Title: British Rail Class 175 - Wikipedia
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British Rail Class 175
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Contents
Description
Operations
Accidents and Incidents
Fleet details
Named units
References
Sources
External links

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British Rail Class 175
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class of diesel multiple unit passenger train
British Rail Class 175 Coradia 1000
Transport for Wales 175003 at Hereford in 2018
Interior of Transport for Wales 175111 in 2021
In service
20 June 2000 – present
Manufacturer
Alstom
Built at
Washwood Heath
Family name
Coradia
Replaced
Class 101
Class 309
Constructed
1999–2001
Number built
27 sets
Number in service
27 sets
Formation
175/0: 2 cars per train set (DMSL-DMSL)
175/1: 3 cars per train set (DMSL-MSL-DMSL)
Capacity
136 seats per 2-car unit
Operator (s)
Transport for Wales
Depot (s)
Chester
Specifications
Car body construction
Steel
Car length
Driving end vehicles 23.71 m (77 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Centre cars 23.03 m (75 ft 6 3⁄4 in)
Width
2.73 m (8 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Doors
Swing plug at vehicle ends
Articulated sections
Flexible diaphragm within unit only
Maximum speed
100 mph (160 km/h)
Weight
97.85 t (96.30 long tons; 107.86 short tons) or 144.14 t (141.86 long tons; 158.89 short tons) per set
Prime mover (s)
One per car
Cummins N14
Engine type
14-litre 6-cylinder turbo- Diesel
Power output
450 hp (340 kW) per engine
Transmission
Voith T211 hydraulic transmission
ZF final drive
2 axles driven per car
Braking system (s)
Friction/ Hydrodynamic retarder (Retarders bypassed due to unreliability)
Safety system (s)
AWS, TPWS
Coupling system
Scharfenberg
Track gauge
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
The British Rail Class 175 Coradia 1000 is a type of diesel multiple-unit passenger train operated by Transport for Wales in the United Kingdom. The fleet of 27 sets was built between 1999 and 2001 by Alstom at Washwood Heath . Owned by Angel Trains, they were originally leased to First North Western, before being transferred to Wales & Borders, and then to Arriva Trains Wales and then Transport for Wales. Contents
1 Description
2 Operations
2.1 Accidents and Incidents
3 Fleet details
3.1 Named units
4 References
4.1 Sources
5 External links
Description
In July 1997, North Western Trains placed an order with Alstom for 27 sets. The original order was for eleven two-carriage units with a top speed of 100 mph, seven three-carriage units with a top speed of 100 mph and nine three-carriage units with a top speed of 125 mph. This was reconfigured to eleven two-carriage and sixteen three-carriage units all with a top speed of 100 mph.