Driving Van Trailer
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A Driving Van Trailer is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive
at the opposite end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to be moved around to the other end of the train at terminal stations. Unlike many other control cars, DVTs resemble locomotives (specifically Class 91
) and thus when the train is operating in "push" mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of building that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains that travel at more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s).
(IC225) sets operating on the East Coast Main Line
(ECML) the Mark 4
DVTs and locomotives operate in push-pull
formation utilising a Time-Division Multiplexer
to send control signals along specially screened cables which run the length of the train. The locomotives usually face away from London, only being changed occasionally in rare circumstances.
On the original Mark 3
DVTs, which operated on the West Coast Main Line
(WCML), the intention was to use the RCH
jumpers to carry the signals therefore allowing the same cables to be used for lighting and the public address
system, as well as driver-guard signalling. However this proved to be very troublesome in service and eventually the rakes of coaches on the WCML were re-wired with specially screened cables exclusively for the TDM system.
In addition to the driver's cab, some DVTs have luggage and cycle storage space and a guard's office.
When a train is operated by a DVT, the control signals are encoded and multiplexed onto the cables by the TDM equipment in the DVT. At the locomotive, these signals are demultiplexed by the TDM equipment, and the signals are used to control the locomotive. The air braking
system is operated directly from whichever cab the driver is driving from. If the TDM fails and cannot be reconfigured, the train may still operate, but if the DVT is leading, it will be necessary to uncouple the locomotive and attach it to the front of the train.
The DVT was developed from the Mark 2
DBSO
, but unlike its predecessor, it was built specifically for this purpose. The original DVTs were designed to be used with Mark 2 D, E & F and Mark 3 coaches, and the second design with Mark 4 coaches, which have a narrower profile. This enables it to be converted to tilting operation
if required in the future.
Mark 3 DVTs can be seen in service in the UK today with EWS, with National Express East Anglia Mainline services and occasionally with Virgin West Coast, powered by locomotives. During its operation, Wrexham & Shropshire utilised Mark 3 DVTs on its services between London and Wrexham
powered by Class 67
locomotives. The Mark 4 DVT is operated by East Coast
and powered by Class 91s
. They were also powered by the unique Class 89
Co-Co locomotive which once operated on the same route but is now preserved.
Virgin West Coast used to operate push-pull services on WCML between London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street
, Manchester
, Birmingham
and Glasgow
in conjunction with Class 86
, Class 87
and Class 90
locomotives, but latterly the services went on to be run exclusively by Class 390
Pendolino
s. Virgin retained two DVTs for backup purposes, both DVTs have recently been fitted with on-train monitoring recorders (OTMR). , one of the vehicles had been repainted into a Pendolino silver/black livery, in order to bring it in line with the newer trains.
National Express East Anglia operate push-pull services between London London Liverpool Street
and Norwich
in conjunction with Class 90
locomotives. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational. All the WCML DVTs needed refurbishing when they came off lease and were re-painted into 'one' colours.
DB Schenker (Formerly known as EWS) operate a Mark 3 DVT as part of their EWS Company Train
. 82146 is painted in the Silver colours of the company train and operates with Class 67
67029 and three Mark 3 coaches.
Wrexham & Shropshire started operating push-pull services with DVTs in October 2008 between Wrexham General
and London Marylebone
in conjunction with Class 67 diesel locomotives following the start of the service on 28 April 2008. The DVTs required modification to work with the Class 67
, involving adding a notched power controller as is used in the locomotive and a 27 wire jumper cable as used on the GM EMD locomotives which is known as the AAR
Multiple Working system. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational.
Although these services did start operation in April 2008, no DVTs were initially used due to delays in the refurbishment of the units. Up to mid October WSMR trains used two Class 67
Locomotives - one at either end of the train. On 11 October 2008 the first DVT entered traffic on a WSMR service.
Following the closure of Wrexham & Shropshire these vehicles transferred to sister company Chiltern Railways and started operating on Birmingham to London Marylebone services. They are currently being further modified to work with the power doors that Chiltern are fitting to the Mk3 coaches and to have a generator fitted to enable Electric Train Supply and compressed air to be provided to the coaches when the Class 67 locomitve is not running, such as when in terminus stations and when stabled.
As a result of the modification to work with the Class 67s, the WSMR DVTs have been renumbered 82/3 series although they do retain the ability to work with TDM fitted electric locomotives.
Mark 4 DVTs were built in 1988 by Metro Cammell
at their Washwood Heath
plant in Birmingham and were introduced to the ECML with the IC225 rakes of Mark 4 coaches. They operate with class 91 locomotives using the TDM system via UIC
screened cables through the nine Mark 4 coaches of the rake.
Initially operated by British Rail
's InterCity sector in its familiar livery, following privatisation of the railways
the services were taken over by Sea Containers
under the Great North Eastern Railway
(GNER) brand but following a change of operator to National Express East Coast
in December 2007 the vehicles were rebranded with NXEC logos and a white stripe whilst retaining the overall GNER blue colour scheme . However, the collapse of the NXEC franchise in November 2009 and its replacement by the Government operated East Coast
operator means that the current mix of liveries will probably remain until a new private franchisee is found in 2011.
's ill-fated InterCity 250
project on the West Coast Mainline.
A Driving Van Trailer (DVT) is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive
at the opposite end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to be moved around to the other end of the train at terminal stations. Unlike many other control cars, DVTs resemble locomotives (specifically Class 91
) and thus when the train is operating in "push" mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of building that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains that travel at more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s).
(IC225) sets operating on the East Coast Main Line
(ECML) the Mark 4
DVTs and locomotives operate in push-pull
formation utilising a Time-Division Multiplexer
to send control signals along specially screened cables which run the length of the train. The locomotives usually face away from London, only being changed occasionally in rare circumstances.
On the original Mark 3
DVTs, which operated on the West Coast Main Line
(WCML), the intention was to use the RCH
jumpers to carry the signals therefore allowing the same cables to be used for lighting and the public address
system, as well as driver-guard signalling. However this proved to be very troublesome in service and eventually the rakes of coaches on the WCML were re-wired with specially screened cables exclusively for the TDM system.
In addition to the driver's cab, some DVTs have luggage and cycle storage space and a guard's office.
When a train is operated by a DVT, the control signals are encoded and multiplexed onto the cables by the TDM equipment in the DVT. At the locomotive, these signals are demultiplexed by the TDM equipment, and the signals are used to control the locomotive. The air braking
system is operated directly from whichever cab the driver is driving from. If the TDM fails and cannot be reconfigured, the train may still operate, but if the DVT is leading, it will be necessary to uncouple the locomotive and attach it to the front of the train.
The DVT was developed from the Mark 2
DBSO
, but unlike its predecessor, it was built specifically for this purpose. The original DVTs were designed to be used with Mark 2 D, E & F and Mark 3 coaches, and the second design with Mark 4 coaches, which have a narrower profile. This enables it to be converted to tilting operation
if required in the future.
Mark 3 DVTs can be seen in service in the UK today with EWS, with National Express East Anglia Mainline services and occasionally with Virgin West Coast, powered by locomotives. During its operation, Wrexham & Shropshire utilised Mark 3 DVTs on its services between London and Wrexham
powered by Class 67
locomotives. The Mark 4 DVT is operated by East Coast
and powered by Class 91s
. They were also powered by the unique Class 89
Co-Co locomotive which once operated on the same route but is now preserved.
