Vivarail D-Train

Vivarail D-Train
Class 230 prototype
ManufacturerMetro-Cammell (original construction)
Vivarail (conversion)
Built atQuinton Rail Technology Centre (conversion)
ReplacedClass 150
Class 153
Class 165
Class 483
Constructed2015 - 2022
Operators
Depots
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car lengthDriving Motor: 18.37 m (60 ft 3 in)
Other: 18.12 m (59 ft 5 in)
Width2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
Prime mover(s)Ford Duratorq
Electric system(s)Hoppecke Li-ion batteries
750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)Contact shoe
Safety system(s)AWS, TPWS
Coupling systemWedglock
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Vivarail D-Train is a family of multiple units remanufactured by Vivarail for the British rail network. They are converted from London Underground D78 Stock, originally manufactured between 1978 and 1981 by Metro-Cammell. Two versions have been produced: the Class 230 diesel electric multiple unit and the Class 484 electric multiple unit.

  1. ^ "Vivarail dream over as the liquidation process begins". Rail Magazine. No. 977. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. 22 February 2023. pp. 16–17.