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British Rail Class 207
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Eastleigh Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works· from 1962· class of 19 three-car diesel-multiple units
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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Upper Warlingham station (3H and 3D 1301): Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 207202 at Hurst Green: Alzarian16· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Class207DEMU1305: Quackdave at English Wikipedia· Public domain
- 4. BR Class 207 diesel-electric multiple unit, Blunsdon, UK: tawalker· CC BY 2.0
- 5. BR Class 207 Thumper unit Under restoration at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway: Tim Walker from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 6. BR, Class 207, Built 1962 by BR: Andrew Riley· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 207 (3D) diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh in 1962. The fleet had a lifespan of 42 years. The Southern Region class 201 to 207 DEMUs are nicknamed 'Thumpers' due to the distinctive sound of their engines.
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 64 years ago, in 1962.
- 447 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Served for 42 years (1962–2004).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1962
- in service from
- 1962
- retired
- 2004
- status
- retired
- number built
- 19
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Eastleigh Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works, Ashford Works
- operators
- Southern Region of British Railways, Network SouthEast, Connex South Central, Southern
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- 447 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 3 cars per trainset
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970752, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 207 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.