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British Rail Class 107
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Litchurch Lane Works· from 1960· class of 26 three-car diesel multiple units
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Class 107 approaches Gailes level crossing: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 107444 at Prestwick: Murgatroyd49· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 107 diesel multiple units were built by the Derby Works of British Railways and were introduced in 1960. The class looked similar to the later Class 108 units but were heavier, being built from steel.
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.
- 447 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 123: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 31 years (1960–1991).
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
- 1991
- status
- retired
- number built
- 26
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Derby Litchurch Lane Works
- operators
- British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 447 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 3-car sets: DMBS, Driving Motor Brake Second-TSL, Trailer Second with lavatory-DMCL, Driving Motor Composite with lavat…
- length
- 17.7 m
- weight
- 35 t
- capacity
- 123 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970704, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 107 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.