Virgin West Coast used to operate push-pull services on WCML between London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street
, Manchester
, Birmingham
and Glasgow
in conjunction with Class 86
, Class 87
and Class 90
locomotives, but latterly the services went on to be run exclusively by Class 390
Pendolino
s. Virgin retained two DVTs for backup purposes, both DVTs have recently been fitted with on-train monitoring recorders (OTMR). , one of the vehicles had been repainted into a Pendolino silver/black livery, in order to bring it in line with the newer trains.
National Express East Anglia operate push-pull services between London London Liverpool Street
and Norwich
in conjunction with Class 90
locomotives. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational. All the WCML DVTs needed refurbishing when they came off lease and were re-painted into 'one' colours.
DB Schenker (Formerly known as EWS) operate a Mark 3 DVT as part of their EWS Company Train
. 82146 is painted in the Silver colours of the company train and operates with Class 67
67029 and three Mark 3 coaches.
Wrexham & Shropshire started operating push-pull services with DVTs in October 2008 between Wrexham General
and London Marylebone
in conjunction with Class 67 diesel locomotives following the start of the service on 28 April 2008. The DVTs required modification to work with the Class 67
, involving adding a notched power controller as is used in the locomotive and a 27 wire jumper cable as used on the GM EMD locomotives which is known as the AAR
Multiple Working system. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational.
Although these services did start operation in April 2008, no DVTs were initially used due to delays in the refurbishment of the units. Up to mid October WSMR trains used two Class 67
Locomotives - one at either end of the train. On 11 October 2008 the first DVT entered traffic on a WSMR service.
Following the closure of Wrexham & Shropshire these vehicles transferred to sister company Chiltern Railways and started operating on Birmingham to London Marylebone services. They are currently being further modified to work with the power doors that Chiltern are fitting to the Mk3 coaches and to have a generator fitted to enable Electric Train Supply and compressed air to be provided to the coaches when the Class 67 locomitve is not running, such as when in terminus stations and when stabled.
As a result of the modification to work with the Class 67s, the WSMR DVTs have been renumbered 82/3 series although they do retain the ability to work with TDM fitted electric locomotives.
Mark 4 DVTs were built in 1988 by Metro Cammell
at their Washwood Heath
plant in Birmingham and were introduced to the ECML with the IC225 rakes of Mark 4 coaches. They operate with class 91 locomotives using the TDM system via UIC
screened cables through the nine Mark 4 coaches of the rake.
Initially operated by British Rail
's InterCity sector in its familiar livery, following privatisation of the railways
the services were taken over by Sea Containers
under the Great North Eastern Railway
(GNER) brand but following a change of operator to National Express East Coast
in December 2007 the vehicles were rebranded with NXEC logos and a white stripe whilst retaining the overall GNER blue colour scheme . However, the collapse of the NXEC franchise in November 2009 and its replacement by the Government operated East Coast
operator means that the current mix of liveries will probably remain until a new private franchisee is found in 2011.
's ill-fated InterCity 250
project on the West Coast Mainline.
A Driving Van Trailer (DVT) is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive
at the opposite end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to be moved around to the other end of the train at terminal stations. Unlike many other control cars, DVTs resemble locomotives (specifically Class 91
) and thus when the train is operating in "push" mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of building that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains that travel at more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s).
(IC225) sets operating on the East Coast Main Line
(ECML) the Mark 4
DVTs and locomotives operate in push-pull
formation utilising a Time-Division Multiplexer
to send control signals along specially screened cables which run the length of the train. The locomotives usually face away from London, only being changed occasionally in rare circumstances.
On the original Mark 3
DVTs, which operated on the West Coast Main Line
(WCML), the intention was to use the RCH
jumpers to carry the signals therefore allowing the same cables to be used for lighting and the public address
system, as well as driver-guard signalling. However this proved to be very troublesome in service and eventually the rakes of coaches on the WCML were re-wired with specially screened cables exclusively for the TDM system.
In addition to the driver's cab, some DVTs have luggage and cycle storage space and a guard's office.
When a train is operated by a DVT, the control signals are encoded and multiplexed onto the cables by the TDM equipment in the DVT. At the locomotive, these signals are demultiplexed by the TDM equipment, and the signals are used to control the locomotive. The air braking
system is operated directly from whichever cab the driver is driving from. If the TDM fails and cannot be reconfigured, the train may still operate, but if the DVT is leading, it will be necessary to uncouple the locomotive and attach it to the front of the train.
The DVT was developed from the Mark 2
DBSO
, but unlike its predecessor, it was built specifically for this purpose. The original DVTs were designed to be used with Mark 2 D, E & F and Mark 3 coaches, and the second design with Mark 4 coaches, which have a narrower profile. This enables it to be converted to tilting operation
if required in the future.
Mark 3 DVTs can be seen in service in the UK today with EWS, with National Express East Anglia Mainline services and occasionally with Virgin West Coast, powered by locomotives. During its operation, Wrexham & Shropshire utilised Mark 3 DVTs on its services between London and Wrexham
powered by Class 67
locomotives. The Mark 4 DVT is operated by East Coast
and powered by Class 91s
. They were also powered by the unique Class 89
Co-Co locomotive which once operated on the same route but is now preserved.
Virgin West Coast used to operate push-pull services on WCML between London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street
, Manchester
, Birmingham
and Glasgow
in conjunction with Class 86
, Class 87
and Class 90
locomotives, but latterly the services went on to be run exclusively by Class 390
Pendolino
s. Virgin retained two DVTs for backup purposes, both DVTs have recently been fitted with on-train monitoring recorders (OTMR). , one of the vehicles had been repainted into a Pendolino silver/black livery, in order to bring it in line with the newer trains.
National Express East Anglia operate push-pull services between London London Liverpool Street
and Norwich
in conjunction with Class 90
locomotives. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational. All the WCML DVTs needed refurbishing when they came off lease and were re-painted into 'one' colours.
DB Schenker (Formerly known as EWS) operate a Mark 3 DVT as part of their EWS Company Train
. 82146 is painted in the Silver colours of the company train and operates with Class 67
67029 and three Mark 3 coaches.
Wrexham & Shropshire started operating push-pull services with DVTs in October 2008 between Wrexham General
and London Marylebone
in conjunction with Class 67 diesel locomotives following the start of the service on 28 April 2008. The DVTs required modification to work with the Class 67
, involving adding a notched power controller as is used in the locomotive and a 27 wire jumper cable as used on the GM EMD locomotives which is known as the AAR
Multiple Working system. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational.
Although these services did start operation in April 2008, no DVTs were initially used due to delays in the refurbishment of the units. Up to mid October WSMR trains used two Class 67
Locomotives - one at either end of the train. On 11 October 2008 the first DVT entered traffic on a WSMR service.
Following the closure of Wrexham & Shropshire these vehicles transferred to sister company Chiltern Railways and started operating on Birmingham to London Marylebone services. They are currently being further modified to work with the power doors that Chiltern are fitting to the Mk3 coaches and to have a generator fitted to enable Electric Train Supply and compressed air to be provided to the coaches when the Class 67 locomitve is not running, such as when in terminus stations and when stabled.
As a result of the modification to work with the Class 67s, the WSMR DVTs have been renumbered 82/3 series although they do retain the ability to work with TDM fitted electric locomotives.
Mark 4 DVTs were built in 1988 by Metro Cammell
at their Washwood Heath
plant in Birmingham and were introduced to the ECML with the IC225 rakes of Mark 4 coaches. They operate with class 91 locomotives using the TDM system via UIC
screened cables through the nine Mark 4 coaches of the rake.
