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List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes#Pacers

{{Short description|British DMU classification system}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}

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

<span class="anchor" id="First Generation"></span>First generation

=Early BR DMUs (79xxx series)=

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!Manufacturer

!Engines (per motor car)

!Transmission

!Type

!Built

!Quantity (sets)

!Withdrawn

!Notes

!Image

!Scrapped

BR Derby 'Lightweight'2 × Leyland {{convert|125|bhp|0|abbr=on}} or 2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}hydraulic (2 car) or mechanical (single car)rowspan="2" | low density

|1954-1959

|217 vehicles

|1967-1969
1977-1994 (departmental use)

|

|100px

|215

Metro-Cammell 'Lightweight'2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="6" | mechanical

|1955-1956

|36 sets

|1967-1969
1981 (departmental use)

|

|100px

|All

AC Cars Railbuses1 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="5" | railbus

| rowspan="5" |1958

|5

|1968

| rowspan="4" |

|100px

|3 (1 in preservation)

Bristol-ECW Railbuses1 × Gardner {{convert|112|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|2

|1966

|

|rowspan=2|All

Park Royal Railbuses1 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="2" |5

|1966-1968

|

Waggon and Maschinenbau Railbuses1 × Büssing {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1966-1967

|100px

|1

Wickham Railbuses1 × Meadows {{convert|105|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|6

|1966
1997 (departmental use)

|

|100px

|5

=TOPS classes=

class="sort wikitable sortable"

!Class

!Manufacturer

!Engines (per motor car)

!Transmission

!Type

!Built

!Quantity (sets)

!Withdrawn

!Notes

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 100Gloucester RC&Wrowspan="2" | 2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="13" | mechanicalrowspan="15" | low density

|1957–1958

|40 sets (80 cars)

|1969–1988

|

|100px

|About 79 (3 in preservation)

Class 101rowspan="2" | Metro-Cammell

|rowspan=2|1956–1960

|527 sets

|rowspan=2|1957 (1)
1978–2003
2009–2012 (departmental use)

|rowspan=2|

|100px

|rowspan=2|About 502 (9 in preservation)

Class 1022 × Leyland {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|106 sets

|100px

Class 103Park Royal2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1957

|20 sets (40 cars)

|1972–1983
1985–1990 (departmental use)

|

|File:Rear oil lamp being placed on a Class 103 at Kingswear station (1972).jpg

|About 19 (3 in preservation)

Class 104Birmingham RC&W2 × Leyland {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1957–1959

|302 cars

|1980–1995

|

|100px

|About 63

Class 105rowspan="2" | Cravens2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|rowspan=2|1956–1959

|rowspan=2|302 cars

|rowspan=2|1976–1988
1989–1990 (departmental use)

|rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2|100px

|rowspan=2|About 300

Class 1062 × Leyland {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}
Class 107rowspan="2" | BR Derby 'Heavyweight'2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1960

|26 sets (78 cars)

|1973 (1)
1983–1992
1995 (departmental use)

|

|100px

|About 19 sets (66 cars)

Class 108rowspan="2" | 2 × Leyland {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1958–1961

|333 cars

|1964 (1)
1974 (1)
1990–1993

| rowspan="3" |

|100px

|About 138

Class 109D Wickham & Co

|1957–1958

|5 sets

|1971

|100px

|4

Class 110Birmingham RC&W 'Calder Valley'rowspan="2" | 2 × Rolls-Royce C6NFLH {{convert|180|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1961–1962

|30 sets

|1963 (3)
1971–1972 (3)
1983 (3)
1986–1991

|100px

|About 28 sets (85 vehicles)

Class 111Metro-Cammell

|1957–1960

|23 train sets

|1989

|Last unpowered car went in 2000

|100px

|About 23 (50 vehicles)

