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British Rail Class 127

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Litchurch Lane Works· from 1959· class of 30 four-car suburban diesel multiple units built by Derby C&W Works

🚆 multiple unit diesel retired
6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. BR (Derby) Suburban (later Class 127) 4 car dmu M51650, M59633, M59592, M56136 (8289145878): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 2. Class 127 in St Pancras 23725759024: https://www.flickr.com/photos/camperdown/ Hugh Llewellyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. Class 127 16102159319: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pekerail David Spencer· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. Cricklewood on 11 March 1978: Terry Fougler· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. DMU on a Bedford to London St Pancras service departs Luton in Jan 1981: Terry Fougler· CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. 6. M51601, M59594, M59627, M51640 (8417940410): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
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British Rail Class 127, photo 1 of 6
1/6 Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The British Rail Class 127 diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby in 1959. Thirty 4-car units were built, formed of two outer driving motor vehicles, sandwiching two intermediate trailers which were classified class 186.

who runs it

British RailLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

  • speed 113 km/htop speed
  • built 30made 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 67 years ago, in 1959.
  • 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 30 years (1959–1989).

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

spec sheet

built
1959
in service from
1959
retired
1989
status
retired
number built
30
kind
multiple unit
traction
diesel
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
operators
British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways
top speed
113 km/h
power
—
formation
4-cars sets: DMBS + TSL + TS + DMBS
length
19.5 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4970727, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 127 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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