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UTA MED
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Ulster Transport Authority· from 1952· class of diesel railcars in Northern Ireland
what is it?
The Ulster Transport Authority Multi-Engined Diesel (UTA MED) was an early diesel powered railcar, used in Northern Ireland. The 12-mile Belfast-Bangor railway line had a well used passenger service and, being devoid of goods traffic, was chosen as the testing ground for the diesel railcar era. Before deciding to build its own railcars the UTA conducted an experiment by borrowing from the GNR(I).
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 74 years ago, in 1952.
- Served for 26 years (1952–1978).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1952
- in service from
- 1952
- retired
- 1978
- status
- retired
- number built
- 28
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Ulster Transport Authority
- operators
- Ulster Transport Authority, NI Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 123 kW
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- formation
- 3 cars per set
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7875975, Wikipedia: UTA MED (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.