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Civity 5 classes
CAF's Civity UK: diesel and electric trains made by CAF for Britain, the Class 195 and 331 for Northern, the 196 for West Midlands Railway, the 197 for Transport for Wales and the 397 for TransPennine Express.
The classes side by side
Whole trains at one scale. Each name links to its class page.
Schematic side elevations from each train's recorded dimensions, standing on the same rail. Choose 1× to see them at the stated 10 px per metre, or 2× or 4× to look closer, and scroll or drag sideways; Full screen shows the line-up alone. Drawings labelled indicative are estimates, from photographs and published figures, where no dimensioned drawing has been published. Lengths are over couplers where published; “about” marks one added up from the cars and the couplers between them, as drawn. People are seats plus standing at five per square metre, where both are published; otherwise seats are shown where published, so sorting by capacity puts a seats-only figure among the people figures, and trains with neither come last. Compare any two or three trains →
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The classes
| Class | Lines and operators | Since | Trains | Formation | Power | Car length | Doors per side | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 195 Civity | Northern | 2019 | 58 | 2 or 3 cars: 25 two-car units (DMSL-DMS) and 33 three-car (DMSL-MS-DMS) | Diesel: an MTU power pack of 390 kW, with a ZF six-speed automatic gearbox, under every car | 76 ft 7 in23.35 m to 78 ft 10 in24.026 m | 2 | |
| Class 331 Civity | Northern | 2019 | 43 | 3 or 4 cars: 31 three-car units (DMSL-PTS-DMS) and 12 four-car (DMSL-PTS-TS-DMS) | 25 kV AC overhead: a 2,570 kVA transformer on the PTS feeding four 220 kW motors on each driving car (1,760 kW), with regenerative braking | 76 ft 7 in23.35 m to 78 ft 10 in24.026 m | 2 | |
| Class 397 Civity (Nova 2) | TransPennine Express | 2019 | 12 | 5 cars | 25 kV AC overhead | 76 ft 7 in23.35 m to 78 ft 10 in24.03 m | 2 | 286 |
| Class 196 Civity | WMR | 2022 | 26 | 2 or 4 cars: two-car 196/0 (DMSL-DMS) and four-car 196/1 (DMSL-MS-MSL-DMS) | Diesel: an MTU engine of 390 kW (13 litres, six cylinders) under each car | 78 ft 9 in24.00 m | 2 | 311 |
| Class 197 Civity | Transport for Wales | 2022 | 77 | 2 or 3 cars: 51 two-car (DMSL-DMS) and 26 three-car (DMSL-MSL-DMS); 158 ft (48.05 m) or 234 ft (71.40 m) | Diesel: one MTU 6H 1800 R85L engine of 390 kW under each car, with a ZF EcoLife hydromechanical transmission | 76 ft 7 in23.35 m to 78 ft 10 in24.026 m | 116 |
What they share, and how they differ
Shared
- Bogies: CAF ARIN bogies (Civity UK), one drawing of them on all 5 classes.
- Car width: 8 ft 11 in (2.712 m) (recorded for 2 of the 5 classes).
- Doors per side: 2 (not recorded for the 197).
Different
- Car length: from 76 ft 7 in (23.35 m) (Class 195) to 78 ft 10 in (24.03 m) (Class 397).
Sources
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- Regional and intercity trains: Civity (Civity UK) CAF, read 9 October 2026CAF: Civity as its family of low-floor regional trains, with a Civity UK model adapted to British regulations
- Class 195 Eversholt Rail, accessed 7 October 2026the Class 195 as a CAF Civity
- Class 331 Eversholt Rail, accessed 7 October 2026the Class 331: built by CAF, based on their Civity platform
- Class 397 Eversholt Rail, Nonethe Class 397: built by CAF on the Civity platform
- Brand new trains off the production line in Newport (the Class 197 Civity trains) Transport for Wales, read 13 October 2026Transport for Wales: the Class 197 Civity trains
- Rolling stock: Made in Newport, Wales (the CAF Civity platform: the Class 197, and in DMU form the 195 and 196) Rail Engineer, read 13 October 2026Rail Engineer: the Civity platform's Class 197, and in DMU form the 195 and 196
Each class's own page lists the sources for its figures.
unverified the Class 196 is placed by the trade press only: the West Midlands Railway pages could not be read
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