List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes

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

For a historical overview of diesel multiple-unit train development in Great Britain, see British railcars and diesel multiple units.

Pre-nationalisation designs

Early BR DMUs (79xxx series)

Manufacturer	Engines (per motor car)	Transmission	Type
BR Derby 'Lightweight'	2 × Leyland 125 bhp (93 kW) or 2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	hydraulic (2 car) or mechanical (single car)	low density
Metro-Cammell 'Lightweight'	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
AC Cars Railbuses	1 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	railbus
Bristol-ECW Railbuses	1 × Gardner 112 bhp (84 kW)	mechanical	railbus
Park Royal Railbuses	1 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	railbus
Waggon and Maschinenbau Railbuses	1 × Büssing 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	railbus
Wickham Railbuses	1 × Meadows 105 bhp (78 kW)	mechanical	railbus

First generation

TOPS classes

Class	Manufacturer	Engines (per motor car)	Transmission	Type
Class 100	Gloucester RC&W	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 101	Metro-Cammell	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 102	Metro-Cammell	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 103	Park Royal	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 104	Birmingham RC&W	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 105	Cravens	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 106	Cravens	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 107	BR Derby 'Heavyweight'	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 108	BR Derby 'Lightweight'	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 109	D Wickham & Co	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 110	Birmingham RC&W 'Calder Valley'	2 × Rolls-Royce C6NFLH 180 bhp (134 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 111	Metro-Cammell	2 × Rolls-Royce C6NFLH 180 bhp (134 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 112	Cravens	1 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp (177 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 113	Cravens	1 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp (177 kW)	hydraulic	low density
Class 114	BR Derby 'Heavyweight'	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	low density
Class 115	BR Derby 'Suburban'	2 × Albion 230 bhp (172 kW)	mechanical	high density
Class 116	BR Derby 'Suburban'	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	high density
Class 117	Pressed Steel 'Suburban'	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	high density
Class 118	Birmingham RC&W 'Suburban'	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	high density
Class 119	Gloucester RC&W 'Cross-Country'	2 × Leyland 180 bhp (134 kW)	mechanical	cross country
Class 120	BR Swindon 'Cross-Country'	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	cross country
Class 121	Pressed Steel 'Bubble Car'	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	high density
Class 122	Gloucester RC&W 'Bubble Car'	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	high density
Class 123	BR Swindon 'Intercity'	2 × Albion 230 bhp (172 kW)	mechanical	intercity
Class 124	BR Swindon 'Trans-Pennine'	2 × Albion 230 bhp (172 kW)	mechanical	intercity
Class 125	BR Derby 'Lea Valley'	2 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp (177 kW)	hydraulic	high density
Class 126	BR Swindon 'Intercity'	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	intercity
Class 127	BR Derby 'Bed-Pan'	2 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp (177 kW)	hydraulic	high density
Class 128	Gloucester RC&W 'Parcels'	2 × Albion 230 bhp (172 kW)	mechanical	parcels
Class 129	Cravens 'Parcels'	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	parcels
Class 130	Parcels conversion from Class 116	2 × Leyland 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	parcels
Class 131	Parcels conversion from Class 122	2 × AEC 150 bhp (112 kW)	mechanical	parcels

Second generation

Lightweight railcars

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image
Class 139	Parry People Movers	2008	2 × single cars	still in use

Pacers

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn
Leyland Railbus Prototypes	BREL-Leyland	1978-84	4 × single cars	1980s
Class 140	BREL-Leyland	1980	1 × 2-car set	1981
Class 141	BREL-Leyland	1984	20 × 2-car sets	Britain 1997, Iran 2005
Class 142	BREL-Leyland	1985-87	96 × 2-car sets	still in use
Class 143	Barclay-Alexander	1985-86	25 × 2-car sets	still in use
Class 144	BREL-Alexander	1986-87	13 × 2-car and 10 × 3-car sets	still in use

Sprinters

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn
Class 150 Sprinter	BREL	1984–7	135 × 2-car and 2 × 3-car sets	Still in use
Class 151	Metro-Cammell	1985	2 × 3-car units	1989
Class 152	N/A	Never built	Proposed single car conversion of Class 156^[1]	Never built
Class 153 Super Sprinter	BREL-Leyland	1991–2	70 × single cars (Converted from Class 155)	Still in use
Class 154	BREL	1985	1 × 3 car unit converted from Class 150	Converted back to Class 150
Class 155 Super Sprinter	BREL-Leyland	1987–8^[2]	42 × 2-car sets 7 × 2-car sets still in original form	Still in use
Class 156 Super Sprinter	Metro-Cammell	1987–9^[3]	114 × 2-car sets^[3]	still in use
Class 157 Strathclyde Sprinter	N/A	Never built	Proposed Strathclyde PTE Sprinter	Never built
Class 158 Express Sprinter	BREL	1989–92	165 × 2-car and 17 × 3-car sets	Still in use
Class 159 South Western Turbo	BREL	1992–3	22 × 3-car sets	Still in use

Turbos

Networker

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Image
Class 165 Networker Turbo	BREL	1990–2	48 × 2-car and 28 × 3-car sets
Class 166 Networker Turbo Express	BREL	1992–3	21 × 3-car sets