Initially operated by British Rail
's InterCity sector in its familiar livery, following privatisation of the railways
the services were taken over by Sea Containers
under the Great North Eastern Railway
(GNER) brand but following a change of operator to National Express East Coast
in December 2007 the vehicles were rebranded with NXEC logos and a white stripe whilst retaining the overall GNER blue colour scheme . However, the collapse of the NXEC franchise in November 2009 and its replacement by the Government operated East Coast
operator means that the current mix of liveries will probably remain until a new private franchisee is found in 2011.
's ill-fated InterCity 250
project on the West Coast Mainline.
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
at the opposite end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to be moved around to the other end of the train at terminal stations. Unlike many other control cars, DVTs resemble locomotives (specifically Class 91
British Rail Class 91
The British Rail Class 91 is a class of , electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of...
) and thus when the train is operating in "push" mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of building that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains that travel at more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s).
Development
On the InterCity 225InterCity 225
The InterCity 225 is a locomotive-hauled domestic train in the United Kingdom, comprising a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark 4 coaches and a Driving Van Trailer...
(IC225) sets operating on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
(ECML) the Mark 4
British Rail Mark 4
British Rail's fourth design of passenger carriages was designated Mark 4, designed for use in InterCity 225 sets on the newly-electrified East Coast Main Line between London, Leeds, and Edinburgh.-History and construction:...
DVTs and locomotives operate in push-pull
Push-pull train
Push–pull is a mode of operation for locomotive-hauled trains allowing them to be driven from either end.A push–pull train has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with a control cab at the other...
formation utilising a Time-Division Multiplexer
Time-division multiplexing
Time-division multiplexing is a type of digital multiplexing in which two or more bit streams or signals are transferred apparently simultaneously as sub-channels in one communication channel, but are physically taking turns on the channel. The time domain is divided into several recurrent...
to send control signals along specially screened cables which run the length of the train. The locomotives usually face away from London, only being changed occasionally in rare circumstances.
On the original Mark 3
British Rail Mark 3
British Rail's third design of standard carriage was designated 'Mark 3' , and was developed primarily for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train...
DVTs, which operated on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
(WCML), the intention was to use the RCH
Railway Clearing House
The British Railway Clearing House was an organisation set up to manage the allocation of revenue collected by numerous pre-grouping railway companies...
jumpers to carry the signals therefore allowing the same cables to be used for lighting and the public address
Public address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
system, as well as driver-guard signalling. However this proved to be very troublesome in service and eventually the rakes of coaches on the WCML were re-wired with specially screened cables exclusively for the TDM system.
When a train is operated by a DVT, the control signals are encoded and multiplexed onto the cables by the TDM equipment in the DVT. At the locomotive, these signals are demultiplexed by the TDM equipment, and the signals are used to control the locomotive. The air braking
Air brake (rail)
An air brake is a conveyance braking system actuated by compressed air. Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system that is based upon a design patented by George Westinghouse on March 5, 1872. The Westinghouse Air Brake Company was subsequently organized to manufacture and sell...
system is operated directly from whichever cab the driver is driving from. If the TDM fails and cannot be reconfigured, the train may still operate, but if the DVT is leading, it will be necessary to uncouple the locomotive and attach it to the front of the train.
The DVT was developed from the Mark 2
British Rail Mark 2
The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975...
DBSO
Driving Brake Standard Open
A Driving Brake Standard Open or DBSO is a type of railway carriage, converted to operate as a control car. Fourteen such vehicles, numbered 9701 to 9714, were converted from Mk. 2F Brake Standard Open carriages. Modifications included adding a driving cab and TDM equipment to allow a locomotive...
, but unlike its predecessor, it was built specifically for this purpose. The original DVTs were designed to be used with Mark 2 D, E & F and Mark 3 coaches, and the second design with Mark 4 coaches, which have a narrower profile. This enables it to be converted to tilting operation
Tilting train
A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks. As a train rounds a curve at speed, objects inside the train experience centrifugal force. This can cause packages to slide about or seated passengers to feel squashed by the outboard armrest due to...
if required in the future.
Mark 3 DVTs can be seen in service in the UK today with EWS, with National Express East Anglia Mainline services and occasionally with Virgin West Coast, powered by locomotives. During its operation, Wrexham & Shropshire utilised Mark 3 DVTs on its services between London and Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
powered by Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
locomotives. The Mark 4 DVT is operated by East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
and powered by Class 91s
British Rail Class 91
The British Rail Class 91 is a class of , electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of...
. They were also powered by the unique Class 89
British Rail Class 89
The Class 89 is a prototype design for an electric locomotive. Only one unit was built, no. 89001, which was officially named Avocet by the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 16 January 1989 at Sandy, Bedfordshire - the home of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds...
Co-Co locomotive which once operated on the same route but is now preserved.
Virgin West Coast
Virgin West Coast used to operate push-pull services on WCML between London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, and on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
in conjunction with Class 86
British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86 was the standard electric locomotive built during the 1960s, developed as a result of testing with the earlier Classes 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85. One hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965-1966 by either English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, or...
, Class 87
British Rail Class 87
The British Rail Class 87 is a type of electric locomotive built from 1973-75 by British Rail Engineering Limited . 36 of these locomotives were built to work passenger services over the West Coast Main Line . They were the flagships of British Rail's electric locomotive fleet until the late 1980s,...
and Class 90
British Rail Class 90
The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes and has a top speed of . They operate from 25 kV AC overhead wires and produce...
locomotives, but latterly the services went on to be run exclusively by Class 390
British Rail Class 390
The Class 390 Pendolino is a type of train used in Great Britain. They are electric multiple units using Fiat's tilting train pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three 9-car units were originally built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line , with...
Pendolino
Pendolino
Pendolino is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russian Federation, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Switzerland, China and shortly in Romania and Poland...
s. Virgin retained two DVTs for backup purposes, both DVTs have recently been fitted with on-train monitoring recorders (OTMR). , one of the vehicles had been repainted into a Pendolino silver/black livery, in order to bring it in line with the newer trains.
National Express East Anglia
National Express East Anglia operate push-pull services between London London Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street railway station, also known as London Liverpool Street or simply Liverpool Street, is both a central London railway terminus and a connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, England...
and Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
in conjunction with Class 90
Class 90
Class 90 may refer to:*British Rail Class 90, a British electric locomotive class*German Class 90 tank locomotives with a 0-6-2T wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and its successor administrations, comprising:...
locomotives. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational. All the WCML DVTs needed refurbishing when they came off lease and were re-painted into 'one' colours.
DB Schenker
DB Schenker (Formerly known as EWS) operate a Mark 3 DVT as part of their EWS Company Train
EWS Company Train
The DB Schenker Company Train is a special train operated in the United Kingdom by freight operator DB Schenker , a division of Deutsche Bahn. It was assembled as the replacement for the company's aging inspection saloon, and is used for entertaining corporate clients...
. 82146 is painted in the Silver colours of the company train and operates with Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
67029 and three Mark 3 coaches.
Chiltern Railways
Wrexham & Shropshire started operating push-pull services with DVTs in October 2008 between Wrexham General
Wrexham General railway station
Wrexham General railway station is a main line railway station and the main railway station serving Wrexham, north-east Wales. It is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales, but services are also provided by Virgin Trains who operate a service to London Euston...
and London Marylebone
Marylebone station
Marylebone station , also known as London Marylebone, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. It stands midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile from each...
in conjunction with Class 67 diesel locomotives following the start of the service on 28 April 2008. The DVTs required modification to work with the Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
, involving adding a notched power controller as is used in the locomotive and a 27 wire jumper cable as used on the GM EMD locomotives which is known as the AAR
Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America . Amtrak and some regional commuter railroads are also members...
Multiple Working system. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational.
