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List of British Rail diesel multiple unit classes

British DMU classification system

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

GWR railcars
LMS railcars

First generation

Early BR DMUs (79xxx series)

Manufacturer	Engines (per motor car)	Transmission	Type	Built	Quantity (sets)	Withdrawn	Notes	Image	Scrapped
BR Derby 'Lightweight'	2 × Leyland 125 bhp or 2 × AEC 150 bhp	hydraulic (2 car) or mechanical (single car)	low density	1954-1959	217 vehicles	1967-1969
1977-1994 (departmental use)		[[File:Derby Lightweight Single Unit 79900.jpg	100px]]	215
Metro-Cammell 'Lightweight'	2 × AEC 150 bhp	mechanical	1955-1956	36 sets	1967-1969
1981 (departmental use)		[[File:Brundall_railway_station_1928229_d86da465.jpg	100px]]	All
AC Cars Railbuses	1 × AEC 150 bhp	railbus	1958	5	1968		[[File:W79978 at Colne Valley Railway.jpg	100px]]	3 (1 in preservation)
Bristol-ECW Railbuses	1 × Gardner 112 bhp	2	1966		All
Park Royal Railbuses	1 × AEC 150 bhp	5	1966-1968	[[File:Railbus at Bedford Midland station.jpg	100px]]
Waggon and Maschinenbau Railbuses	1 × Büssing 150 bhp	1966-1967	[[File:Railbus 79964 at York Railfest.JPG	100px]]	1
Wickham Railbuses	1 × Meadows 105 bhp	6	1966
1997 (departmental use)		[[File:Leeds Middleton railway - geograph.org.uk - 1018379.jpg	100px]]	5

