BRITISH RAIL CLASS 180

The 'Class 180 "Adelante"' is a type of British diesel multiple unit built by Alstom between 2000 and 2001 at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The units are express trains built for First Great Western to supplement their High Speed Train fleet.
They are part of the ''Coradia'' family along with the Class 175.

Contents

Details

Engine

Formation

Current operations

First Great Western

See Also

References

External links

Details

Engine

All coaches are equipped with a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine of 560kW (750hp) at 1800rpm.
Unusually for such a fast train, they feature a hydraulic transmission ^[1], however each unit has a Cummins QSK19 powerplant, identical to that found in the comparative but much more successful Voyager family.

Formation

There are 14 Class 180 trains; numbered 180101-180114. They provide 42 seats in first class and 226 in standard plus 16 "tip-up" seats and storage for 6 bicycles .
There are five cars per unit, with individual cars numbered:

★ 50901-914 - Driving Motor

★ 54901-914 - Intermediate Motor

★ 55901-914 - Intermediate Motor

★ 56901-914 - Intermediate Motor

★ 59901-914 - Driving Motor

Current operations

First Great Western

The Adelante fleet was originally deployed on a wide variety of First Great Western services. These included:

★ London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads via Bath Spa

★ London Paddington to Exeter via Pewsey

★ London Paddington to Cardiff Central

★ London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa (via the Golden Valley Line), extended to Worcester and Hereford at weekends.
However, poor reliability resulted in the replacement of Adelantes on most of the above services, using High Speed Trains displaced from Midland Mainline. The Adelantes currently operate on express commuter services from London Paddington to Oxford, Worcester, Hereford (via the Cotswold Line) Exeter, Westbury and Frome. The displaced Class 166 Turbos are used to strengthen these London to Oxford services.

See Also

★ First Great Western

★ Class 175

References

1. http://www.therailwaycentre.com/New%20DMU%20Tech%20Data%20/DMU_180.html

External links

★ Adelante information from First Great Western

★ Train Testing site - Testing the first class 180 on BR's Old Dalby test track and on the GWML