Although these services did start operation in April 2008, no DVTs were initially used due to delays in the refurbishment of the units. Up to mid October WSMR trains used two Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
Locomotives - one at either end of the train. On 11 October 2008 the first DVT entered traffic on a WSMR service.
Following the closure of Wrexham & Shropshire these vehicles transferred to sister company Chiltern Railways and started operating on Birmingham to London Marylebone services. They are currently being further modified to work with the power doors that Chiltern are fitting to the Mk3 coaches and to have a generator fitted to enable Electric Train Supply and compressed air to be provided to the coaches when the Class 67 locomitve is not running, such as when in terminus stations and when stabled.
As a result of the modification to work with the Class 67s, the WSMR DVTs have been renumbered 82/3 series although they do retain the ability to work with TDM fitted electric locomotives.
Current Status
| Key: | In Service | Stored | Scrapped | Renumbered | Other Use |
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| Number | Name(s) | Built | Final Livery | Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82101 | Wembley InterCity Depot 101 Squadron No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82102 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82103 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82104 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
National Express East Anglia | Training vehicle for drivers at Norwich Crown Point Norwich Crown Point Crown Point was originally the name given to an area within the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom.The name is now more commonly associated with the Crown Point Traction Maintenance Depot operated by National Express East Anglia. Intercity and Diesel Multiple Unit trains are serviced and... |
| 82105 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82106 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82107 | - | 1988 Derby | National Express East Anglia Silver | National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82108 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82109 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82110 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82111 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82112 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82113 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82114 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82115 | - | 1988 Derby | BR Blue | DB Schenker DB Schenker Rail (UK) DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British... |
In service |
| 82116 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82117 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82301 | ||
| 82118 | Britannia Britannia Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82119 | - | 1988 Derby | Scrapped at MoD Caerwent (11/2005) | ||
| 82120 | Liverpool Chamber of Commerce | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82121 | Carlisle Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82122 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82123 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82124 | The Girls' Brigade Girls' Brigade The Girls' Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organization. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structured organizations in 1964... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82125 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82126 | G8 Summit Birmingham 1998 24th G8 summit The 24th G8 Summit was held at Birmingham, England, United Kingdom between May 15 to 17 1998. The venue for this summit meeting was the Birmingham International Convention Centre.... Wembley Traincare Depot |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... "Pendolino" Silver/Red |
Virgin Trains Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82127 | Abraham Darby Abraham Darby Abraham Darby may refer to:*Abraham Darby I *Abraham Darby II *Abraham Darby III *Abraham Darby IV , High Sheriff of BuckinghamshireAbraham Darby may also refer to:... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82128 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82129 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82130 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82304 | ||
| 82131 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82132 | West Midlands Industry '96 West Midlands (region) The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82133 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82134 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82305 | ||
| 82135 | Spirit of Cumbria Cumbria Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in... |
1988 Derby | Renumbered 82303 | ||
| 82136 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82137 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82138 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82139 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82140 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82141 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82142 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82143 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82144 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82145 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82146 | - | 1988 Derby | EWS Silver | DB Schenker DB Schenker Rail (UK) DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British... |
In service |
| 82147 | The Red Devils Red Devils (Parachute Regiment) The Red Devils are the Parachute Regiment's parachute display team. The team wears the distinctive maroon beret. The Red Devils are regular serving paratroopers from the three battalions of the Parachute Regiment who have volunteered to serve on the display team.The team was formed on 1 January... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82148 | International Spring Fair | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82149 | 101 Squadron No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Fire Service College Fire Service College The Fire Service College is responsible for providing leadership, management and advanced operational training courses for senior fire officers from the UK and foreign fire authorities. It is located at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England... , Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills... |
Training vehicle for fire-fighters at Fire Service College Fire Service College The Fire Service College is responsible for providing leadership, management and advanced operational training courses for senior fire officers from the UK and foreign fire authorities. It is located at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England... , Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills... |
| 82150 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82151 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82302 | ||
| 82152 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82301 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82117 |
| 82302 | - | 1988 Derby | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... White/Blue |
Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82151 |
| 82303 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82135 |
| 82304 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82130 |
| 82305 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82134 |
Mark 4 DVT
Metro Cammell
The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons, based in Saltley and subsequently Washwood Heath....
at their Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England...
plant in Birmingham and were introduced to the ECML with the IC225 rakes of Mark 4 coaches. They operate with class 91 locomotives using the TDM system via UIC
International Union of Railways
The UIC , or International Union of Railways, is an international rail transport industry body.- Brief history :The railways of Europe originated as separate concerns. There were many border changes after World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. Colonial railways were the responsibility of the...
screened cables through the nine Mark 4 coaches of the rake.
Initially operated by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
's InterCity sector in its familiar livery, following privatisation of the railways
Privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was set in motion when the Conservative government enacted, on 19 January 1993, the British Coal and British Rail Act 1993 . This enabled the relevant Secretary of State to issue directions to the relevant Board...
the services were taken over by Sea Containers
Sea Containers Ltd
Sea Containers Ltd. is a Bermuda-registered company which operates two main business areas: transport and container leasing.In March 2006 the company sold its share of Orient-Express Hotels...
under the Great North Eastern Railway
Great North Eastern Railway
Great North Eastern Railway was a British train operating company, owned by Sea Containers Ltd. It operated high-speed express train services on the East Coast Main Line from 1996 until 9 December 2007 when the franchise was taken over by National Express East Coast.GNER's primary service routes...
(GNER) brand but following a change of operator to National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast was a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running high speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London and Scotland, as part of the East Coast passenger franchise...
in December 2007 the vehicles were rebranded with NXEC logos and a white stripe whilst retaining the overall GNER blue colour scheme . However, the collapse of the NXEC franchise in November 2009 and its replacement by the Government operated East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
operator means that the current mix of liveries will probably remain until a new private franchisee is found in 2011.
| Key: | In Service | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | Name | Built | Livery | Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82200 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service (Note: was involved in Hatfield rail crash Hatfield rail crash The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. Although the accident killed fewer than other accidents, Hatfield exposed the major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack and the failings of... ) |
| 82201 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82202 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82203 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82204 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82205 | Flying Scotsman | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Flying Scotsman Purple |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82206 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82207 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82208 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82209 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82210 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82211 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82212 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82213 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82214 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82215 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82216 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82217 | Off to the Races Off to the Races Off to the Races is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label in 1959 as BLP 4007.-Reception:... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82218 | International Indian Film Academy Awards International Indian Film Academy Awards The International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82219 | Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch.... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82220 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82221 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | Scrapped after the Great Heck rail crash on February 28, 2001. | ||
| 82222 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82223 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82224 | Passionate People, Passionate Places | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82225 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82226 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82227 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82228 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82229 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82230 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82231 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
Mark 5 DVT
The Mark 5 DVT was to be part of British RailBritish Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
's ill-fated InterCity 250
InterCity 250
InterCity 250 was the name of a proposed rolling stock, track and signalling upgrade project on the West Coast Main Line by British Rail in the early 1990s. The InterCity 250 train would have consisted of a Class 93 electric locomotive, nine Mark 5 coaches and a Mark 5 Driving Van Trailer...
project on the West Coast Mainline.
Accidents and incidents
DVTs have been involved in very few accidents.- Hatfield derailment involving DVT 82200
- Great Heck rail crash, February 2001. 82221 was withdrawn after major damage to the DVT
See also
- Control car (rail)Control car (rail)A control car is a generic term for a non-powered railroad vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the locomotive...
A Driving Van Trailer (DVT) is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
at the opposite end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to be moved around to the other end of the train at terminal stations. Unlike many other control cars, DVTs resemble locomotives (specifically Class 91
British Rail Class 91
The British Rail Class 91 is a class of , electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of...
