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British Rail Class 424
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Adtranz· from 1997· class of British electric multiple unit
what is it?
The British Rail Class 424 "Networker Classic" was a prototype electric multiple unit (EMU) built in 1997 by Adtranz at Derby Litchurch Lane Works from a Class 421 driving trailer vehicle.
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 29 years ago, in 1997.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1997
- in service from
- 1997
- number built
- 1
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Adtranz, Holgate Road carriage works
- operators
- Adtranz
- top speed
- 161 km/h
- power
- —
- capacity
- 77 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970808, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 424 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.