British Rail Class 166
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The British Rail Class 166 is a diesel multiple-unit train used primarily for regional and commuter services in the UK, known for its higher speed and comfort compared to earlier local units.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 166 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail diesel multiple unit
ⓘ
diesel multiple unit ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| builtFor | Network SouthEast Turbo programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | three-car set ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| couplingType | BSI automatic coupler ⓘ |
| designedAs | higher-comfort version of Class 165 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commuter services
ⓘ
regional services ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1993 ⓘ |
| family | Networker Turbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
2+2 seating layout
ⓘ
air conditioning ⓘ carpeted interiors ⓘ luggage racks ⓘ toilets ⓘ |
| fleetNumbers | 166201–166221 ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
First Great Western
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livery |
First Great Western green livery
ⓘ
Great Western Railway dark green livery ⓘ original Network SouthEast livery ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
ABB Transportation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ABB York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | compatible with Class 165 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 21 units ⓘ |
| operator | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-mechanical ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfOperation |
Bristol area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ South West England NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | British Rail Class 165 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
regional express
ⓘ
suburban ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
145 km/h
ⓘ
90 mph ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′2′+2′2′+2′Bo′ ⓘ |
| yearOfConstructionEnd | 1993 ⓘ |
| yearOfConstructionStart | 1992 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.