TOPS classes

Class	Manufacturer	Engines (per motor car)	Transmission	Type	Built	Quantity (sets)	Withdrawn	Notes	Image	Scrapped
Class 100	Gloucester RC&W	2 × AEC 150 bhp	mechanical	low density	1957–1958	40 sets (80 cars)	1969–1988		[[File:BR Class 100.jpg	100px]]	About 79 (3 in preservation)
Class 101	Metro-Cammell	1956–1960	527 sets	1957 (1)
1978–2003
2009–2012 (departmental use)		[[File:Class 101s at Duffield.jpg	100px]]	About 502 (9 in preservation)
Class 102	2 × Leyland 150 bhp	106 sets	[[File:101679 at Marple in 1997.jpg	100px]]
Class 103	Park Royal	2 × AEC 150 bhp	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	The rear oil lamp being placed on a Class 103 at Kingswear station.	100px]]	About 19 (3 in preservation)
Class 104	Birmingham RC&W	2 × Leyland 150 bhp	1957–1959	302 cars	1980–1995		[[File:50517 and 50455 at Bewdley.JPG	100px]]	About 63
Class 105	Cravens	2 × AEC 150 bhp	1956–1959	302 cars	1976–1988
1989–1990 (departmental use)		[[File:BR Class 105 E51282 and E56461 Longsight.jpg	100px]]	About 300
Class 106	2 × Leyland 150 bhp
Class 107	BR Derby 'Heavyweight'	2 × AEC 150 bhp	1960	26 sets (78 cars)	1973 (1)
1983–1992
1995 (departmental use)		[[File:Class 107 in Largs (April 1984).jpg	100px]]	About 19 sets (66 cars)
Class 108	2 × Leyland 150 bhp	1958–1961	333 cars	1964 (1)
1974 (1)
1990–1993		[[File:56208 and 51935 at Bewdley.JPG	100px]]	About 138
Class 109	D Wickham & Co	1957–1958	5 sets	1971	[[File:BR Class 109 Llangollen.jpg	100px]]	4
Class 110	Birmingham RC&W 'Calder Valley'	2 × Rolls-Royce C6NFLH 180 bhp	1961–1962	30 sets	1963 (3)
1971–1972 (3)
1983 (3)
1986–1991	[[File:BR Class 110 3-car.jpg	100px]]	About 28 sets (85 vehicles)
Class 111	Metro-Cammell	1957–1960	23 train sets	1989	Last unpowered car went in 2000	[[File:British Rail Class 111 at Skipton.jpg	100px]]	About 23 (50 vehicles)
Class 112	Cravens	1 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp	1959–1960	25 sets (50 cars)	1968–1969		[[File:Bromley Cross railway station in 1978.jpg	100px]]	All
Class 113	1 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp	hydraulic	25 sets (50 cars)	[[File:M51734, M51763 by Hugh Llewelyn.jpg	100px]]
Class 114	BR Derby 'Heavyweight'	2 × Leyland 230 bhp	mechanical	1956–1957 (entered service 1960)	50 sets (100 cars)	1962 (1)
1965 (1)
1967 (prototype)
1970–1971 (6)
2004 (departmental use)		[[File:56006 at Kidderminster.JPG	100px]]	About 48 sets (95 vehicles)
Class 115	BR Derby 'Suburban'	2 × Albion 230 bhp	high density	1960	41 four-car sets	1991–1994		[[File:13.04.81 London Marylebone Class 115 (12331491743).jpg	100px]]	About 30 sets (149 vehicles; 3 in preservation)
Class 116	2 × Leyland 150 bhp	1957–1961	310 cars	1961 (1)
1983 (32)
1987–1995	2 converted to Class 130	[[File:T318 - Birmingham New Street (8961269573).jpg	100px]]	About (304 vehicles; 5 in preservation)
Class 117	Pressed Steel 'Suburban'	1959–1961	123 cars	1993–2000		[[File:Rail-class-117-51402-amoswolfe.jpg	100px]]	30
Class 118	Birmingham RC&W 'Suburban'	1960	15 sets (45 cars)	1994	[[File:Set T326 (51131 and 51321) at Arley.JPG	100px]]	About 14 sets (44 cars)
Class 119	Gloucester RC&W 'Cross-Country'	cross country	1958	84 cars	1992–1995	[[File:B585 at Bristol Temple Meads.jpg	100px]]	About 28 sets (81 cars)
Class 120	BR Swindon 'Cross-Country'	2 × AEC 150 bhp	194 cars	1989	[[File:Class 120 at Manchester Victoria.jpg	100px]]	About 64 sets (193 cars)
Class 121	Pressed Steel 'Bubble Car'	2 × AEC 150 bhp	high density	1960–1961	16 (DMBS)
10 (DTS)	1978 (2)
1991–2017	Last first-generation DMU in service, 55022 is still in departmental use.	[[File:121020 at Bewdley.JPG	100px]]	12 (2 in preservation)
Class 122	Gloucester RC&W 'Bubble Car'	2 × AEC 150 bhp	1959	20 (DMBS)
9 (DTS)	1979–1995
1998–2011 (departmental use)		[[File:55006 at Bewdley.JPG	100px]]	8
Class 123	BR Swindon 'Intercity'	2 × Albion 230 bhp	intercity	1963	40 (Ten 4-car units)	1984	Buffets withdrawn in 1970 and a DMBS and DMSK withdrawn in 1977 and 1979 respectively.	[[File:Mixed 4 car DMU Class 123 124 at Manchester Piccadilly.jpg	100px]]	All
Class 124	BR Swindon 'Trans-Pennine'	2 × Albion 230 bhp	1960	Eight 6-car sets, plus 3 spare cars	1972 (3)
1975
1979–1984		[[File:04.09.83 Hull Class 124 (5931457833).jpg	100px]]
Class 125	BR Derby 'Lea Valley'	2 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp	hydraulic	high density	1958	20 three-car sets	1971 (1)
1976–1977
1986–1988 (departmental use)		[[File:E51156, M59454, E50990 & E51159, E59453, E51005 (8416847169).jpg	100px]]
Class 126	BR Swindon 'Intercity'	2 × AEC 150 bhp	mechanical	intercity	1959	22	1970 (1)
1973 (3)
1979–1982		[[File:Glasgow Central Cravens split code end Class 126 and Class 107.jpg	100px]]	About 21 (62 cars; 3 in preservation)
Class 127	BR Derby 'Bed-Pan'	2 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp	hydraulic	high density	1959	30 sets (120 vehicles)	1964 (1)
1966 (1)
1968 (1)
1972 (1)
1975–1977 (8)
1982–1993	22 rebuilt in 1985	[[File:55976 at Bewdley.JPG	100px]]	About 27 vehicles (112 vehicles; 3 in preservation)
Class 128	Gloucester RC&W 'Parcels'	2 × Albion 230 bhp	mechanical	parcels	1959–1960	10	1971 (1)
1979–1980 (2)
1982 (2)
1990		[[File:British Rail Class 128 train 55993.jpg	100px]]	All
Class 129	Cravens 'Parcels'	2 × Leyland 150 bhp	1955 (entered service 1958)	3	1972–1973
1986 (departmental use)
Class 130	Parcels conversion from Class 116	1957–1961
(converted 1969)	2	1972	Parcels conversion from Class 116	[[File:Gloucester RC & W Co Motor Parcels Van W55992 & BR (Derby) Class 130 Motor Parcels Van W50915 (8326083389).jpg	100px]]
Class 131	Parcels conversion from Class 122	2 × AEC 150 bhp	1959
(converted 1966/69/71)	3	1976	Parcels conversion from Class 122

Second generation

Lightweight railcars

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 139	Parry People Movers	2008	2 × single cars	still in use	[[File:Parry People Mover 139001 at Stourbridge Junction Railway Station (geograph 6253739).jpg	100px]]	None

