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Networker 4 classes
British Rail's Networker family: the diesel Networker Turbos (Class 165 and 166) and the electric Networkers (465 and 466).
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 165 Networker Turbo | Chiltern Railways, GWR | 1991 | 75 | 2 or 3 cars | Diesel | 76 ft 3 in23.25 m to 77 ft 1 in23.50 m | 2 | 161 |
| Class 465 Networker | Southeastern | 1992 | 147 | 4 cars (DMOS-TOS-TOSL-DMOS). Four subclasses: the 465/0 (50 units) and 465/1 (47), built by BREL at York and now with Hitachi traction equipment; the 465/2 (16) and 465/9 (34), built by GEC-Alsthom at Washwood Heath, the 465/9s with a first-class section behind one cab, marked by a yellow band above its windows. The drawing shows a 465/0 or 465/1; the GEC-Alsthom units differ beneath the body | 750 V DC third rail | 65 ft 10 in20.06 m to 68 ft 6 in20.89 m | 2 | 327 |
| Class 166 Networker Express Turbo | GWR | 1993 | 21 | 3 cars | Diesel | 76 ft 3 in23.25 m to 77 ft 1 in23.50 m | 2 | 246 |
| Class 466 Networker | Southeastern | 1993 | 43 | 2 cars (DMOS-DTOSL) | 750 V DC third rail; four 280 kW GEC-Alsthom G352BY traction motors on the driving motor (1,120 kW a unit) | 68 ft 3 in20.80 m | 2 |
What they share, and how they differ
Shared
- Car width: 9 ft 3 in (2.81 m).
- Doors per side: 2 on every class.
Different
- Car length: from 65 ft 10 in (20.06 m) (Class 465) to 77 ft 1 in (23.50 m) (Class 165).
Sources
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- Class 165 Angel Trainsthe Class 165: model Networker Turbo, manufacturer BREL (Angel Trains)
- Class 166 Angel Trainsthe Class 166: model Networker Express Turbo (Angel Trains)
- Class 465 Angel Trainsthe Class 465: model Networker, manufacturer GEC/Metro-Cammell (Angel Trains)
- Class 466 Angel Trainsthe Class 466: model Networker, manufacturer GEC/Metro-Cammell (Angel Trains)
Each class's own page lists the sources for its figures.