#6157· BR Class 172
British Rail Class 172
🇨🇦 Canada ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· British diesel multiple-unit (DMU) passenger train built by Bombardier Transportation
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. WMT Class 172 Pair at Birmingham Moor Street: Superalbs· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Class 172 2 Turbostar DMU (55123809886): Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Overground-Class172-Gospel-Oak-Original-Exhuast-Arrangement (16206650421): citytransportinfo· CC0
- 4. Overground-Class172-Gospel-Oak: Spsmiler· Public domain
- 5. Blackhorse Road station MMB 16 172001: mattbuck ( category )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 172 is a British diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train from the Turbostar family, built by Bombardier Transportation's Derby Litchurch Lane Works for use on inner-suburban passenger services. The entire class is currently operated by West Midlands Trains. The Class 172 is part of the Turbostar range, similar to the Class 168, Class 170 and Class 171.
who runs it
spec sheet
- built
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- status
- in service
- number built
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- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- Chiltern Railways
- top speed
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- power
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- Dutch name
- BR Class 172
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q4970742, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 172 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.