6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 92027 George Eliot at Stafford: Andrew Maycock· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 033 Euston - 42922325644: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
- 3. Class-92-db-red-92009-dollands-moor-1: Jedipickles· CC BY 2.0
- 4. Class 92 Electric Locomotive: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Class92 Locomotive 002 Vienna: R. Shingler ( Rogerki )· Public domain
- 6. Class92 92001 Cerhenice DC Testing: Author: R Shingler· Public domain
what is it?
The British Rail Class 92 is a class of dual-voltage electric locomotives, which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead wires or 750 V DC from a third rail. It was designed specifically to operate services through the Channel Tunnel between Great Britain and France. Eurotunnel indicates the Class 92 as the reference for other locomotives to be certified for usage in the Channel Tunnel.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 33 years ago, in 1993.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1993–1996
- number built
- 46
- kind
- electric locomotive
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- ABB Group, Brush Traction
- operators
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français, British Rail, Eurostar
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 21.3 m
- weight
- 126 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q849834, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 92 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.