Title: British Rail Class 221 - Wikipedia
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British Rail Class 221
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Formation and passenger facilities
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CrossCountry
Avanti West Coast
Technical problems and incidents
Voyager names
Future
Fleet details
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British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager
CrossCountry 221127 at Leamington Spa in 2015
Standard Class interior on an Avanti West Coast unit
In service
12 April 2002–present
Manufacturer
Bombardier Transportation
Family name
Voyager
Replaced
InterCity 125
Class 47
Mark 2 carriages
Class 158
Constructed
2001–2002
Number built
44 sets
Number in service
44 sets
Formation
4 or 5 cars per set
Fleet numbers
221101–221144
Capacity
26 first class, 162 or 224 standard class per unit
Operator (s)
Avanti West Coast
CrossCountry
Specifications
Car body construction
Steel
Car length
23.85 m (78 ft 3 in) driving end cars
22.82 m (74 ft 10 in) other cars
Width
2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Doors
Swing plug at vehicle ends
Articulated sections
Flexible diaphragm within unit only
Maximum speed
125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight
227 t (223 long tons; 250 short tons) or 282.8 t (278.3 long tons; 311.7 short tons) per 4 car unit
Traction system
DEMU
Prime mover (s)
One per car, Cummins QSK19 19-litre 6-cylinder turbo- Diesel
Power output
560 kW (750 hp) per car at 1800rpm
UIC classification
1A'A1'+1A'A1'+...+1A'A1'
Braking system (s)
Rheostatic and electro-pneumatic
Safety system (s)
AWS, TPWS, TASS
Coupling system
Dellner
The British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager is a class of tilting diesel-electric multiple-unit express passenger trains built in Bruges, Belgium, by Bombardier Transportation in 2001/02. The Class 221 are similar to the Class 220 Voyager units, but were built with a tilting mechanism enabling up to six degrees of tilt to allow higher speeds on curved tracks, most have five coaches, and they have a different bogie design. They have a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h).