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)

ManufacturerEngines (per motor car)TransmissionTypeBUT Railbuses  1 x AEC 125 bhp  mechanical  railbusBR Derby 'Lightweight'  2 x Leyland 125 bhp or 2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  low densityMetro-Cammell 'Lightweight'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  low densityBR Swindon 'Intercity'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  intercityAC Cars Railbuses 1 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  railbusBristol-ECW Railbuses 1 x Gardner 112 bhp  mechanical  railbusPark Royal Railbuses 1 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  railbusWaggon und Maschinenbau Railbuses 1 x Buessing 150 bhp  mechanical  railbusWickham Railbuses 1 x Meadows 105 bhp  mechanical  railbus

First generation "Heritage" DMUs

TOPS classes
ClassManufacturerEngines (per motor car)TransmissionTypeImageClass 100  Gloucester RC&W  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 101  Metro-Cammell  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 102  Metro-Cammell  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 103  Park Royal  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  low densityClass 104  Birmingham RC&W  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 105  Cravens  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 106  Cravens  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  low densityClass 107  BR Derby 'Heavyweight'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 108  BR Derby 'Lightweight'  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 109  Wickham  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 110  Birmingham RC&W 'Calder Valley'  2 x Rolls Royce 180 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 111  Metro-Cammell  2 x Rolls Royce 180 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 112  Cravens  1 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp  mechanical  low densityNo pictures can be foundClass 113  Cravens  1 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp  hydraulic  low densityNo pictures can be foundClass 114  BR Derby 'Heavyweight'  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  low density100pxClass 115  BR Derby 'Suburban'  2 x Albion 230 bhp  mechanical  high densityClass 116  BR Derby 'Suburban'  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  high density100pxClass 117  Pressed Steel 'Suburban'  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  high density100pxClass 118  Birmingham RC&W 'Suburban'  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  high density100pxClass 119  Gloucester RC&W 'Cross-Country'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  cross countryBritish Rail Class 119 DMBC W51073|100pxClass 120  BR Swindon 'Cross-Country'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  cross countryClass 120 at Leaton|100pxClass 121  Pressed Steel 'Bubble Car'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  high density100pxClass 122  Gloucester RC&W 'Bubble Car'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  high density100pxClass 123  BR Swindon 'Intercity'  2 x Albion 230 bhp  mechanical  intercityClass 124  BR Swindon 'Trans-Pennine'  2 x Albion 230 bhp  mechanical  intercityClass 125  BR Derby 'Lea Valley'  2 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp  hydraulic  high density Class 126  BR Swindon 'Intercity'  2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  intercity Class 127  BR Derby 'Bed-Pan'  2 x Rolls Royce 238 bhp  hydraulic  high density100pxClass 128  Gloucester RC&W 'Parcels'  2 x Albion 230 bhp  mechanical  parcels100pxClass 129  Cravens 'Parcels'  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  parcels Class 130  Parcels conversion from Class 116  2 x Leyland 150 bhp  mechanical  parcels  No pictures can be foundClass 131  Parcels conversion from Class 122 2 x AEC 150 bhp  mechanical  parcels

Second generation DMUs
Lightweight Railcars
ClassManufacturerDate Built Number BuiltWithdrawn Image Class 139  Parry People Movers  2008 (being built)  2 x single cars  Still in use 100px

Pacers
ClassManufacturerDate Built Number BuiltWithdrawn Image Leyland Railbus Prototypes  BREL-Leyland  1978-84  4 x single cars  19??100pxClass 140  BREL-Leyland  1980  1 x 2-car set  1981  Class 141  BREL-Leyland  1984  20 x 2-car sets 1999100pxClass 142  BREL-Leyland  1985-87  96 x 2-car sets  still in use
(Due to be scrapped by 2020)100px|Class 143  Barclay-Alexander  1985-86  25 x 2-car sets still in use
(Due to be scrapped by 2020) 100px|Class 144  BREL-Alexander  1986-87  13 x 2-car and 10 x 3-car setsstill in use
(Due to be scrapped by 2020)  100px