Class 112rowspan="2" | Cravens1 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH {{convert|238|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|rowspan=2|1959–1960

|25 sets (50 cars)

|rowspan=2|1968–1969

|rowspan=2|

|100px

|rowspan=2|All

Class 1131 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH {{convert|238|bhp|0|abbr=on}}hydraulic

|25 sets (50 cars)

|100px

Class 114BR Derby 'Heavyweight'2 × Leyland {{convert|230|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="11" | mechanical

|1956–1957 (entered service 1960)

|50 sets (100 cars)

|1962 (1)
1965 (1)
1967 (prototype)
1970–1971 (6)
2004 (departmental use)

|

|100px

|About 48 sets (95 vehicles)

Class 115rowspan="2" | BR Derby 'Suburban'2 × Albion {{convert|230|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="4" | high density

|1960

|41 four-car sets

|1991–1994

|

|100px

|About 30 sets (149 vehicles; 3 in preservation)

Class 116rowspan="4" | 2 × Leyland {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1957–1961

|310 cars

|1961 (1)
1983 (32)
1987–1995

|2 converted to Class 130

|100px

|About (304 vehicles; 5 in preservation)

Class 117Pressed Steel 'Suburban'

|1959–1961

|123 cars

|1993–2000

| rowspan="4" |

|100px

|30

Class 118Birmingham RC&W 'Suburban'

|1960

|15 sets (45 cars)

|1994

|100px

|About 14 sets (44 cars)

Class 119Gloucester RC&W 'Cross-Country'rowspan="2" | cross country

| rowspan="2" |1958

|84 cars

|1992–1995

|100px

|About 28 sets (81 cars)

Class 120BR Swindon 'Cross-Country'2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|194 cars

|1989

|100px

|About 64 sets (193 cars)

Class 121Pressed Steel 'Bubble Car'2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="2" | high density

|1960–1961

|16 (DMBS)
10 (DTS)

|1978 (2)
1991–2017

|Last first-generation DMU in service, 55022 is still in departmental use.

|100px

|12 (2 in preservation)

Class 122Gloucester RC&W 'Bubble Car'2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1959

|20 (DMBS)
9 (DTS)

|1979–1995
1998–2011 (departmental use)

|

|100px

|8

Class 123BR Swindon 'Intercity'2 × Albion {{convert|230|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="2" | intercity

|1963

|40 (Ten 4-car units)

|1984

|Buffets withdrawn in 1970 and a DMBS and DMSK withdrawn in 1977 and 1979 respectively.

|100px

|rowspan=3|All

Class 124BR Swindon 'Trans-Pennine'2 × Albion {{convert|230|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1960

|Eight 6-car sets, plus 3 spare cars

|1972 (3)
1975
1979–1984

|

|100px

Class 125BR Derby 'Lea Valley'2 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH {{convert|238|bhp|0|abbr=on}}hydraulichigh density

|1958

|20 three-car sets

|1971 (1)
1976–1977
1986–1988 (departmental use)

|

|100px

Class 126BR Swindon 'Intercity'2 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}mechanicalintercity

|1959

|22

|1970 (1)
1973 (3)
1979–1982

|

|100px

|About 21 (62 cars; 3 in preservation)

Class 127BR Derby 'Bed-Pan'2 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH {{convert|238|bhp|0|abbr=on}}hydraulichigh density

|1959

|30 sets (120 vehicles)

|1964 (1)
1966 (1)
1968 (1)
1972 (1)
1975–1977 (8)
1982–1993

|22 rebuilt in 1985

|100px

|About 27 vehicles (112 vehicles; 3 in preservation)

Class 128Gloucester RC&W 'Parcels'2 × Albion {{convert|230|bhp|0|abbr=on}}rowspan="4" | mechanicalrowspan="4" | parcels

|1959–1960

|10

|1971 (1)
1979–1980 (2)
1982 (2)
1990

|

|100px

|rowspan=4|All

Class 129Cravens 'Parcels'rowspan="2" | 2 × Leyland {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1955 (entered service 1958)

|3

|1972–1973
1986 (departmental use)

|

|

Class 130Parcels conversion from Class 116

|1957–1961
(converted 1969)

