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British Rail Class 111
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· from 1957· class of two- and three-car diesel multiple units built by Metro-Cam
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 22.07.84 Ilkley Class 111 (6023254977): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. British Rail Class 111 at Skipton: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Class 111 DMUs were based on Class 101/2s, but with different engines. The only external body difference was on the final batch of cars where a four character headcode box was fitted above the front cab windows, with the destination indicator on top of a reduced height centre window.
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.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 32 years (1957–1989).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1957
- retired
- 1989
- status
- retired
- number built
- 24
- kind
- metro
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell
- operators
- British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 268 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 2-car sets: DMBS, Driving Motor Brake Second-DTCL, Driving Trailer Composite with lavatory or, 3-car sets: DMBS-TSL, Tr…
- length
- 17.4 m
- weight
- 33.5 t
- capacity
- 64 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q12857853, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 111 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.