British Rail Class 121
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The British Rail Class 121 is a type of single-car diesel multiple unit railcar introduced in the 1960s for use on lightly used branch lines and suburban services in the UK.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail diesel multiple unit
ⓘ
diesel multiple unit ⓘ railcar ⓘ |
| brakeType | vacuum brake ⓘ |
| category |
British Rail diesel multiple units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rail transport in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| configuration | single-car unit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType | screw coupling ⓘ |
| designedBy | British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
lightly used branch lines
ⓘ
suburban services ⓘ |
| doorType | slam doors ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1960 ⓘ |
| era | British Railways modernisation plan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | First generation British Rail DMU ⓘ |
| fittedWith | buffers ⓘ |
| generation | first generation DMU ⓘ |
| hasUICClassification | Bo′2′ ⓘ |
| introduced | 1960 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pressed Steel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | Blue Square code ⓘ |
| nickname | Bubble Car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 16 ⓘ |
| operator |
Arriva Trains Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiltern Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ First Great Western NERFINISHED ⓘ Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ Railtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorClassDesignation | Class 121 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | on-board diesel engine ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-mechanical ⓘ |
| preserved | yes ⓘ |
| serviceRegion |
Chiltern Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London area suburban lines ⓘ South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Region of British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedAs |
departmental unit
ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ route learning unit ⓘ |
| usedBy | heritage railways ⓘ |
| usedFor |
off-peak services
ⓘ
rural services ⓘ |
| usedOn | branch lines in the UK ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromMainlinePassengerService | 2010s ⓘ |
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