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Turbostar 4 classes

A family of diesel trains made by Adtranz and then Bombardier (now Alstom): the Class 168 for Chiltern, the 170 for CrossCountry, ScotRail and others, the 171 for Southern and the 172 for West Midlands Railway.

4classes
207trains
1998first in service
7lines and operators

The classes side by side

Whole trains at one scale. Each name links to its class page.

Class 168 Clubman indicative: some dimensions are estimated, from photographs and published figures.about 312 ft (95 m) · 4 cars Chiltern Railways · since 1998
Class 172 Turbostar indicative: some dimensions are estimated, from photographs and published figures.about 235 ft (72 m) · 3 cars · 525 people WMR · since 2010
Class 171 Turbostarabout 233 ft (71 m) · 3 cars Southern · since 2003
Class 168 Clubman indicative: some dimensions are estimated, from photographs and published figures.about 233 ft (71 m) · 3 cars Chiltern Railways · since 1998
Class 172 Turbostar indicative: some dimensions are estimated, from photographs and published figures.about 157 ft (48 m) · 2 cars · 525 people WMR · since 2010
Class 171 Turbostarabout 155 ft (47 m) · 2 cars Southern · since 2003
Class 170 Turbostar155 ft (47.2 m) · 2 cars EMR, ScotRail, CrossCountry, Northern · since 1998
Class 170 Turbostar155 ft (47.2 m) · 3 cars EMR, ScotRail, CrossCountry, Northern · since 1998
Class 168 Clubman indicative: some dimensions are estimated, from photographs and published figures.about 155 ft (47 m) · 2 cars Chiltern Railways · since 1998
Class 172 Turbostar indicative: some dimensions are estimated, from photographs and published figures.about 154 ft (47 m) · 2 cars · 525 people WMR · since 2010

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

ClassLines and operatorsSinceTrainsFormationPowerCar lengthDoors per sideSeats
Class 168 ClubmanChiltern Railways1998282, 3 or 4 cars: four-car 168/0s (DMSL(W)-MSL-MS-DMSL), three- or four-car 168/1s and 168/2s, two-car 168/3sDiesel-hydraulic: an MTU 6R 183 TD13H engine (315 kW) with Voith transmission under each car77 ft 6 in23.61 m to 79 ft 1 in24.10 m2
Class 170 TurbostarEMR, ScotRail, CrossCountry, Northern19981232 or 3 carsDiesel, an MTU 6R 183 TD engine (315 kW) under each car77 ft 6 in23.61 m2
Class 171 TurbostarSouthern2003173 cars (171/8 and 171/2) or 2 cars (171/7)Diesel-hydraulic: an MTU 6R 183 TD13H engine (315 kW) with Voith transmission under each car77 ft 6 in23.61 m2
Class 172 TurbostarWMR2010392 or 3 cars: two-car 172/0, 172/1 and 172/2 (DMOS-DMOSL(W)); three-car 172/3 (DMOS-MOS-DMOSL(W))Diesel: an MTU 6H1800R83 engine of 360 kW under each car, with a ZF mechanical gearbox75 ft 2 in22.92 m to 77 ft 6 in23.62 m2219

What they share, and how they differ

Shared

  • Car width: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m).
  • Doors per side: 2 on every class.

Different

  • Car length: from 75 ft 2 in (22.92 m) (Class 172) to 79 ft 1 in (24.10 m) (Class 168).

Sources

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Each class's own page lists the sources for its figures.

unverified the Class 168's owner (Eversholt) names no family; Bombardier's Turbostar page, read earlier, places it
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