) and thus when the train is operating in "push" mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of building that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains that travel at more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s).
Development
On the InterCity 225InterCity 225
The InterCity 225 is a locomotive-hauled domestic train in the United Kingdom, comprising a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark 4 coaches and a Driving Van Trailer...
(IC225) sets operating on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
(ECML) the Mark 4
British Rail Mark 4
British Rail's fourth design of passenger carriages was designated Mark 4, designed for use in InterCity 225 sets on the newly-electrified East Coast Main Line between London, Leeds, and Edinburgh.-History and construction:...
DVTs and locomotives operate in push-pull
Push-pull train
Push–pull is a mode of operation for locomotive-hauled trains allowing them to be driven from either end.A push–pull train has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with a control cab at the other...
formation utilising a Time-Division Multiplexer
Time-division multiplexing
Time-division multiplexing is a type of digital multiplexing in which two or more bit streams or signals are transferred apparently simultaneously as sub-channels in one communication channel, but are physically taking turns on the channel. The time domain is divided into several recurrent...
to send control signals along specially screened cables which run the length of the train. The locomotives usually face away from London, only being changed occasionally in rare circumstances.
On the original Mark 3
British Rail Mark 3
British Rail's third design of standard carriage was designated 'Mark 3' , and was developed primarily for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train...
DVTs, which operated on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
(WCML), the intention was to use the RCH
Railway Clearing House
The British Railway Clearing House was an organisation set up to manage the allocation of revenue collected by numerous pre-grouping railway companies...
jumpers to carry the signals therefore allowing the same cables to be used for lighting and the public address
Public address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
system, as well as driver-guard signalling. However this proved to be very troublesome in service and eventually the rakes of coaches on the WCML were re-wired with specially screened cables exclusively for the TDM system.
When a train is operated by a DVT, the control signals are encoded and multiplexed onto the cables by the TDM equipment in the DVT. At the locomotive, these signals are demultiplexed by the TDM equipment, and the signals are used to control the locomotive. The air braking
Air brake (rail)
An air brake is a conveyance braking system actuated by compressed air. Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system that is based upon a design patented by George Westinghouse on March 5, 1872. The Westinghouse Air Brake Company was subsequently organized to manufacture and sell...
system is operated directly from whichever cab the driver is driving from. If the TDM fails and cannot be reconfigured, the train may still operate, but if the DVT is leading, it will be necessary to uncouple the locomotive and attach it to the front of the train.
The DVT was developed from the Mark 2
British Rail Mark 2
The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975...
DBSO
Driving Brake Standard Open
A Driving Brake Standard Open or DBSO is a type of railway carriage, converted to operate as a control car. Fourteen such vehicles, numbered 9701 to 9714, were converted from Mk. 2F Brake Standard Open carriages. Modifications included adding a driving cab and TDM equipment to allow a locomotive...
, but unlike its predecessor, it was built specifically for this purpose. The original DVTs were designed to be used with Mark 2 D, E & F and Mark 3 coaches, and the second design with Mark 4 coaches, which have a narrower profile. This enables it to be converted to tilting operation
Tilting train
A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks. As a train rounds a curve at speed, objects inside the train experience centrifugal force. This can cause packages to slide about or seated passengers to feel squashed by the outboard armrest due to...
if required in the future.
Mark 3 DVTs can be seen in service in the UK today with EWS, with National Express East Anglia Mainline services and occasionally with Virgin West Coast, powered by locomotives. During its operation, Wrexham & Shropshire utilised Mark 3 DVTs on its services between London and Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
powered by Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
locomotives. The Mark 4 DVT is operated by East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
and powered by Class 91s
British Rail Class 91
The British Rail Class 91 is a class of , electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of...
. They were also powered by the unique Class 89
British Rail Class 89
The Class 89 is a prototype design for an electric locomotive. Only one unit was built, no. 89001, which was officially named Avocet by the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 16 January 1989 at Sandy, Bedfordshire - the home of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds...
Co-Co locomotive which once operated on the same route but is now preserved.
Virgin West Coast
Virgin West Coast used to operate push-pull services on WCML between London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, and on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
in conjunction with Class 86
British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86 was the standard electric locomotive built during the 1960s, developed as a result of testing with the earlier Classes 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85. One hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965-1966 by either English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, or...
, Class 87
British Rail Class 87
The British Rail Class 87 is a type of electric locomotive built from 1973-75 by British Rail Engineering Limited . 36 of these locomotives were built to work passenger services over the West Coast Main Line . They were the flagships of British Rail's electric locomotive fleet until the late 1980s,...
and Class 90
British Rail Class 90
The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes and has a top speed of . They operate from 25 kV AC overhead wires and produce...
locomotives, but latterly the services went on to be run exclusively by Class 390
British Rail Class 390
The Class 390 Pendolino is a type of train used in Great Britain. They are electric multiple units using Fiat's tilting train pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three 9-car units were originally built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line , with...
Pendolino
Pendolino
Pendolino is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russian Federation, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Switzerland, China and shortly in Romania and Poland...
s. Virgin retained two DVTs for backup purposes, both DVTs have recently been fitted with on-train monitoring recorders (OTMR). , one of the vehicles had been repainted into a Pendolino silver/black livery, in order to bring it in line with the newer trains.
National Express East Anglia
National Express East Anglia operate push-pull services between London London Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street railway station, also known as London Liverpool Street or simply Liverpool Street, is both a central London railway terminus and a connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, England...
and Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
in conjunction with Class 90
Class 90
Class 90 may refer to:*British Rail Class 90, a British electric locomotive class*German Class 90 tank locomotives with a 0-6-2T wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and its successor administrations, comprising:...
locomotives. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational. All the WCML DVTs needed refurbishing when they came off lease and were re-painted into 'one' colours.
DB Schenker
DB Schenker (Formerly known as EWS) operate a Mark 3 DVT as part of their EWS Company Train
EWS Company Train
The DB Schenker Company Train is a special train operated in the United Kingdom by freight operator DB Schenker , a division of Deutsche Bahn. It was assembled as the replacement for the company's aging inspection saloon, and is used for entertaining corporate clients...
. 82146 is painted in the Silver colours of the company train and operates with Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
67029 and three Mark 3 coaches.
Chiltern Railways
Wrexham & Shropshire started operating push-pull services with DVTs in October 2008 between Wrexham General
Wrexham General railway station
Wrexham General railway station is a main line railway station and the main railway station serving Wrexham, north-east Wales. It is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales, but services are also provided by Virgin Trains who operate a service to London Euston...
and London Marylebone
Marylebone station
Marylebone station , also known as London Marylebone, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. It stands midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile from each...
in conjunction with Class 67 diesel locomotives following the start of the service on 28 April 2008. The DVTs required modification to work with the Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
, involving adding a notched power controller as is used in the locomotive and a 27 wire jumper cable as used on the GM EMD locomotives which is known as the AAR
Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America . Amtrak and some regional commuter railroads are also members...
Multiple Working system. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational.
Although these services did start operation in April 2008, no DVTs were initially used due to delays in the refurbishment of the units. Up to mid October WSMR trains used two Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
Locomotives - one at either end of the train. On 11 October 2008 the first DVT entered traffic on a WSMR service.
Following the closure of Wrexham & Shropshire these vehicles transferred to sister company Chiltern Railways and started operating on Birmingham to London Marylebone services. They are currently being further modified to work with the power doors that Chiltern are fitting to the Mk3 coaches and to have a generator fitted to enable Electric Train Supply and compressed air to be provided to the coaches when the Class 67 locomitve is not running, such as when in terminus stations and when stabled.
