List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes

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

Pre-nationalisation designs

• GWR railcars
• LMS railcars

Early BR DMUs (79xxx series)

Manufacturer	Engines (per motor car)	Transmission	Type	Image
BR Derby 'Lightweight'	2 x Leyland 125bhp or 2 x AEC 150bhp	hydraulic (2 car) or mechanical (single car)	low density	File:Derby Lightweight Single Unit 79900.jpg
Metro-Cammell 'Lightweight'	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:Class 101s at Duffield.jpg
AC Cars Railbuses	1 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	railbus	File:W79978 at Colne Valley Railway.jpg
Bristol-ECW Railbuses	1 x Gardner 112bhp	mechanical	railbus	[1]
Park Royal Railbuses	1 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	railbus	[2]
Waggon und Maschinenbau Railbuses	1 x Buessing 150bhp	mechanical	railbus	File:Railbus 79964 at York Railfest.JPG
Wickham Railbuses	1 x Meadows 105bhp	mechanical	railbus	File:Leeds Middleton railway - geograph.org.uk - 1018379.jpg

First Generation

TOPS classes

Class	Manufacturer	Engines (per motor car)	Transmission	Type	Image
Class 100	Gloucester RC&W	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:BR Class 100.jpg
Class 101	Metro-Cammell	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:Class 101s at Duffield.jpg
Class 102	Metro-Cammell	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:101679 at Marple.jpg
Class 103	Park Royal	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	low density	[3]
Class 104	Birmingham RC&W	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:50517 and 50455 at Bewdley.JPG
Class 105	Cravens	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:BR Class 105 E51282 and E56461 Longsight.jpg
Class 106	Cravens	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	low density	[4]
Class 107	BR Derby 'Heavyweight'	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:Class 107 in Largs (April 1984).jpg
Class 108	BR Derby 'Lightweight'	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:56208 and 51935 at Bewdley.JPG
Class 109	Wickham	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:BR Class 109 Llangollen.jpg
Class 110	Birmingham RC&W 'Calder Valley'	2 x Rolls Royce 180bhp	mechanical	low density	File:BR Class 110 3-car.jpg
Class 111	Metro-Cammell	2 x Rolls Royce 180bhp	mechanical	low density	File:British Rail Class 111 at Skipton.jpg
Class 112	Cravens	1 x Rolls Royce 238bhp	mechanical	low density	[5]
Class 113	Cravens	1 x Rolls Royce 238bhp	hydraulic	low density	[6]
Class 114	BR Derby 'Heavyweight'	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	low density	File:56006 at Kidderminster.JPG
Class 115	BR Derby 'Suburban'	2 x Albion 230bhp	mechanical	high density	File:Norton Fitzwarren 51859 August 2009.jpg
Class 116	BR Derby 'Suburban'	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	high density	File:Set T326 (51131 and 51321) at Arley.JPG
Class 117	Pressed Steel 'Suburban'	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	high density	File:Rail-class-117-51402-amoswolfe.jpg
Class 118	Birmingham RC&W 'Suburban'	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	high density	File:Set T326 (51131 and 51321) at Arley.JPG
Class 119	Gloucester RC&W 'Cross-Country'	2 x Leyland 180bhp	mechanical	cross country	British Rail Class 119 DMBC W51073
Class 120	BR Swindon 'Cross-Country'	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	cross country	Class 120 at Leaton
Class 121	Pressed Steel 'Bubble Car'	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	high density	File:121020 at Bewdley.JPG
Class 122	Gloucester RC&W 'Bubble Car'	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	high density	File:55006 at Bewdley.JPG
Class 123	BR Swindon 'Intercity'	2 x Albion 230bhp	mechanical	intercity	[7]
Class 124	BR Swindon 'Trans-Pennine'	2 x Albion 230bhp	mechanical	intercity	[8]
Class 125	BR Derby 'Lea Valley'	2 x Rolls Royce 238bhp	hydraulic	high density	[9]
Class 126	BR Swindon 'Intercity'	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	intercity	[10]
Class 127	BR Derby 'Bed-Pan'	2 x Rolls Royce 238bhp	hydraulic	high density	File:55976 at Bewdley.JPG
Class 128	Gloucester RC&W 'Parcels'	2 x Albion 230bhp	mechanical	parcels	File:CL128 55993 PBORO.jpg
Class 129	Cravens 'Parcels'	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	parcels	[11]
Class 130	Parcels conversion from Class 116	2 x Leyland 150bhp	mechanical	parcels	[12]
Class 131	Parcels conversion from Class 122	2 x AEC 150bhp	mechanical	parcels	[13]

