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British Rail Class 100

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company· from 1957· class of 40 two-car diesel multiple units built by GRCW

🚆 multiple unit diesel retired

5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Class 100 DMU and 08590 at The Midland Railway Centre, Butterley 210924: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. Class 100 DTC(L) 56301: Neith-Nabu· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. March 1 68316 1 copy 2: Geoffrey Skelsey· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. North shed at Longsight DTMD: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. York (3163046273): Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

what is it?

The British Rail Class 100 diesel multiple units were built by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited from 1956 to 1958, designed and built in collaboration with the Transport Sales Dept. of T.I. (Group Services) Ltd.

who runs it

British Rail London Midland Region of British Railways Eastern Region of British Railways Scottish Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 113 km/htop speed
power 112 kWpower output
weight 30.5 tin working order
seats 64passengers
built 40made 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 69 years ago, in 1957.
Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
17.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 31 years (1957–1988).

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

spec sheet

built: 1957
in service from: 1957
retired: 1988
status: retired
number built: 40
kind: multiple unit
traction: diesel
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
operators: British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways, Eastern Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways
top speed: 113 km/h
power: 112 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
formation: 2 cars sets: DMBS-DTCL
length: 17.4 m
weight: 30.5 t
capacity: 64 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4970697, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.