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: These trains, unlike the older trains they replaced, have electronic information display boards in the exterior walls showing the train number, the time, the coach, the train's destination and the next station. This is also a feature of the Class 220 and Class 222 high speed DEMUs (The Class 390 trains also have such electronic information display boards, but in the doors). The trains have been criticised for providing insufficient space for luggage and bicycles. Also, because the units are designed to tilt, the carriages have a tapered profile that narrows towards roof level, resulting in a less spacious interior than the conventional carriages they replaced. The formation and capacity of each unit depends on the operator. 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.