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Vivarail D-Train
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· London Underground D78 Stock converted by Vivarail for the British rail system
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. D-Train-203001-LongMarston-P1410018: Spsmiler· CC0
- 2. British Rail Class 484: Peter Skuce· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Vivarail D-Train is a family of multiple units remanufactured by Vivarail for the British rail network. They are converted from London Underground D78 Stock, originally manufactured between 1978 and 1981 by Metro-Cammell. Two versions have been produced: the Class 230 diesel electric multiple unit and the Class 484 electric multiple unit.
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
- 18.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
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- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell, Vivarail
- operators
- Transport for Wales Rail, South Western Railway, Great Western Railway
- top speed
- 97 km/h
- power
- —
- electric system
- Hoppecke Li-ion batteries
- formation
- 2-3 cars per unit
- length
- 18.7 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q85847966, Wikipedia: Vivarail D-Train (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.