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British Rail Class 110
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company· from 1961· class of 30 three-car diesel multiple units
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Class 110 E51819 E59817 and E51831 approaches Smithy Bridge: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. BR Class 110 3-car: David Ingham· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. 31.10.82 Botanic Gardens MPD Class 110 DMU (48830873378): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Class 110 crosses Gauxholme No 2 Viaduct at Todmorden: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Class 110 departing from Sowerby Bridge station: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Class 110 E51841 and E52075 1984 DI1: David Ingham· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Class 110 E51841 and E52075 1984 DI2: David Ingham· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Class 110 E52070 E59710 and E52079 approaches Littleborough station: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Class 110 emerge from Holme Tunnel: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Summit Tunnel Littleborough Class 110 1982: Ingy The Wingy· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Class 110 diesel multiple units were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in conjunction with the Drewry Car Co. to operate services on the former Lancashire and Yorkshire main line. They originally entered service exclusively in this region, which earned them the name of the 'Calder Valley' sets.
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- 537 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 27 years (1961–1988).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1961
- in service from
- 1961
- retired
- 1988
- status
- retired
- number built
- 30
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
- operators
- British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 537 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (1A)′(A1)′+2′2′+(1A)′(A1)′
- formation
- Three-car sets: DMBC, Driving Motor Brake Composite-TSL, Trailer Second with lavatory-DMCL, Driving Motor Composite wit…
- length
- 17.4 m
- weight
- 32.5 t
- capacity
- 45 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970711, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 110 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.