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British Rail Class 120

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Rail· from 1958· class of 65 three-car diesel multiple units

British Rail Class 120, photo 1 of 7
1/7 Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The British Rail Class 120 was a cross-country DMU in three-car formation, built at the British Rail Swindon Works.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 113 km/htop speed
  • seats 34passengers
  • built 65made in total

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 68 years ago, in 1958.
  • 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 31 years (1958–1989).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1958
in service from
1958
retired
1989
status
retired
number built
65
kind
multiple unit
traction
diesel
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
British Rail, Swindon Works
operators
British Rail, Western Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways
top speed
113 km/h
power
—
formation
3 car sets: DMSL, Driving Motor Second Lavatory-TSL, Trailer Second Lavatory[RB, Restaurant Buffet]-DMBC, Driving Motor…
length
19.5 m
capacity
34 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4970721, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 120 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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