| British Rail Class 172 Turbostar |
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| In service |
From 2009 |
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| Manufacturer |
Bombardier Transportation |
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| Family name |
Turbostar |
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| Constructed |
2009– |
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| Number built |
39 trainsets ordered |
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| Formation |
2 or 3 cars per trainset |
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| Capacity |
172/0 – TBC
172/1 – TBC
172/2 – 116 seats
172/3 – 188 seats |
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| Operator |
Chiltern Railways
London Midland
London Overground |
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| Line(s) served |
Snow Hill Lines
Chiltern Main Line
Chase Line
Gospel Oak to Barking Line
London to Aylesbury Line |
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| Specifications |
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| Car length |
23.62 m (77 ft 6 in) |
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| Width |
2.69 m (8 ft 10 in) |
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| Height |
3.77 m (12 ft 4 in) |
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| Maximum speed |
172/0 – 75 mph (120 km/h)
172/1 – 75 mph (120 km/h)
172/2 – 100 mph (160 km/h)
172/3 – 100 mph (160 km/h) |
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| Engine(s) |
MTU 6H1800R83 |
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| Safety system(s) |
AWS, TPWS (172/1 will additionally have ATP, Tripcock) |
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| Gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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The Class 172 is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) of the Turbostar family similar to the Class 168, Class 170 and Class 171.
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| Rail Line |
| East London Line |
Anerley • Brockley • Canada Water • Canonbury • Crystal Palace • Dalston Junction • Forest Hill • Haggerston • Highbury & Islington • Honor Oak Park • Hoxton • New Cross • New Cross Gate • Norwood Junction • Penge West • Rotherhithe • Shadwell • Shoreditch High Street • Surrey Quays • Sydenham • Wapping • West Croydon • Whitechapel |
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| Gospel Oak to Barking Line |
Barking • Blackhorse Road • Crouch Hill • Gospel Oak • Harringay Green Lanes • Leyton Midland Road • Leytonstone High Road • South Tottenham • Upper Holloway • Walthamstow Queens Road • Wanstead Park • Woodgrange Park
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| North London Line |
Acton Central • Brondesbury • Brondesbury Park • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury • Camden Road • Canonbury • Dalston Kingsland • Finchley Road & Frognal • Gospel Oak • Gunnersbury • Hackney Central • Hackney Wick • Hampstead Heath • Highbury & Islington • Homerton • Kensal Rise • Kentish Town West • Kew Gardens • Richmond • South Acton • Stratford • West Hampstead • Willesden Junction |
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| South London Line |
Clapham High Street • Clapham Junction • Denmark Hill • Peckham Rye • Queens Road Peckham • Surrey Canal Road • Wandsworth Road |
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| Watford DC Line |
Bushey • Carpenders Park • Euston • Harlesden • Harrow & Wealdstone • Hatch End • Headstone Lane • Kensal Green • Kenton • Kilburn High Road • North Wembley • Queen's Park • South Hampstead • South Kenton • Stonebridge Park • Watford High Street • Watford Junction • Wembley Central • Willesden Junction |
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| West London Line |
Clapham Junction • Imperial Wharf • Kensington (Olympia) • Shepherd's Bush • West Brompton • Willesden Junction
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| Future phases |
North London Line/
Watford DC line |
Primrose Hill (proposed)
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| Operations |
London Rail • LOROL
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| History |
MTR Laing • North London Railway • Orbirail • Overground Network • Silverlink
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Images for kids
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Class 172 with lightweight bogies.
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A pair of Chiltern Railways Class 172/1 No. 172104 and No. 172102 at London Marylebone
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The interior of a Chiltern Railways Class 172/1