Sprinters
ClassManufacturerDate Built Number BuiltWithdrawn Image Class 150 BREL Sprinter 1984-87 135 x 2-car and 2 x 3-car sets still in use 100pxClass 151 Metro-Cammell prototypes 1985  2 x 3-car units  1989Class 153 BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter (rebuilt from Class 155) 1991-92 70 single cars still in use 100px|Class 154  BREL Sprinter 19853 car unit converted from class 150Converted back to class 150 100pxClass 155 BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter 1987-88Class 155 Super Sprinters 42 x 2-car sets,  7 still in original form still in use 100px|Northern - 155346Class 156 Metro-Cammell Super-Sprinter 1987-89Fleet Survey - 156 Super-Sprinter 114 x 2-car sets still in use 100pxClass 157 Proposed Strathclyde PTE Sprinter   Never BuiltClass 158 BREL Express1989-92 165 2-car and 17 3-car sets still in use 100pxClass 159 BREL Express1992-93 22 3-car sets still in use 100px

Turbos
Networker
ClassManufacturerDate BuiltNumber BuiltImage Class 165 BREL Network Turbo 1990-92 48 x 2-car and 28 x 3-car sets  100px|Class 166 BREL Network Express Turbo1992-93 21 x 3-car sets100px|

Turbostar
ClassManufacturerDate BuiltNumber BuiltImage Class 168 Adtranz/Bombardier Clubman1998-2006 9 3-car and 10 4-car sets 100pxClass 170 Adtranz/Bombardier Turbostar1998-2005 44 2-car and 89 3-car sets (to date)  100px|Class 171 Adtranz/Bombardier Turbostar2003-049 x 2-car and 6 x 4-car sets   100px|171802 at York RailfestClass 172 Bombardier Turbostar2009-201024 x 2-car and 15 x 3-car (on order) 

Coradias
ClassManufacturerDate Built Number BuiltImage Class 175Alstom Coradia 10001999-200111 x 2-car and 16 x 3-car sets100pxClass 180Alstom Coradia2000-200114 x 5-car sets100px

Desiro
ClassManufacturerDate Built Number BuiltImage Class 185Siemens Desiro UK2005-0651 x 3-car sets100px

Diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs)

Southern Region DEMUs

ClassSR codeBuilt Quantity (sets)WithdrawnImage Class 201 6S 1957-58 7 x 6-car sets 1986 Class 202 6L 1957-58 9 x 6-car sets1986-87  Class 203 6B 1958 7 x 6-car sets1980s  Class 204 2H/3T 1979 (formed using class 205 and 206 cars) 4 x 3-car sets1980s 100pxClass 205 2H/3H 1957-62 4 x 2-car and 29 3-car sets 1992-2004205032 at London Bridge|100pxClass 206 3R 1964 6 x 3-car sets (formed using class 201 and 416 cars) 1979100pxClass 207 3D 1962 19 x 3-car sets1990-2004207203 arriving at London Bridge|100pxClass 210  1981 1 x 3-car and 1 x 4-car set 210001 at Reading for a service to Didcot|100px

Voyager-style express DEMUs
ClassManufacturerDate Built Number BuiltImage Class 220 Bombardier Voyager2001-03 34 x 4-car sets 150px|Class 221 Bombardier Super Voyager2001-034 x 4-car and 40 x 5-car sets 150px|221113 at GlasgowClass 222 Bombardier Meridian/Pioneer2003-0413 x 4-car, 7 x 5-car and 7 x 8-car sets   150px|

High Speed Trains
ClassManufacturerInformationDate BuiltNumber Built (driving motor cars)WithdrawnImage Class 251/261Metro-CammellBlue Pullman1959-6010still in useClass 252BRELPrototype HST19722still in useClass 253/254BRELHST / InterCity 125 (driving motors reclassified as Class 43 and trailers as Mk.3 hauled stock)1975-1984197still in useClass 255BRELProposed HST sets for use by Virgin Trains on Cross-Country routes200214still in use 

Related pages
 British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering and classification
 British Rail coach designations

References

Other websites
 The Railway Centre 
 departmentals.com

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