As a result of the modification to work with the Class 67s, the WSMR DVTs have been renumbered 82/3 series although they do retain the ability to work with TDM fitted electric locomotives.
Current Status
| Key: | In Service | Stored | Scrapped | Renumbered | Other Use |
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| Number | Name(s) | Built | Final Livery | Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82101 | Wembley InterCity Depot 101 Squadron No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82102 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82103 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82104 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
National Express East Anglia | Training vehicle for drivers at Norwich Crown Point Norwich Crown Point Crown Point was originally the name given to an area within the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom.The name is now more commonly associated with the Crown Point Traction Maintenance Depot operated by National Express East Anglia. Intercity and Diesel Multiple Unit trains are serviced and... |
| 82105 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82106 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82107 | - | 1988 Derby | National Express East Anglia Silver | National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82108 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82109 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82110 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82111 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82112 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82113 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82114 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82115 | - | 1988 Derby | BR Blue | DB Schenker DB Schenker Rail (UK) DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British... |
In service |
| 82116 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82117 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82301 | ||
| 82118 | Britannia Britannia Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82119 | - | 1988 Derby | Scrapped at MoD Caerwent (11/2005) | ||
| 82120 | Liverpool Chamber of Commerce | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82121 | Carlisle Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82122 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82123 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82124 | The Girls' Brigade Girls' Brigade The Girls' Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organization. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structured organizations in 1964... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82125 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82126 | G8 Summit Birmingham 1998 24th G8 summit The 24th G8 Summit was held at Birmingham, England, United Kingdom between May 15 to 17 1998. The venue for this summit meeting was the Birmingham International Convention Centre.... Wembley Traincare Depot |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... "Pendolino" Silver/Red |
Virgin Trains Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82127 | Abraham Darby Abraham Darby Abraham Darby may refer to:*Abraham Darby I *Abraham Darby II *Abraham Darby III *Abraham Darby IV , High Sheriff of BuckinghamshireAbraham Darby may also refer to:... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82128 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82129 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82130 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82304 | ||
| 82131 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82132 | West Midlands Industry '96 West Midlands (region) The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82133 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82134 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82305 | ||
| 82135 | Spirit of Cumbria Cumbria Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in... |
1988 Derby | Renumbered 82303 | ||
| 82136 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82137 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82138 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82139 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82140 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82141 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82142 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82143 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82144 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82145 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82146 | - | 1988 Derby | EWS Silver | DB Schenker DB Schenker Rail (UK) DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British... |
In service |
| 82147 | The Red Devils Red Devils (Parachute Regiment) The Red Devils are the Parachute Regiment's parachute display team. The team wears the distinctive maroon beret. The Red Devils are regular serving paratroopers from the three battalions of the Parachute Regiment who have volunteered to serve on the display team.The team was formed on 1 January... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82148 | International Spring Fair | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82149 | 101 Squadron No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Fire Service College Fire Service College The Fire Service College is responsible for providing leadership, management and advanced operational training courses for senior fire officers from the UK and foreign fire authorities. It is located at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England... , Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills... |
Training vehicle for fire-fighters at Fire Service College Fire Service College The Fire Service College is responsible for providing leadership, management and advanced operational training courses for senior fire officers from the UK and foreign fire authorities. It is located at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England... , Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills... |
| 82150 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82151 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82302 | ||
| 82152 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82301 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82117 |
| 82302 | - | 1988 Derby | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... White/Blue |
Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82151 |
| 82303 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82135 |
| 82304 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82130 |
| 82305 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82134 |
Mark 4 DVT
Metro Cammell
The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons, based in Saltley and subsequently Washwood Heath....
at their Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England...
plant in Birmingham and were introduced to the ECML with the IC225 rakes of Mark 4 coaches. They operate with class 91 locomotives using the TDM system via UIC
International Union of Railways
The UIC , or International Union of Railways, is an international rail transport industry body.- Brief history :The railways of Europe originated as separate concerns. There were many border changes after World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. Colonial railways were the responsibility of the...
screened cables through the nine Mark 4 coaches of the rake.
Initially operated by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
's InterCity sector in its familiar livery, following privatisation of the railways
Privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was set in motion when the Conservative government enacted, on 19 January 1993, the British Coal and British Rail Act 1993 . This enabled the relevant Secretary of State to issue directions to the relevant Board...
the services were taken over by Sea Containers
Sea Containers Ltd
Sea Containers Ltd. is a Bermuda-registered company which operates two main business areas: transport and container leasing.In March 2006 the company sold its share of Orient-Express Hotels...
under the Great North Eastern Railway
Great North Eastern Railway
Great North Eastern Railway was a British train operating company, owned by Sea Containers Ltd. It operated high-speed express train services on the East Coast Main Line from 1996 until 9 December 2007 when the franchise was taken over by National Express East Coast.GNER's primary service routes...
(GNER) brand but following a change of operator to National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast was a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running high speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London and Scotland, as part of the East Coast passenger franchise...
in December 2007 the vehicles were rebranded with NXEC logos and a white stripe whilst retaining the overall GNER blue colour scheme . However, the collapse of the NXEC franchise in November 2009 and its replacement by the Government operated East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
operator means that the current mix of liveries will probably remain until a new private franchisee is found in 2011.
| Key: | In Service | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | Name | Built | Livery | Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82200 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service (Note: was involved in Hatfield rail crash Hatfield rail crash The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. Although the accident killed fewer than other accidents, Hatfield exposed the major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack and the failings of... ) |
| 82201 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82202 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82203 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82204 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82205 | Flying Scotsman | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Flying Scotsman Purple |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82206 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82207 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82208 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82209 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82210 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82211 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82212 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82213 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82214 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82215 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82216 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82217 | Off to the Races Off to the Races Off to the Races is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label in 1959 as BLP 4007.-Reception:... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82218 | International Indian Film Academy Awards International Indian Film Academy Awards The International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82219 | Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch.... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82220 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82221 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | Scrapped after the Great Heck rail crash on February 28, 2001. | ||
| 82222 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82223 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82224 | Passionate People, Passionate Places | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82225 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82226 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82227 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82228 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82229 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82230 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82231 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
Mark 5 DVT
The Mark 5 DVT was to be part of British RailBritish Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
's ill-fated InterCity 250
InterCity 250
InterCity 250 was the name of a proposed rolling stock, track and signalling upgrade project on the West Coast Main Line by British Rail in the early 1990s. The InterCity 250 train would have consisted of a Class 93 electric locomotive, nine Mark 5 coaches and a Mark 5 Driving Van Trailer...
project on the West Coast Mainline.
Accidents and incidents
DVTs have been involved in very few accidents.- Hatfield derailment involving DVT 82200
- Great Heck rail crash, February 2001. 82221 was withdrawn after major damage to the DVT
See also
- Control car (rail)Control car (rail)A control car is a generic term for a non-powered railroad vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the locomotive...
A Driving Van Trailer (DVT) is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
at the opposite end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to be moved around to the other end of the train at terminal stations. Unlike many other control cars, DVTs resemble locomotives (specifically Class 91
British Rail Class 91
The British Rail Class 91 is a class of , electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of...
) and thus when the train is operating in "push" mode it does not appear to be travelling backwards. The vehicles have no passenger accommodation due to rules in place at the time of building that prohibited passengers in the leading vehicles of trains that travel at more than 100 miles per hour (44.7 m/s).
Development
On the InterCity 225InterCity 225
The InterCity 225 is a locomotive-hauled domestic train in the United Kingdom, comprising a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark 4 coaches and a Driving Van Trailer...
