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Bombardier Voyager
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2001· Family of high speed Diesel Electric Multiple Unit trains
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Virgin Voyager 220003 2005-06-09 03: Chris McKenna ( Thryduulf ( talk ))· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Trains 2 054: Britishrailclass91· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. British Rail Class 222: Superalbs· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Avanti Voyager departing Rugby 11.21: G-13114· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Bombardier Voyager is a family of high-speed 125 mph (200 km/h) diesel-electric multiple units built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation, for service on the railway network of the United Kingdom. Construction of the Voyager family took place between 2000 and 2005, consisting of three classes - the Class 220 Voyager (currently operated by CrossCountry), the Class 221 Super Voyager (currently operated by CrossCountry and Grand Central) and the Class 222 Meridian (currently operated by East Midlands Railway and Lumo).
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 25 years ago, in 2001.
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 12 minutes.
- 559 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 23.9 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 25 years.
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2001
- in service from
- 2001
- status
- in service
- number built
- 105
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Grand Central Railway, Lumo
- top speed
- 201 km/h
- power
- 559 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 23.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q3110874, Wikipedia: Bombardier Voyager (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.