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Class 180 Adelante
Alstom's 125 mph diesel train from its Coradia range, built in Birmingham for First Great Western. After FGW and Hull Trains, all those in service run for Grand Central on the East Coast Main Line, which is to replace them with Hitachi Class 820s in 2028.
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- Type
- Diesel multiple unit
- Builder
- Alstom, Washwood Heath (Birmingham)
- Built
- 2000–2001
- In service
- since 2001
- Operators
- Grand Central
- Formation
- 5 cars; two can run together as 10
- Trains in fleet
- 14
- Fleets
- Grand Central: 10
- Top speed
- 125 mph
- Power
- Diesel, with Voith hydraulic transmission
- Car width
- 2.73 m
- Profile
- main-line
- Seats per train
- 256
- Total capacity
- Grand Central: 256 seats a unit, with one first-class car
- Status
- In service: 10 units with Grand Central, leased from Angel Trains. Angel Trains holds the other four, out of service since about 2023; Grand Central has agreed to lease them for a proposed Newcastle–Brighton service, subject to ORR approval (October 2026).
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMSL | Driving motor standard with lavatory (DMSL) | 23.71 m | |
| MFL | Motor first with lavatory (MFL) | 23.02 m | |
| MSL | Motor standard with lavatory (MSL) | 23.02 m | |
| MSLRB | Motor standard with lavatory and buffet (MSLRB) | 23.02 m |
Sources
- Class 180, Angel Trains (14 five-car units; formation DMSL-MFL-MSL-MSLRB-DMSL; car lengths 23.71 m (DMSL) and 23.02 m; width 2.73 m; Voith hydraulic transmission; 125 mph; Alstom Coradia)
- Alstom secures £84m deal to maintain Class 180 trains in UK, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 28 December 2016 (built by Alstom at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, 2000–2001; Coradia range; 200 km/h; Grand Central's ten)
- Return of Adelantes to First Great Western confirmed, Railnews, 23 November 2011 (with First Great Western 2001 to 2009; 14-strong fleet; then leased to Hull Trains and Grand Central)
- How Hull Trains opened the door, RAIL, 10 October 2024 (with Hull Trains from April 2008 to 2019)
- Grand Central to retire HSTs, The Railway Magazine, 29 December 2017 (the whole Class 180 fleet on the East Coast Main Line from 2018)
- Our trains, Grand Central, accessed 7 October 2026 (Grand Central's 10 five-car units, 256 seats, one first-class car; refurbished 2018)
- Grand Central tweaks Cleethorpes plan – confirms class number of tri-mode sets, RAIL (David Stubbings), 17 March 2026 (Class 820 replacements from 2028; four Class 180s off lease with Angel Trains)
- Grand Central to Lease Trains for Proposed Newcastle-Brighton Service, Railway-News, 2 October 2026 (four more Class 180s agreed for a proposed Newcastle–Brighton service)
- British Rail Class 180, Wikipedia, accessed 7 October 2026 (December 2001 introduction; engines (last resort))
unverified introduced: Railnews (2011) says the trains ran for First Great Western from 2001 and were launched 'after some delays'; Wikipedia gives December 2001, car height: not found, doors: no source read gives the door layout, engines: Angel Trains gives the Voith hydraulic transmission but not the engines; Wikipedia gives a Cummins QSK19 under each car, the four spare units: RAIL (March 2026) says Angel Trains has four Class 180s off lease, and Railway-News (October 2026) that they have been out of service for almost three years; where they last ran isn't confirmed