Title: British Rail Class 220 - Wikipedia
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British Rail Class 220
Contents
Technical details
Accidents and incidents
Formation and passenger facilities
Operations
Fleet details
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: British Rail Class 220 - Wikipedia
British Rail Class 220
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British Rail Class 220 Voyager
220 002 of Arriva CrossCountry on a Birmingham New St - Plymouth service passing Charfield, September 2010. The interior of Standard Class aboard a CrossCountry Class 220
In service
2001–present
Manufacturer
Bombardier Transportation
Built at
Bruges, Belgium & Horbury, United Kingdom
Family name
Voyager
Replaced
InterCity 125
Class 47
Mark 2 carriages
Class 158
Constructed
2000–2001
Number built
34 units
Number in service
34 units
Formation
4 cars per unit
Fleet numbers
220001–220034
Capacity
174 standard class, 26 first class
Operator (s)
CrossCountry
Specifications
Car body construction
Steel
Car length
23.85 m (driving cars) or 22.82 m (intermediate cars)
Width
2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Articulated sections
Flexible diaphragm (within unit only)
Maximum speed
125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight
185.6 t (182.7 long tons; 204.6 short tons) per unit
Traction system
DEMU
Prime mover (s)
Cummins QSK19 19-litre 6-cylinder turbo- Diesel
Power output
Each engine: 560 kW (750 hp) at 1800 rpm
Total: 3,000 hp (2,240 kW)
Transmission
Diesel-electric
UIC classification
1A'A1'+1A'A1'+1A'A1'+1A'A1'
Braking system (s)
Rheostatic
Safety system (s)
AWS, TPWS
Coupling system
Dellner
Track gauge
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8
+
1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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. They were introduced in 2001 to replace the 20-year-old InterCity 125 and almost 40-year-old Class 47 -hauled Mark 2 fleets operating on the Cross Country Route, initially for Virgin CrossCountry and since 2007 by CrossCountry. Contents
1 Technical details
1.1 Accidents and incidents
2 Formation and passenger facilities
3 Operations
4 Fleet details
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
Technical details
Two British Rail Class 220 units operated by CrossCountry coupling to form a longer train
Classes 220 (left) and 221 (right) at Durham, showing the differing bogie designs
All coaches are equipped with a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine of 750 hp (560 kW) at 1800 rpm. These power a generator which supplies current to motors driving two axles per coach, with one axle per bogie powered. Voyagers have both air and rheostatic brakes. They are fitted with Dellner couplers, like the Class 222 operated by East Midlands Railway and the Class 390 Pendolino electric trains used by Avanti West Coast, meaning they can be coupled in rescue/recovery mode (air brake only) in the event of a failure.