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British Rail Class 220

Passenger Rolling Stock and High-Speed Trainsets

The British Rail Class 220 Voyager is a class of diesel-electric high-speed multiple unit passenger trains built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation in 2000 and 2001. Introduced in 2001, they replaced the 20-year-old InterCity 125 and almost 40-year-old Class 47-hauled Mark 2 fleets on the Cross Country Route, first for Virgin CrossCountry and, since 2007, for CrossCountry. Each coach has a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine of 559 kW under the floor that powers a generator feeding motors on two axles per coach. The four-coach sets have a top speed of 125 mph (200 km/h) and a range of about 1,350 miles between refuellings, with air and rheostatic brakes, Dellner couplers and distinctive inside-frame B5005 bogies. The units are owned by Beacon Rail, and in 2024 CrossCountry contracted Alstom to refurbish the Class 220 and Class 221 fleets.

Facts
Year
2001 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
In service 1
Top Speed (km/h)
200 1
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Exemplifies

Intercity Rail, Modes
Source British Rail Class 220 (Wikipedia)

Of Make

Bombardier, Networks and Operators
Source British Rail Class 220 (Wikipedia)
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Manufactured By

Bombardier Inc.

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Source Bombardier Inc. (Wikipedia)Divested lines of business, rail
Quote, Divested lines of business, rail
Alstom agreed to buy the Bombardier Transportation division

Originated In

Belgium

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Source British Rail Class 220 (Wikipedia)Lead, works
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built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation in 2000 and 2001
Sources
1. British Rail Class 220 (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    They were introduced in 2001
  • Technical details
    All coaches are equipped with a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine
  • Technical details, top speed
    a top speed of 125 mph (200 km/h)
  • Lead, use
    since 2007 have been operated by CrossCountry
  • Lead, works
    built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation in 2000 and 2001
  • Of Make: Bombardier, Lead, maker
    built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation in 2000 and 2001
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Bombardier Inc. (Wikipedia)
Divested lines of business, rail
Quote, Divested lines of business, rail
Alstom agreed to buy the Bombardier Transportation division
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