Voyager family

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The Voyager family is a series of high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit trains used in the United Kingdom for intercity passenger services.

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Voyager family canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel-electric multiple unit family
family of multiple unit trains
accessibilityFeature accessible toilets (on most units)
priority seating areas
brakingSystem air brakes
builtFor privatised UK train operating companies
configuration multiple-unit fixed formations
controlSystem multiple-unit control
country United Kingdom
couplingType Dellner automatic couplers
designedFor high-speed operation on UK main lines
designOrigin Bombardier Voyager family
surface form: Bombardier Voyager platform
doorType power-operated sliding plug doors
gauge standard gauge
hasFeature air-conditioned passenger accommodation
first-class accommodation (on many sets)
luggage storage areas
onboard toilets
tilting capability on some subclasses
hasSubclass British Rail Class 220
British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager
surface form: British Rail Class 221

British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager
surface form: British Rail Class 222
introduced early 2000s
manufacturer Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Bombardier Transportation
marketedAs Voyager
network National Rail
surface form: National Rail network of Great Britain
nonTiltingSubclass British Rail Class 220
surface form: British Rail Class 220 Voyager

British Rail Class 222 Meridian
operatedBy Avanti West Coast (some units, historical/transition)
CrossCountry
Virgin Trains
surface form: Virgin Trains (historical)
operatedOn CrossCountry network
West Coast Main Line
operatorCountry United Kingdom
powerSupply onboard diesel engines
propulsion underfloor diesel engines driving electric traction motors
replaced older locomotive-hauled intercity stock on some routes
safetySystem Automatic Warning System
surface form: Automatic Warning System (AWS)

Train Protection & Warning System
surface form: Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS)
serviceType intercity services
long-distance services
tiltingSubclass British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager
topSpeed up to 125 mph
up to 200 km/h
tractionType diesel-electric
trainType high-speed DMU
usedFor intercity passenger services

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Class 220 Voyager family Voyager family
Class 221 Super Voyager family Voyager family
subject surface form: British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager