NationMaster - Encyclopedia: British Rail Class 210

The British Rail Class 210 was a type of Diesel-electric multiple unit built in the late 1970s. The class was intended to be a modern DEMU to replace the ageing types in use on the Southern Region of British Railways but the prototypes built did not manage to secure production for the class and they were withdrawn in the 1980s. Southern Class 205 unit no. ... British Railways Southern Region totem station sign for Hither Green. ...

Introduction

The class were externally very similar to the Class 317/1 but half of the forward carriage was taken up by the engine room. Class 317/1, no. ...

Seven vehicles were built, formed into 210001 (four car set) and 210002 (three car set). The vehicles were initially given numbers in the DMMU series (5xxxx) but quickly renumbered into the DEMU series (6xxxx).

Sets 210001 and 210002 operated in various parts of the country on trial (as did the prototype railbuses, both the single cars and the Class 140 set). In the end they were judged too complex, and their remit was filled by the Class 150 family of Sprinter units. Class 140 1st Pacer built Categories: ... Class 150/2, no. ...

The cars led different lives after BR. The two driving trailers (and the intermediate trailer of the three car set together with one trailer from the four car set) were used in the Class 457 Networker development train. Both the driving cars subsequently passed to the Suburban Electric Railway Association but one was subsequently transferred to HSBC Rail (potentially for future use in a Class 455 set). There was a plan for a driving motor to be saved also but, after their storage at Eastleigh for many years (still in blue & grey livery), both driving motors were scrapped in the late 1990s/early 2000s. In the late 1980s, the Network SouthEast division of British Rail, which operated the railway network in South East England, started to develop a new standard train, known as the Networker. ... Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ... HSBC Rail is one of the three major ROSCOs (Rolling Stock Companies) in the United Kingdom. ... Refurbished South West Trains Class 455 The British Rail Class 455 is a type of electric multiple unit drawing power from a 750 V DC third rail. ... Eastleigh TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Eastleigh, outside Southampton, England. ...

One of the TSOs is currently in class 455 set 455912 and the other two have been scrapped.

A Class 210 DEMU appears in the music video of the 1984 hit "smalltown boy" by Bronkski Beat.

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Set 210 002

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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... Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ... 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. ... 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. ... Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ... 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... 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. ... 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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. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 175, no. ... Class 180, no. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 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. ... A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York station. ... A four-car Midland Mainline Class 222 passing through Loughborough on 19 November 2005. ... 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 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. ... 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. ... APT-E at Locomotion, Shildon, County Durham 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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