#3336
British Rail Class 114
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Litchurch Lane Works· from 1957· class of 49 two-car diesel multiple units built by Derby C&W Works
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 56006 at Kidderminster: Our Phellap· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. BR class 114 T231: Murgatroyd49· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. BR Class 114 50015 Midland Railway Butterley: Dan Sellers· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Class 114 DMU at unidentified station: Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 114 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from September 1956 to July 1957. Forty-nine 2-car units were built, numbered E50001-49 for driving motors (later renumbered 53001-49) and E56001-49 for driving trailers (later renumbered 54001-49). The units were used in the early days out of 40A Lincoln TMD (LN) on services all over the county, although a small number were transferred to 41A Sheffield (Darnall) during 1959/60.
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 36 years (1956–1992).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1956
- retired
- 1992
- status
- retired
- number built
- 49
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Derby Litchurch Lane Works
- operators
- British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- DMBS, Driving Motor Brake Second+DTCL, Driving Trailer Composite with lavatory
- length
- 19.5 m
- capacity
- 74 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970714, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 114 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.