Photo Class 166216 Network Express Turbo DMU Train Banbury 2014

Class 166216 First Great Western DMU, Banbury Train Station

Photo: Charles Moorhen

3-car Network Express Turbo DMU Class 166216 UK dmu commuter train, in First Great Western livery, photographed from the rear while paused at Banbury station before heading south in 2014.

The class of 166 Turbo Express diesel multiple units (DMU) were built between 1992 and 1993 by ABB Yorks works.

The 3-car units, a fleet of 21, (fleet numbers are 166201 - 166221) were designed as a faster variant of the Class 165 Turbo and both classes were originally known as Networker Turbos, but today are generally referred to as Thames Turbos.

The Class 166 diesel multiple units are operated by the Great Western Railway and the lines they serve are; Severn Beach Line, Golden Valley Line, Heart of Wessex Line, and the Wessex Main Line. 



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