- Source: British Rail Class 196
The British Rail Class 196 Civity is a class of diesel multiple unit built for West Midlands Trains by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. A total of 26 units have been built; 12 two-car units and 14 four-car units.
They are the first train of the Civity family to feature end gangways.
History
Shortly after the announcement that a consortium of Abellio, Mitsui and JR East had been awarded the West Midlands franchise, West Midlands Trains confirmed they had placed an order for 26 diesel multiple units based on CAF's Civity platform.
The first completed unit started testing at the Velim railway test circuit in December 2019.
The first vehicle arrived at Tyseley TMD in Birmingham on 17 April 2020, having travelled by ship from Cuxhaven to Hull. Revenue services using the new fleet began on 17 October 2022, on services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham.
Operators
= West Midlands Trains
=West Midlands Trains use the Class 196 fleet to replace their 23 Class 170/5 Turbostar units on services between Birmingham and Shrewsbury via Telford. They also run on Birmingham to Hereford services from 2023, with occasional appearances on the Snow Hill Lines (Dorridge & Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester). Six 2-car units will be allocated to the initial services operated on the East West Rail route between Oxford and Milton Keynes.
Fleet details
= Named units
=Some units have received names:
196101: Charles Darwin
196001: Graiseley Wolves
196004: Sir Edward Elgar
196102: The Shropshire Flyer
See also
British Rail Class 195 - A diesel multiple unit variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for Northern.
British Rail Class 197 - A diesel multiple unit variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for Transport for Wales Rail.
British Rail Class 331 - An electric multiple unit variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for Northern.
British Rail Class 397 - An electric multiple unit variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for TransPennine Express.
British Rail Class 897 - A tri-mode multiple unit variant of the CAF Civity UK platform to be built for London North Eastern Railway.
Notes
References
External links
Media related to British Rail Class 196 at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Manchester
- Amfleet
- British Rail Class 196
- British Rail Class 897
- British Rail Class 397
- British Rail Class 197
- British Rail Class 331
- British Rail Class 195
- British Rail Class 730
- British Rail Class 170
- British Rail Class 46
- British Rail Class 442
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