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British Rail Class 124
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Rail· from 1960· class of 8 six-car diesel multiple units built by Swindon Works
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 04.09.83 Hull Class 124 (5931457833): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Class 124 DMU at Doncaster in July 1981: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 124 diesel multiple units were built by BR Swindon Works in 1960.
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 24 years (1960–1984).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1960
- in service from
- 1960
- retired
- 1984
- status
- retired
- number built
- 8
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- British Rail, Swindon Works
- operators
- British Rail, North Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- DMC+MBSL, Motor Brake Second Lavatory+TSL+TFLRB+MBSL+DMC
- length
- 19.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970723, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 124 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.