Second Generation

Lightweight Railcars

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	In service with	Image
Class 139	Parry People Movers	2008	2 x single cars	Pre Metro Operations (on behalf of West Midlands Trains)	File:139001 TS 280608 d.adkins.jpg

Pacers

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	In service with	Image
Leyland Railbus Prototypes	BREL-Leyland	1978-84	4 x single cars	1980s	N/A	File:Lev1nnr.jpg
Class 140	BREL-Leyland	1980	1 x 2-car set	1981	N/A	File:British Rail class 140.jpg
Class 141	BREL-Leyland	1984	20 x 2-car sets	1997 (UK), 2005 (Iran), 2006 (Netherlands)	N/A	File:141108 at Colne Valley Railway.jpg
Class 142	BREL-Leyland	1985-87	96 x 2-car sets	2020	N/A	File:ATW-142002-CardiffCentral-01.jpg
Class 143	Barclay-Alexander	1985-86	25 x 2-car sets	still in use	Transport for Wales	File:ATW-143605-CardiffCentral-01.jpg
Class 144	BREL-Alexander	1986-87	13 x 2-car and 10 x 3-car sets	2020	N/A	File:Northern-144023-01.jpg

Sprinters

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	In service with	Image
Class 150	BREL Sprinter	1984-87	135 x 2-car and 2 x 3-car sets	still in use	Northern Trains, Great Western Railway, Transport for Wales	File:150014 Birmingham MS 2007.jpg
Class 151	Metro-Cammell prototypes	1985	2 x 3-car units	1989	N/A	File:151001 Matlock.jpg
Class 153	BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter (rebuilt from Class 155)	1991-92	70 single cars	still in use	Abellio ScotRail (as Active Passenger Unit), East Midlands Railway, Northern Trains, Transport for Wales	File:153atBetws.JPEG
Class 154	BREL Sprinter	1985	3 car unit converted from class 150	Converted back to class 150	N/A	File:154001 Manton.jpg
Class 155	BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter	1987-88	42 x 2-car sets, 7 still in original form	still in use	Northern Trains	Northern - 155346
Class 156	Metro-Cammell Super-Sprinter	1987-89	114 x 2-car sets	still in use	Abellio ScotRail, East Midlands Railway, Northern Trains	File:156419 at Sudbury 1.jpg
Class 157	Proposed Strathclyde PTE Sprinter	Never Built	0	Never Built	N/A	Artists impression of a class 157
Class 158	BREL Express	1989-92	165 2-car and 17 3-car sets	still in use	East Midlands Railway, Great Western Railway, Abellio ScotRail, Northern Trains, South Western Railway, Transport for Wales	File:158952 at Newport.jpg
Class 159	BREL Express	1992-93	22 3-car sets	still in use	South Western Railway	File:159005 SWT Bristol Temple Meads 2005-06-28.jpg

Turbos

Networker

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	In service with	Image
Class 165	BREL Network Turbo	1990-92	48 x 2-car and 28 x 3-car sets	Chiltern Railways (165/0), Great Western Railway (165/1)	File:165117 at Royal Oak 13-4-07.jpg
Class 166	BREL Network Express Turbo	1992-93	21 x 3-car sets	Great Western Railway	File:166217 at Old Oak Common.jpg

