British Rail Class 175 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 175 Coradia
175002 operating an Arriva Trains Wales service at Llandudno Junction on 18 April 2008
In service	2000–
Manufacturer	Alstom
Built at	Washwood Heath
Family name	Coradia
Constructed	1999–2001
Number built	27 trainsets
Number in service	27 trainsets
Formation	2 (175/0) or 3 (175/1) cars per trainset
Capacity	134 or 206 per trainset
Operator(s)	Arriva Trains Wales
Depot(s)	Chester
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	Driving end vehicles 23.71 m (77 ft 9 in) Centre cars 23.03 m (75 ft 7 in)
Width	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Doors	Swing plug at vehicle ends
Articulated sections	Flexible diaphragm within unit only
Maximum speed	100 mph (160 km/h)
Weight	97.85 t (96.30 long tons; 107.86 short tons) or 144.14 t (141.86 long tons; 158.89 short tons) per trainset
Prime mover(s)	Cummins N14 diesel - 450 hp (340 kW) 2100 rpm
Transmission	Voith T211 and ZF Voith final drive
Braking system(s)	Friction/Hydrodynamic
Safety system(s)	AWS, TPWS
Coupling system	Scharfenberg
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

175115 at Crewe on 1 November 2003, with a late night First North Western service to Holyhead.

175110, at Manchester Picadilly on 17 April 2008 in the 'ghostly' livery trialled by Arriva Trains Wales

175108, at Cardiff Central, in old First livery

175008, at Newport, in the new standard Arriva Trains Wales livery.

The Class 175 Coradia is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. They were built from 1999–2001 by Alstom at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The fleet is currently based at Chester Depot. The fleet is used in North Wales on services from Holyhead, South Wales, normally going south or up to the North Wales Coast. Many also operate round the Manchester area.

Images for kids

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  First North Western 175111 at Crewe in June 2003

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  Arriva Trains Wales 175001 at Cardiff Central in September 2018

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  Arriva Trains Wales Class 175/0

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  Transport for Wales Class 175/0