Turbostar

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built
Class 168 Clubman	Adtranz/Bombardier, Derby	1998–2004	9 × 3-car and 10 × 4-car sets
Class 170 Turbostar	Adtranz/Bombardier, Derby	1998–2005	44 × 2-car and 89 × 3-car sets
Class 171 Turbostar	Bombardier, Derby	2003–04	9 × 2-car and 6 × 4-car sets
Class 172 Turbostar	Bombardier, Derby	2010–11	24 × 2-car and 15 × 3-car

Coradias

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Image
Class 175 Coradia	Alstom, Washwood Heath	1999–2001	11 × 2-car and 16 × 3-car sets
Class 180 Adelante	Alstom, Washwood Heath	2000–01	14 × 5-car sets

Desiro

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Image
Class 185 Desiro	Siemens	2005–06	51 × 3-car sets

Civity

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Image
Class 195 Civity	CAF	2017–20	25 × 2-car sets 30 × 3-car sets
Class 196 Civity	CAF	2019–21	12 x 2-car sets 14 x 4-car sets

Diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs)

Southern Region DEMUs

Class	SR code	Built	Quantity (sets)	Withdrawn
Class 201	6S	1957-58	7 × 6-car sets	1986
Class 202	6L	1957-58	9 × 6-car sets	1986
Class 203	6B	1958	7 × 6-car sets	1990
Class 204	2H/3T	1957	4 × 3-car sets (formed using Class 205 and 206 cars)	1987
Class 205	2H/3H	1957-62	4 × 2-car and 29 × 3-car sets	1992–2004
Class 206	3R	1964	6 × 3-car sets (formed using Class 201 and 416 cars)	1979
Class 207	3D	1962	19 × 3-car sets	1990–2004

Second Generation

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Notes
Class 210	BREL, Derby	1982	1 × 3-car and 1 × 4-car set	Withdrawn 1987
Class 230 D-Train	Metro-Cammell (original builders) Vivarail (conversion)	2015 (prototype)	1 × 3-car set (prototype) 75 × 2 or 3-car sets (proposed)	Converted from former London Underground D78 Stock^[4]
Class 769 Flex	BREL, York Brush Traction (conversion)	2017	35 × 4-car set	Converted from Class 319 EMUs^[5]

Voyager-style express DEMUs

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built
Class 220 Voyager	Bombardier, Bruges, Belgium	2000-01	34 × 4-car sets
Class 221 Super Voyager	Bombardier, Bruges, Belgium	2001-02	4 × 4-car and 40 × 5-car sets
Class 222 Meridian/Pioneer	Bombardier, Bruges, Belgium	2003–05	4 × 4-car, 7 × 9-car and 16 × 4-car sets

High-speed trains

Class	Manufacturer	Information	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn
Class 251	Metro-Cammell	Blue Pullman	1959-60	2 × 6-car 3 × 8-car	1973
Class 252	BREL	Prototype HST	1972	1 × 10-car plus 2 spare coaches	1980s
Class 253 & 254	BREL InterCity 125 (driving motors reclassified as Class 43 and trailers as Mark 3 hauled stock)		1975–1982	58 × 9-car (253) 36 × 10-car (254)	still in use
Class 255	BREL	HST Challenger	Never built	0	Never built
Class 800	Hitachi Kudamatsu & Newton Aycliffe	Electro-diesel units designed with both pantograph for OHLE use and internal diesel powerplant for non-electrified lines	2014-2019	46 × 5-car 13 × 9-car	still in use
Class 802	Hitachi Rail Italy	Electro-diesel units designed with both pantograph for OHLE use and internal diesel powerplant for non-electrified lines	2017-2020	27 x 5-car 7 x 9-car	still in use

References

↑ The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 3: Diesel Multiple Units - the Railway Centre
↑ Class 155 Super Sprinters
1 2 Fleet Survey - 156 Super-Sprinter
↑ Rail magazine, Bauer Media, Issue 766, February 2015
↑ "Flex 319s to be Class 769s". Today's Railways (187): 73. July 2017.

External links

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[1] The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 3: Diesel Multiple Units - the Railway Centre

[2] Class 155 Super Sprinters

[class156-3] 1 2 Fleet Survey - 156 Super-Sprinter

[4] Rail magazine, Bauer Media, Issue 766, February 2015

[Class769-5] "Flex 319s to be Class 769s". Today's Railways (187): 73. July 2017.

Diesel multiple units of Great Britain
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
First Generation Original TOPS:	140 141 142 143 144 145 147 148 149 150 160 161 162 163 164 166 167 168 169 171 172 173 175 176 177 178 179 180 182 183 185 186 188 189 190
First generation units (pre-TOPS):	British United Traction Derby Lightweight Metro-Cammell Railbus GWR railcars LMS railcars Pacerailer
Second generation units:	139 140 141 142 143 144 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 165 166 168 170 171 172 175 180 (I) 180 (II) 185 195 196
Diesel-electric units:	201 202 203 204 205 206 207 210 220 221 222 230 251 252 253 254 255
Diesel-electric units Original TOPS:	201 /1 /2 /3 202 /1 /2 /3 203 211 /1 /2 /3 212 221 /1 /2 /3 222 /1 /2 223 /1 /2 /3 224 225 251 261
Bi-Mode units:	755 769 800 802
Southern Region designations:	2H 3D 3H 3R 3T 4L 6B 6L 6S
Families	Mark 3-derived A-Train Civity Coradia D-Train Desiro FLIRT HST Networker Pacer PPM Sprinter Turbostar Voyager
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