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UTA MPD
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by UTA York Road· from 1957· Northern Irish diesel powered railcar in service from 1957 to 1983
what is it?
The Ulster Transport Authority Multi-Purpose Diesel (UTA MPD) was a diesel powered railcar, used in Northern Ireland. It was developed by the Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) as a progression of the earlier Multi-engined Diesel (MED). The MED concept, while suitable for short commuter links, was not considered so for the Northern Counties Committee section, with its main line from Belfast to Derry where speeds of up to 110 km/h (68 mph) were required.
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- Served for 26 years (1957–1983).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1957
- retired
- 1983
- status
- retired
- number built
- 29
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- UTA York Road
- operators
- Ulster Transport Authority, NI Railways
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 205 kW
- gauge
- 1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
- formation
- 1 or 2 cars per set
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7875976, Wikipedia: UTA MPD (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.