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British Rail Class 230
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· from 2019· Diesel-electric or battery-electric multiple-unit passenger train
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. GWR British Rail Class 230 230001 at West Ealing (1): Fortek67· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. TFW 230: Vanmanyo· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 230 D-Train is a diesel-electric multiple unit, diesel-battery electric multiple unit or battery electric multiple unit built by rolling stock manufacturer Vivarail for the British rail network. The units are converted from old London Underground D78 Stock, originally manufactured in 1980 by Metro-Cammell, and have been assigned the designation of Class 230 under TOPS. The conversion re-uses the D78's aluminium bodyshells with new interiors. It runs on the same bogies but these are rebuilt to as-new standard by Wabtec and fitted with brand-new three-phase AC induction motors sourced from Austria.
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 7 years ago, in 2019.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2019
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- battery
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell, London Underground D78 Stock, Vivarail
- operators
- West Midlands Trains
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
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From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23070976, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 230 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.