British Rail Class 196

British Rail Class 196
Civity
Four-car Class 196 at Shrewsbury
Interior of a Class 196 unit
Interior of a Class 196 unit
In service17 October 2022 – present
ManufacturerCAF
Built atNewport, Wales (final assembly)
Family nameCivity
ReplacedClass 170/5
Constructed2019–2022
Number built
  • 26
  • (12 x 196/0, 14 × 196/1)
Formation
  • 2 cars per 196/0 unit:[1]
  • DMSL-DMS
  • 4 cars per 196/1 unit:
  • DMSL-MS-MSL-DMS
Fleet numbers
  • 196001–196012
  • 196101–196114[2]
Capacity
  • 196/0: 141 seats
  • 196/1: 311 seats[3]
OwnersCorelink Rail[4]
OperatorsWest Midlands Railway
Depots
Lines served
Specifications
Doors
  • Double-leaf sliding plug
  • (2 per side per car)
Maximum speed100 mph (160 km/h)
Prime mover(s)
  • 2 or 4 × MTU 6H 1800 R85L
  • (one per car)[9]
Engine typeInline-6 turbo-diesel[10]
Displacement12.8 L (780 cu in) per engine[10]
Power output
  • 196/0: 780 kW (1,050 hp)
  • 196/1: 1,560 kW (2,090 hp)
  • (390 kW (520 hp) per engine)[10]
Safety system(s)
Coupling systemDellner[9]
Multiple workingWithin class (max. 8 cars)[note 1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The British Rail Class 196 Civity is a class of diesel multiple unit built for West Midlands Trains by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. A total of 26 units have been built; 12 two-car units and 14 four-car units.[11]

They are the first train of the Civity family to feature end gangways.

  1. ^ a b Fletcher, Steven (26 August 2020). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended - CAF WMT Class 196 Diesel Multiple Unit -Technical File: RTV-T41340-R004" (PDF). Letter to Paul Simmons (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2020/0049. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Moore, Kyle. "Video: First glimpse of brand new West Midlands Railway trains". Birmingham Updates. Updates Media. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Class 196 fact sheet" (PDF). Birmingham: West Midlands Trains. 12 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Autumn start for Class 730/0s on London Euston diagrams". Rail Express. No. 327. August 2023. p. 10.
  5. ^ "New maintenance contract for 170s". News. Today's Railways UK. No. 268. June 2024. p. 10.
  6. ^ "West Midlands Trains Launches CAF '196'". Modern Railways. No. 890. Stamford: Key Publishing. November 2022. pp. 12–13.
  7. ^ Booth, Janine (18 April 2023). "West Midlands Railway: new train fleet enters service on Hereford Line". RailAdvent. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ "May Timetable Change: Sunday 21 May 2023". Birmingham: West Midlands Trains. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b Vosman, Quintus (13 January 2020). "New British fleets undergo testing in Velim". International Railway Journal. Falmouth: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b c Powerpacks with 6H 1800 for Railcar Applications (PDF) (01/20 ed.). MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ^ Fender, Keith; Sheratt, Philip (June 2018). "West Midlands prepares for new fleets". Modern Railways. Vol. 75, no. 837. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 78.


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