express trains built for First Great Western to supplement their High Speed Train fleet. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 659 KB)BR Class 180, no. ...
For the parliamentary constituency, see Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency). ...
Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation, railway signalling; and manufacturing trains (e. ...
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...
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Radley is a small village located about 6 miles (10 km) south of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom named after Kevin Radley. ...
Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 686 KB)BR Class 180, no. ...
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Bath Spa railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Bath, Somerset. ...
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. ...
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Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation, railway signalling; and manufacturing trains (e. ...
Washwood Heath is an area of Birmingham, England. ...
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First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...
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They are part of the Coradia family along with the Class 175. The Class 175 ‘Coradia’ is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. ...
Details
Engine All coaches are equipped with a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine of 560kW (750hp) at 1800rpm.
Unusually for such a fast train, they feature a hydraulic transmission [1], however each unit has a Cummins QSK19 powerplant, identical to that found in the comparative but much more successful Voyager family. A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ...
Formation There are 14 Class 180 trains; numbered 180101-180114. They provide 42 seats in first class and 226 in standard plus 16 "tip-up" seats and storage for 6 bicycles . There are five cars per unit, with individual cars numbered: For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ...
- 50901-914 - Driving Motor
- 54901-914 - Intermediate Motor
- 55901-914 - Intermediate Motor
- 56901-914 - Intermediate Motor
- 59901-914 - Driving Motor
Current operations
First Great Western The Adelante fleet was originally deployed on a wide variety of First Great Western services. These included: First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...
However, poor reliability resulted in the replacement of Adelantes on most of the above services, using High Speed Trains displaced from Midland Mainline. The Adelantes currently operate on express commuter services from London Paddington to Oxford, Worcester, Hereford (via the Cotswold Line) Exeter, Westbury and Frome. The displaced Class 166 Turbos are used to strengthen these London to Oxford services. 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. ...
The original station (left) closed in 1965. ...
Bath Spa railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Bath, Somerset. ...
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. ...
Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. ...
, Pewsey is a large village (often considered a small town) in Wiltshire with a population of 3,237 people[1] located approximately 80 miles (130 km) west of London. ...
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For the parliamentary constituency, see Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency). ...
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, Hereford (pronounced or ) Welsh: (pronounced Henforth) is a city and civil parish in the West Midlands of England, close to the border with Wales and on the River Wye. ...
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Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company owned by the National Express Group, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ...
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A First Great Western Link Network Express Turbo unit at Evesham station on 19th September 2004, with a service for London Paddington. ...
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See Also First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...
The Class 175 ‘Coradia’ is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. ...
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The Class 123 was a design of Diesel Multiple Unit built for British Rail in 1963. ...
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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway purchased three four-wheel diesel railcars from Leyland in 1933. ...
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Arriva Trains Wales 142010 at Cardiff Central on 22 May 2004. ...
143603 at Bristol Temple Meads, 28 June 2005. ...
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A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station. ...
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185102 is seen here departing Leeds City station during testing trials on 15 January 2006, and shows the livery in which the trains were delivered. ...
| | 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. ...
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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. ...
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Western Pullman 60099 with full yellow ends at Swansea in August 1967. ...
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| 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. ...
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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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