Pacers

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Leyland
Prototypes	BREL-Leyland	1978-84	4 × single cars	1978-1997	[[File:LEV1 at Weybourne Station.jpg	100px]]	None
Class 140	1980	1 × 2-car set	1981	[[File:British Rail class 140.jpg	100px]]
Class 141	1984	20 × 2-car sets	Britain 1997, Iran 2005		[[File:141108 at Colne Valley Railway.jpg	100px]]	4 (2 in preservation)
Class 142	1985-87	96 × 2-car sets	2019–2021		[[File:Preston - Arriva 142037%2B156488 Colne service.JPG	100px]]	52
Class 143	Barclay-Alexander	1985-86	25 × 2-car sets	2020 (GWR)		[[File:Dawlish - GWR 143603 Paignton service.JPG	100px]]	5
Class 144	BREL-Alexander	1986-87	13 × 2-car and 10 × 3-car sets	2020		[[File:Pontefract Baghill 2018.jpg	100px]]	1

Sprinters

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 150
Sprinter	BREL	1984–7	135 × 2-car and 2 × 3-car sets	Still in use	[[File:Hebden Bridge - Arriva 150139%2B150115 Leeds service.JPG	100px]]	3 (equiv.)
Class 151	Metro-Cammell	1985	2 × 3-car units	1989	[[File:151001 Matlock.jpg	100px]]	Both
Class 152	N/A	Never built	Proposed single car conversion of Class 156	Never built			Never built
Class 153
Super Sprinter	BREL-Leyland	1991–2	70 × single cars (Converted from Class 155)	Still in use	[[File:Hebden Bridge - Arriva 153378%2B158784 arriving from Chester.JPG	100px]]	12
Class 154	BREL	1985	1 × 3 car unit converted from Class 150	Converted back to Class 150	[[File:154001 Manton.jpg	100px]]	None
Class 155
Super Sprinter	BREL-Leyland	1987–8	42 × 2-car sets
7 × 2-car sets still in original form	Still in use		[[File:155345York.jpg	100px]]
Class 156
Super Sprinter	Metro-Cammell	1987–9	114 × 2-car sets	[[File:Preston - Arriva 156443%2B156455 Choley service.JPG	100px]]
*Class 157
Strathclyde Sprinter*	N/A	Never built	Proposed Strathclyde PTE Sprinter	Never built		Never built
Class 158
Express Sprinter	BREL	1989–92	165 × 2-car and 17 × 3-car sets	Still in use	[[File:Crewe - Keolis-Amey 158830 Chester service.JPG	100px]]	1
Class 159
South Western Turbo	1992–3	22 × 3-car sets	[[File:Clapham Junction - SWR 159001%2B159106 London bound.JPG	100px]]	2 vehicles

Turbos

Networker

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 165
Networker Turbo	BREL/ABB York	1990–2	49 × 2-car and 26 × 3-car sets	Still in use	[[File:Leamington Spa - Chiltern 165002 empty stock for Stratford service.JPG	100px]]	1
Class 166
Networker Turbo Express	1992–3	21 × 3-car sets	[[File:Caerdydd Canolog - GWR 166219.JPG	100px]]	None

Turbostar

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 168
Clubman	Adtranz/Bombardier, Derby	1998–2004	9 × 3-car and 10 × 4-car sets	Still in use	[[File:168-002 Chiltern Hatton Bank (2) (28076486818).jpg	100px]]	None
Class 170
Turbostar	1998–2005	44 × 2-car and 89 × 3-car sets	[[File:170417 The Key Worker.jpg	100px]]
Class 171
Turbostar	Bombardier, Derby	2003–04	9 × 2-car and 6 × 4-car sets	[[File:Uckfield - GTSR Southern 171805 London service.JPG	100px	171805 at York Uckfield]]
Class 172
Turbostar	2010–11	24 × 2-car and 15 × 3-car	[[File:Bedworth - WMT 172001 Nuneaton service.JPG	100px]]

Coradias

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 175
Coradia	Alstom, Washwood Heath	1999–2001	11 × 2-car and 16 × 3-car sets	Still in use	[[File:Hereford - Keolis Amey 175003 Carmarthen service.JPG	100px]]	None
Class 180
Adelante	2000–01	13 x 5-car sets and 1 x 4-car set (180 110)	Still in use	[[File:Hull Trains Harringay.jpg	100px]]

Desiro

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 185 Desiro	Siemens	2005–06	51 × 3-car sets	Still in use	[[File:Doncaster - TPE 185106 Manchester AIrport servce.JPG	100px]]	None

