Classes 172212 2-Car and 172331 3-Car London Midland Trains DMUs Leamington Spa 2016

Class 172212 and 172331 DMUs, Leamington Spa Train Station

Photo: Charles Moorhen 

On a bright, sunny August day in 2016, 3-car diesel multiple unit Class 172/3 172331 allocated to TY - Tysley TMD (Birmingham) sits in bay platform 1 at Leamington Spa station alongside 2-car DMU Class 172/2 172212 allocated to TY - Tysley TMD (Birmingham), both in the green, white and black London Midland Trains livery

Class 172331 unit coach numbers are as follows: 50331  56331  79331.
Class 172212 unit coach numbers are as follows: 50212  79211.


Built by Bombardier at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works, the Class 172 Turbostar diesel multiple units were introduced into service from July 2010.

39 Class 172 commuter trainsets were produced in a combination of both 2-car and 3-car sets, and are operated by London Overground, Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Trains (formerly London Midland Trains).

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