(IC225) sets operating on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
(ECML) the Mark 4
British Rail Mark 4
British Rail's fourth design of passenger carriages was designated Mark 4, designed for use in InterCity 225 sets on the newly-electrified East Coast Main Line between London, Leeds, and Edinburgh.-History and construction:...
DVTs and locomotives operate in push-pull
Push-pull train
Push–pull is a mode of operation for locomotive-hauled trains allowing them to be driven from either end.A push–pull train has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with a control cab at the other...
formation utilising a Time-Division Multiplexer
Time-division multiplexing
Time-division multiplexing is a type of digital multiplexing in which two or more bit streams or signals are transferred apparently simultaneously as sub-channels in one communication channel, but are physically taking turns on the channel. The time domain is divided into several recurrent...
to send control signals along specially screened cables which run the length of the train. The locomotives usually face away from London, only being changed occasionally in rare circumstances.
On the original Mark 3
British Rail Mark 3
British Rail's third design of standard carriage was designated 'Mark 3' , and was developed primarily for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train...
DVTs, which operated on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
(WCML), the intention was to use the RCH
Railway Clearing House
The British Railway Clearing House was an organisation set up to manage the allocation of revenue collected by numerous pre-grouping railway companies...
jumpers to carry the signals therefore allowing the same cables to be used for lighting and the public address
Public address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
system, as well as driver-guard signalling. However this proved to be very troublesome in service and eventually the rakes of coaches on the WCML were re-wired with specially screened cables exclusively for the TDM system.
When a train is operated by a DVT, the control signals are encoded and multiplexed onto the cables by the TDM equipment in the DVT. At the locomotive, these signals are demultiplexed by the TDM equipment, and the signals are used to control the locomotive. The air braking
Air brake (rail)
An air brake is a conveyance braking system actuated by compressed air. Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system that is based upon a design patented by George Westinghouse on March 5, 1872. The Westinghouse Air Brake Company was subsequently organized to manufacture and sell...
system is operated directly from whichever cab the driver is driving from. If the TDM fails and cannot be reconfigured, the train may still operate, but if the DVT is leading, it will be necessary to uncouple the locomotive and attach it to the front of the train.
The DVT was developed from the Mark 2
British Rail Mark 2
The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975...
DBSO
Driving Brake Standard Open
A Driving Brake Standard Open or DBSO is a type of railway carriage, converted to operate as a control car. Fourteen such vehicles, numbered 9701 to 9714, were converted from Mk. 2F Brake Standard Open carriages. Modifications included adding a driving cab and TDM equipment to allow a locomotive...
, but unlike its predecessor, it was built specifically for this purpose. The original DVTs were designed to be used with Mark 2 D, E & F and Mark 3 coaches, and the second design with Mark 4 coaches, which have a narrower profile. This enables it to be converted to tilting operation
Tilting train
A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks. As a train rounds a curve at speed, objects inside the train experience centrifugal force. This can cause packages to slide about or seated passengers to feel squashed by the outboard armrest due to...
if required in the future.
Mark 3 DVTs can be seen in service in the UK today with EWS, with National Express East Anglia Mainline services and occasionally with Virgin West Coast, powered by locomotives. During its operation, Wrexham & Shropshire utilised Mark 3 DVTs on its services between London and Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
powered by Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
locomotives. The Mark 4 DVT is operated by East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
and powered by Class 91s
British Rail Class 91
The British Rail Class 91 is a class of , electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of...
. They were also powered by the unique Class 89
British Rail Class 89
The Class 89 is a prototype design for an electric locomotive. Only one unit was built, no. 89001, which was officially named Avocet by the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 16 January 1989 at Sandy, Bedfordshire - the home of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds...
Co-Co locomotive which once operated on the same route but is now preserved.
Virgin West Coast
Virgin West Coast used to operate push-pull services on WCML between London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, and on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
in conjunction with Class 86
British Rail Class 86
The British Rail Class 86 was the standard electric locomotive built during the 1960s, developed as a result of testing with the earlier Classes 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85. One hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965-1966 by either English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, or...
, Class 87
British Rail Class 87
The British Rail Class 87 is a type of electric locomotive built from 1973-75 by British Rail Engineering Limited . 36 of these locomotives were built to work passenger services over the West Coast Main Line . They were the flagships of British Rail's electric locomotive fleet until the late 1980s,...
and Class 90
British Rail Class 90
The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes and has a top speed of . They operate from 25 kV AC overhead wires and produce...
locomotives, but latterly the services went on to be run exclusively by Class 390
British Rail Class 390
The Class 390 Pendolino is a type of train used in Great Britain. They are electric multiple units using Fiat's tilting train pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three 9-car units were originally built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line , with...
Pendolino
Pendolino
Pendolino is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russian Federation, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Switzerland, China and shortly in Romania and Poland...
s. Virgin retained two DVTs for backup purposes, both DVTs have recently been fitted with on-train monitoring recorders (OTMR). , one of the vehicles had been repainted into a Pendolino silver/black livery, in order to bring it in line with the newer trains.
National Express East Anglia
National Express East Anglia operate push-pull services between London London Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street railway station, also known as London Liverpool Street or simply Liverpool Street, is both a central London railway terminus and a connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, England...
and Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
in conjunction with Class 90
Class 90
Class 90 may refer to:*British Rail Class 90, a British electric locomotive class*German Class 90 tank locomotives with a 0-6-2T wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn and its successor administrations, comprising:...
locomotives. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational. All the WCML DVTs needed refurbishing when they came off lease and were re-painted into 'one' colours.
DB Schenker
DB Schenker (Formerly known as EWS) operate a Mark 3 DVT as part of their EWS Company Train
EWS Company Train
The DB Schenker Company Train is a special train operated in the United Kingdom by freight operator DB Schenker , a division of Deutsche Bahn. It was assembled as the replacement for the company's aging inspection saloon, and is used for entertaining corporate clients...
. 82146 is painted in the Silver colours of the company train and operates with Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
67029 and three Mark 3 coaches.
Chiltern Railways
Wrexham & Shropshire started operating push-pull services with DVTs in October 2008 between Wrexham General
Wrexham General railway station
Wrexham General railway station is a main line railway station and the main railway station serving Wrexham, north-east Wales. It is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales, but services are also provided by Virgin Trains who operate a service to London Euston...
and London Marylebone
Marylebone station
Marylebone station , also known as London Marylebone, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. It stands midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile from each...
in conjunction with Class 67 diesel locomotives following the start of the service on 28 April 2008. The DVTs required modification to work with the Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
, involving adding a notched power controller as is used in the locomotive and a 27 wire jumper cable as used on the GM EMD locomotives which is known as the AAR
Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America . Amtrak and some regional commuter railroads are also members...
Multiple Working system. These DVTs were originally used by Virgin West Coast until the Pendolinos were fully operational.
Although these services did start operation in April 2008, no DVTs were initially used due to delays in the refurbishment of the units. Up to mid October WSMR trains used two Class 67
British Rail Class 67
The Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo'Bo' diesel electric mainline locomotives which were built for the English, Welsh and Scottish Railway between 1999 to 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain with drive components from General Motors Diesel.Rail enthusiasts have nicknamed the class...
Locomotives - one at either end of the train. On 11 October 2008 the first DVT entered traffic on a WSMR service.
Following the closure of Wrexham & Shropshire these vehicles transferred to sister company Chiltern Railways and started operating on Birmingham to London Marylebone services. They are currently being further modified to work with the power doors that Chiltern are fitting to the Mk3 coaches and to have a generator fitted to enable Electric Train Supply and compressed air to be provided to the coaches when the Class 67 locomitve is not running, such as when in terminus stations and when stabled.