Civity

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn
Class 195 Civity	CAF	2017–20	25 × 2-car sets
33 × 3-car sets	still in use	[[File:Lancaster - Arriva 195101 Manchester service.JPG	100px]]	None
Class 196 Civity	2019–	12 x 2-car sets
14 x 4-car sets	[[File:196101 at Worcester July 2020.jpg	100px]]
Class 197 Civity	2021–	51 x 2-car sets
26 x 3-car sets	[[File:Caf 197101 llj 07oct2021.jpg	100px]]

Diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs)

Southern Region DEMUs

Class	SR code	Built	Quantity (sets)	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 201	6S	1957-58	7 × 6-car sets	1986	[[File:Haywards Heath - 201001 in platform 1.JPG	100px]]	About 5
Class 202	6L	9 × 6-car sets	[[File:The Hampshire Hog Railtour. - geograph.org.uk - 649111.jpg	100px]]	About 8 (46 cars)
Class 203	6B	1958	7 × 6-car sets	1990	[[File:BR SR Thumper 4L 203001 and 6L1001 DEMUs - Uckfield Line 06.JPG	100px]]	5
Class 204	2H/3T	1957	4 × 3-car sets
(formed using Class 205 and 206 cars)	1987	[[File:Class 204 DEMU.jpg	100px]]	About 3 (19 vehicles)
Class 205	2H/3H	1957-62	4 × 2-car and 29 × 3-car sets	1992–2004	[[File:205001-Thumper-LondonBridge-20040927.JPG	100px]]	About 21
Class 206	3R	1964	6 × 3-car sets
(formed using Class 201 and 416 cars)	1979	[[File:Tadpole unit at guildford.jpg	100px]]	All
Class 207	3D	1962	19 × 3-car sets	1990–2004	[[File:207202 at Hurst Green.jpg	100px]]	About 16

Second Generation

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Notes	Image	Scrapped
Class 210	BREL, Derby	1982	1 × 3-car and 1 × 4-car set	1987	mostly scrapped, with 1 carriage preserved and 2 carriages converted to Class 455	[[File:British Rail 210001.jpg	210001 at Reading for a service to Didcot	100px]]	4 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 use	Converted from former London Underground D78 Stock	[[File:Class 230 at Bedford 2.jpg	100px]]	None
Class 231
FLIRT	Stadler	2021-22	11 × 4-car sets	still in use		[[File:Gloucester - TfW 231001 on test.JPG	100px]]
Class 769
Flex	BREL, York
Brush Traction (conversion)	2017	35 × 4-car sets	still in use	Converted from EMUs	[[File:319447 Bedford.jpg	100px]]

Voyager-style express DEMUs

Class	Manufacturer	Date Built	Number Built	Withdrawn	Image	Scrapped
Class 220
Voyager	Bombardier, Bruges, Belgium	2000-01	34 × 4-car sets	still in use	[[File:222-124 %26 220-028 Cross Country Banbury 14-03-17 (34008120081).jpg	150px]]	None
Class 221
Super Voyager	2001-02	4 × 4-car and 40 × 5-car sets	[[File:221-124 Cross Country Banbury 14-03-17 (35401907256).jpg	150px]]
Class 222
Meridian/Pioneer	2003–05	4 × 4-car, 7 × 9-car and 17 × 5-car sets	[[File:East Midlands Railway Class 222 (222104) arriving at Nottingham in its new livery.png	150px]]

High-speed trains

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	[[File:Blue pullman 60099 - swansea - aug 1967.jpg	120px]]	All
Class 252	BREL	Prototype HST	1972	1 × 10-car plus 2 spare coaches	1982	[[File:252001 - weston s mare - 1975.jpg	120px]]	2 vehicles
Class 253	HST	1975–1982	58 × 9-car	still in use	[[File:19880131-Paddington-HST-253035.jpg	120px]]	22
Class 254	36 × 10-car	[[File:High Speed Train Departs Newcastle, 1981 (geograph 2827267).jpg	120px]]
Class 255	BREL	HST Challenger	2002 (planned refurbishment)	14 (planned)	Never built		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	[[File:800104 at York.jpg	120px]]	None
Class 802	Hitachi Kudamatsu &
Pistoia	2017-2020	27 x 5-car
7 x 9-car	[[File:Newbury Racecourse - GWR 802003 speeding to London.JPG	120px]]
Class 805	Hitachi Newton Aycliffe	2021-	13 x 5-car	[[File:805005_at_Crewe.jpg	120px]]
Class 810	33 × 5-car	only just came in service	[[File:EMR_Class_810_Newark.jpg	120px]]

References

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[http://www.users.madasafish.com/~dysgraphyk/156/class156_fleet-list.htm Fleet Survey - 156 Super-Sprinter]
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(July 2017). "Flex 319s to be Class 769s". Today's Railways UK.

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