|2

|1972

|Parcels conversion from Class 116

|100px

Class 131Parcels conversion from Class 1222 × AEC {{convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on}}

|1959
(converted 1966/69/71)

|3

|1976

|Parcels conversion from Class 122

|

Second generation

=Lightweight railcars=

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Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 139Parry People Movers20082 × single carsstill in use

|100px

|None

=Pacers=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Leyland
Prototypes		rowspan="4" | BREL-Leyland1978-844 × single cars1978-1997

|100px

|rowspan=2|None

Class 14019801 × 2-car set1981100px
Class 141198420 × 2-car setsBritain 1997, Iran 2005100px

|4 (2 in preservation)

Class 1421985-8796 × 2-car sets2019–2021100px

|52

Class 143Barclay-Alexander1985-8625 × 2-car sets2020 (GWR)

2021 (TFW)

100px

|5

Class 144BREL-Alexander1986-8713 × 2-car and 10 × 3-car sets

|2020

100px

|1

=Sprinters=

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Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 150
Sprinter		BREL1984–7135 × 2-car and 2 × 3-car setsStill in use100px

|3 ({{abbr|equiv.|equivalent}})

Class 151Metro-Cammell19852 × 3-car units1989100px

|Both

Class 152N/ANever builtProposed single car conversion of Class 156{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061128181336/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/All%20Time%20class%20DMU.pdf The all-time guide to the UK Traction Classification System Part 3: Diesel Multiple Units]}} - the Railway CentreNever built|Never built
Class 153
Super Sprinter		BREL-Leyland1991–270 × single cars (Converted from Class 155)Still in use100px

|12

Class 154BREL19851 × 3 car unit converted from Class 150Converted back to Class 150100px

| rowspan="3" |None

Class 155
Super Sprinter		BREL-Leyland1987–8[http://www.traintesting.com/Class_155.htm Class 155 Super Sprinters]42 × 2-car sets
7 × 2-car sets still in original form		rowspan="2" | Still in use100px
Class 156
Super Sprinter		Metro-Cammell1987–9[http://www.users.madasafish.com/~dysgraphyk/156/class156_fleet-list.htm Fleet Survey - 156 Super-Sprinter]114 × 2-car sets100px
Class 157
Strathclyde Sprinter		N/ANever builtProposed Strathclyde PTE SprinterNever built| Never built
Class 158
Express Sprinter		rowspan="2" | BREL1989–92165 × 2-car and 17 × 3-car setsrowspan="2" | Still in use100px

|1

Class 159
South Western Turbo		1992–322 × 3-car sets100px

|2 vehicles

=Turbos=

==Networker==

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 165
Networker Turbo		rowspan="2" | BREL/ABB York1990–249 × 2-car and 26 × 3-car sets

| rowspan="2" |Still in use

100px

|1

Class 166
Networker Turbo Express		1992–321 × 3-car sets100px

|None

==Turbostar==

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 168
Clubman		rowspan="2" | Adtranz/Bombardier, Derby1998–20049 × 3-car and 10 × 4-car sets

| rowspan="4" |Still in use

100px

| rowspan="4" |None

Class 170
Turbostar		1998–200544 × 2-car and 89 × 3-car sets100px
Class 171
Turbostar		rowspan="2" | Bombardier, Derby2003–049 × 2-car and 6 × 4-car setsFile:Uckfield - GTSR Southern 171805 London service.JPG
Class 172
Turbostar		2010–1124 × 2-car and 15 × 3-car100px

=Coradias<!-- the class 175 are not in use as off 2023 but probably will go back into use at some point as there stored right now -->=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 175
Coradia

| rowspan="2" |Alstom, Washwood Heath

|1999–2001

|11 × 2-car and 16 × 3-car sets

|2023

|100px

| rowspan="2" |None

Class 180
Adelante

|2000–01

|13 x 5-car sets and 1 x 4-car set (180 110)

|Still in use

|100px

=Desiro=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 185 Desiro

|Siemens

|2005–06

|51 × 3-car sets

|Still in use

|100px

|None

=Civity=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 195 Civity

| rowspan="3" |CAF

|2017–20

|25 × 2-car sets
33 × 3-car sets

| rowspan="3" |still in use

|100px

| rowspan="3" |None

Class 196 Civity

|2019–

|12 x 2-car sets
14 x 4-car sets

|100px

Class 197 Civity

|2021–

|51 x 2-car sets
26 x 3-car sets

|100px

Diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs)