As a result of the modification to work with the Class 67s, the WSMR DVTs have been renumbered 82/3 series although they do retain the ability to work with TDM fitted electric locomotives.
Current Status
| Key: | In Service | Stored | Scrapped | Renumbered | Other Use |
|---|
| Number | Name(s) | Built | Final Livery | Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82101 | Wembley InterCity Depot 101 Squadron No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82102 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82103 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82104 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
National Express East Anglia | Training vehicle for drivers at Norwich Crown Point Norwich Crown Point Crown Point was originally the name given to an area within the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom.The name is now more commonly associated with the Crown Point Traction Maintenance Depot operated by National Express East Anglia. Intercity and Diesel Multiple Unit trains are serviced and... |
| 82105 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82106 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82107 | - | 1988 Derby | National Express East Anglia Silver | National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82108 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82109 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82110 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82111 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82112 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82113 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82114 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82115 | - | 1988 Derby | BR Blue | DB Schenker DB Schenker Rail (UK) DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British... |
In service |
| 82116 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82117 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82301 | ||
| 82118 | Britannia Britannia Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82119 | - | 1988 Derby | Scrapped at MoD Caerwent (11/2005) | ||
| 82120 | Liverpool Chamber of Commerce | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82121 | Carlisle Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82122 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82123 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82124 | The Girls' Brigade Girls' Brigade The Girls' Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organization. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structured organizations in 1964... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82125 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82126 | G8 Summit Birmingham 1998 24th G8 summit The 24th G8 Summit was held at Birmingham, England, United Kingdom between May 15 to 17 1998. The venue for this summit meeting was the Birmingham International Convention Centre.... Wembley Traincare Depot |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... "Pendolino" Silver/Red |
Virgin Trains Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82127 | Abraham Darby Abraham Darby Abraham Darby may refer to:*Abraham Darby I *Abraham Darby II *Abraham Darby III *Abraham Darby IV , High Sheriff of BuckinghamshireAbraham Darby may also refer to:... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82128 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82129 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82130 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82304 | ||
| 82131 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82132 | West Midlands Industry '96 West Midlands (region) The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,... |
1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82133 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82134 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82305 | ||
| 82135 | Spirit of Cumbria Cumbria Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in... |
1988 Derby | Renumbered 82303 | ||
| 82136 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82137 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82138 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82139 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82140 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82141 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82142 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82143 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82144 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82145 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82146 | - | 1988 Derby | EWS Silver | DB Schenker DB Schenker Rail (UK) DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British... |
In service |
| 82147 | The Red Devils Red Devils (Parachute Regiment) The Red Devils are the Parachute Regiment's parachute display team. The team wears the distinctive maroon beret. The Red Devils are regular serving paratroopers from the three battalions of the Parachute Regiment who have volunteered to serve on the display team.The team was formed on 1 January... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82148 | International Spring Fair | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82149 | 101 Squadron No. 101 Squadron RAF No. 101 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Vickers VC10 C1K, K3 and K4 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Since 10 Squadron disbanded in 2005, the squadron is the only operator of the VC10.-Formation and early years:... |
1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Fire Service College Fire Service College The Fire Service College is responsible for providing leadership, management and advanced operational training courses for senior fire officers from the UK and foreign fire authorities. It is located at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England... , Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills... |
Training vehicle for fire-fighters at Fire Service College Fire Service College The Fire Service College is responsible for providing leadership, management and advanced operational training courses for senior fire officers from the UK and foreign fire authorities. It is located at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England... , Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills... |
| 82150 | - | 1988 Derby | Virgin Virgin Trains Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland... Red/Black |
Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom... |
Stored |
| 82151 | - | 1988 Derby | Renumbered 82302 | ||
| 82152 | - | 1988 Derby | ’one’ slate grey Slate gray Slate is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.The first recorded use of slate gray as a color name in English was in 1705... with NXEA white stripe |
National Express East Anglia | In service |
| 82301 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82117 |
| 82302 | - | 1988 Derby | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... White/Blue |
Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82151 |
| 82303 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82135 |
| 82304 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82130 |
| 82305 | - | 1988 Derby | Wrexham & Shropshire Silver/Grey | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches... |
In service - Renumbered from 82134 |
Mark 4 DVT
Metro Cammell
The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons, based in Saltley and subsequently Washwood Heath....
at their Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England...
plant in Birmingham and were introduced to the ECML with the IC225 rakes of Mark 4 coaches. They operate with class 91 locomotives using the TDM system via UIC
International Union of Railways
The UIC , or International Union of Railways, is an international rail transport industry body.- Brief history :The railways of Europe originated as separate concerns. There were many border changes after World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. Colonial railways were the responsibility of the...
screened cables through the nine Mark 4 coaches of the rake.
Initially operated by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
's InterCity sector in its familiar livery, following privatisation of the railways
Privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was set in motion when the Conservative government enacted, on 19 January 1993, the British Coal and British Rail Act 1993 . This enabled the relevant Secretary of State to issue directions to the relevant Board...
the services were taken over by Sea Containers
Sea Containers Ltd
Sea Containers Ltd. is a Bermuda-registered company which operates two main business areas: transport and container leasing.In March 2006 the company sold its share of Orient-Express Hotels...
under the Great North Eastern Railway
Great North Eastern Railway
Great North Eastern Railway was a British train operating company, owned by Sea Containers Ltd. It operated high-speed express train services on the East Coast Main Line from 1996 until 9 December 2007 when the franchise was taken over by National Express East Coast.GNER's primary service routes...
(GNER) brand but following a change of operator to National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast was a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running high speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London and Scotland, as part of the East Coast passenger franchise...
in December 2007 the vehicles were rebranded with NXEC logos and a white stripe whilst retaining the overall GNER blue colour scheme . However, the collapse of the NXEC franchise in November 2009 and its replacement by the Government operated East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
operator means that the current mix of liveries will probably remain until a new private franchisee is found in 2011.
| Key: | In Service | Scrapped |
|---|
| Number | Name | Built | Livery | Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82200 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service (Note: was involved in Hatfield rail crash Hatfield rail crash The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. Although the accident killed fewer than other accidents, Hatfield exposed the major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack and the failings of... ) |
| 82201 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82202 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82203 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82204 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82205 | Flying Scotsman | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Flying Scotsman Purple |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82206 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82207 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82208 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82209 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82210 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82211 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82212 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82213 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82214 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82215 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82216 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82217 | Off to the Races Off to the Races Off to the Races is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label in 1959 as BLP 4007.-Reception:... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82218 | International Indian Film Academy Awards International Indian Film Academy Awards The International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82219 | Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch.... |
1988 Metro-Cammell | East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... Silver |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82220 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82221 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | Scrapped after the Great Heck rail crash on February 28, 2001. | ||
| 82222 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82223 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82224 | Passionate People, Passionate Places | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82225 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82226 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82227 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82228 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82229 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82230 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
| 82231 | - | 1988 Metro-Cammell | GNER Blue with East Coast East Coast East Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the eastern side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:-Malaysia:* The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.-New Zealand:... White Stripe |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
In service |
Mark 5 DVT
The Mark 5 DVT was to be part of British RailBritish Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
's ill-fated InterCity 250
InterCity 250
InterCity 250 was the name of a proposed rolling stock, track and signalling upgrade project on the West Coast Main Line by British Rail in the early 1990s. The InterCity 250 train would have consisted of a Class 93 electric locomotive, nine Mark 5 coaches and a Mark 5 Driving Van Trailer...
project on the West Coast Mainline.
Accidents and incidents
DVTs have been involved in very few accidents.- Hatfield derailment involving DVT 82200
- Great Heck rail crash, February 2001. 82221 was withdrawn after major damage to the DVT