Turbostar

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	In service with	Image
Class 168	Adtranz/Bombardier Clubman	1998-2004	9 3-car and 10 4-car sets	Chiltern Railways	File:Chiltern train at Kidderminster.jpg
Class 170	Adtranz/Bombardier Turbostar	1998-2005	44 2-car and 89 3-car sets (to date)	Abellio ScotRail, Northern Trains, West Midlands Trains, CrossCountry, Transport for Wales, East Midlands Railway	File:170206 at Marks Tay.jpg
Class 171	Adtranz/Bombardier Turbostar	2003-04	9 x 2-car and 6 x 4-car sets	Southern	171802 at York Railfest
Class 172	Bombardier Turbostar	2010-2011	24 x 2-car and 15 x 3-car (on order)	West Midlands Trains	File:Overground-Class172-Gospel-Oak.jpg

Coradias

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	In service with	Image
Class 175	Alstom Coradia 1000	1999-2001	11 x 2-car and 16 x 3-car sets	Transport for Wales	File:BR Class 175 at Llandudno Junction.jpg
Class 180	Alstom Coradia Adelante	2000-2001	14 x 5-car sets	Grand Central, East Midlands Railway	File:180114 at Cheltenham Spa.JPG

Desiro

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	In service with	Image
Class 185	Siemens Desiro UK	2005-06	51 x 3-car sets	TransPennine Express	File:Tpenewclass185.jpg

Diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs)

Southern Region DEMUs

Class	SR code	Built	Quantity (sets)	Withdrawn	Image
Class 201	6S	1957-58	7 x 6-car sets	1986	File:Hastings set 1004.jpg
Class 202	6L	1957-58	9 x 6-car sets	1986-87	[14]
Class 203	6B	1958	7 x 6-car sets	1990	[15]
Class 204	2H/3T	1979 (formed using class 205 and 206 cars)	4 x 3-car sets	1980s	File:Class 204 DEMU.jpg
Class 205	2H/3H	1957-62	4 x 2-car and 29 3-car sets	1992-2004	205032 at London Bridge
Class 206	3R	1964	6 x 3-car sets (formed using class 201 and 416 cars)	1979	File:Tadpole unit at guildford.jpg
Class 207	3D	1962	19 x 3-car sets	1990-2004	207203 arriving at London Bridge
Class 210		1981	1 x 3-car and 1 x 4-car set		210001 at Reading for a service to Didcot

Voyager-style express DEMUs

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	In service with	Image
Class 220	Bombardier Voyager	2000-01	34 x 4-car sets	CrossCountry	File:CrossCountry Class 220.jpg
Class 221	Bombardier Super Voyager	2001-02	4 x 4-car and 40 x 5-car sets	CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast	221113 at Glasgow
Class 222	Bombardier Meridian/Pioneer	2003–05	4 x 4-car, 17 x 5-car and 6 x 7-car sets	East Midlands Railway

High Speed Trains (excluding Class 180)

Class	Manufacturer	Information	Date Built	Number Built (driving motor cars)	Withdrawn	Image
Class 251/261	Metro-Cammell	Blue Pullman	1959-60	10	1973	File:Blue pullman 60099 - swansea - aug 1967.jpg
Class 252	BREL	Prototype HST	1972	2	1980s	File:252001 - weston s mare - 1975.jpg
Class 253/254	BREL	HST / InterCity 125 (driving motors reclassified as Class 43 and trailers as Mk.3 hauled stock)	1976-1982	197	still in use	File:Dawlish Warren 1970s - 5.jpg
Class 255	BREL	Proposed HST sets for use by Virgin Trains on Cross-Country routes	1976-82	0	Never Built	[16]

See also

• British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering and classification
• British Rail coach designations

External links

• The Railway Centre
• departmentals.com

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