Title: British Rail Class 221 - Wikipedia
Headings: British Rail Class 221
British Rail Class 221
Contents
Details
Formation and passenger facilities
Operations
CrossCountry
Avanti West Coast
Technical problems and incidents
Voyager names
Future
Fleet details
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: Operator
Cars per set
First Class Seats
Standard Class Seats
Wheelchair spaces
Bicycle storage
Formation
Avanti West Coast
5
26
230
2
4
Coach A Quiet Zone, Coach D Shop, Coach E First Class. CrossCountry
26
236
2
3
Coach A First Class, Coach D bicycle rack and luggage storage, at seat catering service. CrossCountry
4
26
174
2
3
Coach A First Class, Coach D bicycle rack and luggage storage, at seat catering service. Operations
See also: Cross Country Route and Avanti West Coast
All units are owned by Beacon Rail, after they were purchased from Voyager Rail Leasing, a consortium of Lloyds Banking Group and Angel Trains. They are leased to the train operating companies . On their introduction in 2002, Virgin Trains was the operator of all Class 221s, which it used on CrossCountry and West Coast Main Line services as well as on the North Wales Coast line. With the decision to transfer those CrossCountry services that operated via the West Coast Main Line to the InterCity West Coast franchise at the same time as the former franchise was relet, on 11 November 2007 the fleet was split. Virgin West Coast were allocated 221101-221118 and 221142-221144 while CrossCountry gained 221119-221141. However while CrossCountry overhauled five High Speed Train sets, 221114-221118 were subleased for a 12-month period.