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British Rail Class 185
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Siemens Mobility· from 2006· Diesel Hydraulic Multiple Unit Train.
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Doncaster - TPE 185106 Manchester AIrport servce: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Class 185 185141 at Durham: Alunn60163· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Class 185 at Liverpool Lime Street: David Frankal· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. First TransPennine Express Class 185 in old livery at York: NRTurner· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. British Rail Class 185 DMU underway Nov 2012 (8222465154): penske666 from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 185 Desiro is a class of diesel-hydraulic multiple-unit (DHMU) passenger trains built by Siemens Transportation Systems in Germany for the train operating company First TransPennine Express. They are currently operated by TransPennine Express. A £260 million order for 51 three-car trains and associated maintenance depots was placed in 2003, and deliveries took place between 2006 and 2007.
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 20 years ago, in 2006.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
- Still in service after 20 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2006
- in service from
- 2006
- status
- in service
- number built
- 51
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Siemens Mobility
- operators
- TransPennine Express
- top speed
- 161 km/h
- power
- —
- formation
- 3 cars per unit: DMOSB, Driver's cab, Motor car, Open saloon, Standard class, Bicycle space-MOSL, Motor car, Open saloo…
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q672565, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 185 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.