=Southern Region DEMUs=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!SR code

!Built

!Quantity (sets)

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 2016Srowspan="2" |1957-587 × 6-car setsrowspan="2" |1986100pxAbout 5
Class 2026L9 × 6-car sets100pxAbout 8 (46 cars)
Class 2036B19587 × 6-car sets1990100px5
Class 2042H/3T19574 × 3-car sets
(formed using Class 205 and 206 cars)		1987100pxAbout 3 (19 vehicles)
Class 2052H/3H1957-624 × 2-car and 29 × 3-car sets1992–2004

|100px

About 21
Class 2063R19646 × 3-car sets
(formed using Class 201 and 416 cars)		1979100pxAll
Class 2073D196219 × 3-car sets1990–2004

|100px

About 16

=Second Generation=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Notes

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 210BREL, Derby19821 × 3-car and 1 × 4-car set1987mostly scrapped, with 1 carriage preserved and 2 carriages converted to Class 455File:British Rail 210001.jpg4 carriages
Class 230
D-Train		Metro-Cammell (original builders)
Vivarail (conversion)		2015
(prototype)		1 × 3-car set (prototype)
3 × 2-car
5 × 3-car		still in useConverted from former London Underground D78 Stock{{cite magazine|title=|magazine=Rail magazine|issue=766|date=February 2015}}{{page needed|date=April 2015}}100pxrowspan=3|None
Class 231
FLIRT		Stadler2021-2211 × 4-car setsstill in use100px
Class 769
Flex		BREL, York
Brush Traction (conversion)		201735 × 4-car setsstill in useConverted from {{BRC|319}} EMUs{{cite magazine |date=July 2017 |title=Flex 319s to be Class 769s |journal=Today's Railways UK|issue=187 |page=73 }}100px

=Voyager-style express DEMUs=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 220
Voyager		rowspan="3" |Bombardier, Bruges, Belgium2000-0134 × 4-car sets

| rowspan="3" |still in use

150px

| rowspan="3" |None

Class 221
Super Voyager		2001-024 × 4-car and 40 × 5-car sets150px
Class 222
Meridian/Pioneer		2003–054 × 4-car, 7 × 9-car and 17 × 5-car sets150px

=High-speed trains=

class="sort wikitable sortable"
Class

!Manufacturer

!Information

!Date Built

!Number Built

!Withdrawn

!Image

!Scrapped

Class 251

|Metro-Cammell

|Blue Pullman

|1959-1960

|2 × 6-car
3 × 8-car

|1973

|120px

|All

Class 252

| rowspan="3" |BREL

|Prototype HST

|1972

|1 × 10-car plus 2 spare coaches

|1982

|120px

|2 vehicles

Class 253

|rowspan=2|HST

|rowspan=2|1975–1982

|58 × 9-car

|rowspan=2|still in use

|120px

|rowspan=2|22

Class 254

|36 × 10-car

|120px

Class 255

|BREL

|HST Challenger

|2002 (planned refurbishment)

|14 (planned)

|Never built

|

|Never built

Class 800

|Hitachi Kudamatsu &
Newton Aycliffe

| rowspan="4" |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

| rowspan="3" |still in use

|120px

| rowspan="4" |None

Class 802

|Hitachi Kudamatsu &
Pistoia

|2017-2020

|27 x 5-car
7 x 9-car

|120px

Class 805

| rowspan="2" |Hitachi Newton Aycliffe

| rowspan="2" |2021-now

|13 x 5-car

|120px

Class 810

|33 × 5-car

|Not In service Yet

|120px

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See also

References

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British Rail diesel multiple unit classes