Class 222011 Diesel Multiple Unit, Loughborough
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| Photo: Charles Moorhen |
East Midlands Trains Class 222011 is spotted at Loughborough station on the 30th August 2016 bearing the poppy decals, "Hounouring Our Veterans WW1 Centenary".
The Meridian diesel multiple unit carries the name, "Sheffield City Battalion 1914-1918".
Capable of a top speed of 125mph., the 5-car units were built between 2003 and 2005 by Bombardier in Derby and carry the coach numbers: 60251 60921 60631 60531 60171.
27 Class 222 dmu trainsets in total were manufactured made up of a mix of five and seven-car sets. All 27 trains are operated by East Midland Trains and allocated to Derby.
News Update:
Seeing East Midlands Trains colourful livery of red, white, orange
and red flashing along the railway tracks, will soon become a thing
of the past.
Abellio will take over the East Midlands Trains franchise on Saturday
18th August 2019.
The Class 43 HST Intercity 125 and Class 222
diesel multiple unit will gradually be phased out by brand new
Hitachi trains that will be a variant of the bullet-nosed Class 800
bio-mode DMU.
The new trains will have a lavender livery and be branded with 'EMR'
on both sides.
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