British Rail Class 165

British Rail Class 165
Networker Turbo
Great Western Railway Class 165 at Guildford
Refreshed GWR Class 165 standard-class saloon
In service10 September 1991 – present
ManufacturerBritish Rail Engineering Limited
Built atHolgate Road Works, York
Family nameNetworker Turbo
Replaced
Constructed1990–1992
Refurbished
  • 2003–2005 (165/0)
  • 2010–2012 (165/1)
Number built76
(39 × 165/0, 37 × 165/1)
Number in service75
Number scrapped1
Formation
  • 2-car units: DMCL-DMS
  • 3-car units: DMCL-MS-DMS
Fleet numbers
  • 165/0: 165001–165039
  • 165/1: 165101–165137
Capacity
  • 2-car units: 186 seats (16 first-, 170 standard-class)
  • 3-car units: 288 seats (24 first-, 264 standard-class)
OwnersAngel Trains
Operators
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionWelded aluminium
Car length
  • DM vehs.: 23.50 m (77 ft 1 in)
  • MS vehs.: 23.25 m (76 ft 3 in)
Width2.81 m (9 ft 3 in)
Height3.79 m (12 ft 5 in)[1]
DoorsDouble-leaf sliding plug (2 per side per car)
Maximum speed
  • 165/0: 75 mph (121 km/h)[1]
  • 165/1: 90 mph (145 km/h)
Axle loadRoute Availability 1
Prime mover(s)2 or 3 × Perkins 2006 TW-H (one per vehicle)
Engine typeInline-6 4-stroke turbo-diesel[2]
Displacement12.2 L (742.64 cu in)[2] per engine
Power output260 kW (350 hp) per engine
TransmissionVoith T 211 rz (hydrokinetic, one per vehicle)
UIC classification
  • 2-car: 2′B′+B′2′
  • 3-car: 2′B′+2′B′+B′2′
Bogies
  • Powered: BREL P3-17
  • Unpowered: BREL T3-17
Braking system(s)Electro-pneumatic (disc)
Safety system(s)
Coupling systemBSI[3]
Multiple workingWithin class, and with Classes 166 and 168[4]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Sourced from [5] except where otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 165 Networker Turbo is a fleet of suburban diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger trains (DMUs), originally specified by and built for the British Rail Thames and Chiltern Division of Network SouthEast. They were built by BREL York Works between 1990 and 1992.[6] An express version was subsequently built in the form of the Class 166 Networker Turbo Express trains. Both classes are now referred to as "Networker Turbos", a name derived some three years later for the project that resulted in the visually similar Class 365 and Class 465 EMUs.

The class is still in service, now operated by Great Western Railway and by Chiltern Railways. When operated originally by Network SouthEast, along with that operator's Class 166 trains, the Paddington suburban units were initially known as Thames Turbos, while the units operated on the Marylebone suburban network were known as Chiltern Turbos.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference railwaycentrefleetlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Perkins 2000 Series User's Handbook (PDF) (12th ed.). Shrewsbury: Perkins Engines Company. May 1999. p. 9. TSD 3215E. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ System Data for Mechanical and Electrical Coupling of Rail Vehicles in support of GM/RT2190 (PDF). London: Rail Safety and Standards Board. 22 June 2011. p. 4. SD001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ Webster, Neil; Hall, Peter; Fox, Peter (2001). British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock 2001. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing. pp. 207, 208. ISBN 1-902336-19-4.
  5. ^ "Regional Passenger Trains - Class 165". London: Angel Trains. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ "About us - Our train fleet". Chiltern Railways. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2008.