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GWR railcars
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Park Royal Vehicles· from 1934· class of 34 single and 2 two-car diesel railcars
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what is it?
In 1933, the Great Western Railway introduced the first of what was to become a successful series of diesel railcars, which survived in regular use into the 1960s, when they were replaced with the new British Rail "first generation" diesel multiple units.
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 92 years ago, in 1934.
- Served for 28 years (1934–1962).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1934
- in service from
- 1934
- retired
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- 38
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Park Royal Vehicles, Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Swindon Works
- operators
- Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 129 km/h
- power
- —
- capacity
- 70 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5515065, Wikipedia: GWR railcars (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.