#6156· BR Class 171
British Rail Class 171
🇨🇦 Canada ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train built by Bombardier Transportation
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 171727 Southern: My another account ( talk )· CC0
- 2. Class 171 Hastings 13745676313: Joshua Brown https://www.flickr.com/photos/joshtechfission/· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 171 Turbostar is a type of diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger train built by Bombardier Transportation at Derby Litchurch Lane Works in England. It is identical to the Class 170, except for the replacement of the BSI coupler with a Dellner coupler. This provision was made to allow emergency joining with Class 377 DC third-rail electric units, which Southern runs extensively on most lines.
who runs it
spec sheet
- built
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- number built
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- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- Southern
- top speed
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- power
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- Dutch name
- BR Class 171
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q3303824, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 171 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.