Class 168 'Clubman' Profile and Models

Class 168 'Clubman'

168004 at Leamington Spa in April 2018. ©Kat's Transport Photos

The Class 168 Clubman is a British diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train used on Chiltern Line services between London Marylebone and the West Midlands. The trains were built by Adtranz at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works in several batches from 1998.The first batch was classified 168/0 under TOPS and resembled the Class 165 units previously built by BREL York. The Networker-design cab was an interim solution pending the design of a completely new cab for further Turbostar batches. Subsequent builds, subclassed as 168/1 and 168/2, were constructed at the same time as the Class 170 Turbostar and thus are part of the Turbostar family of trains.The first batch of Clubman 168/0 carriages ordered by Chiltern Railways were the first units ordered by any train operating company since the privatisation of the UK industry in 1996. They were delivered as 3-car sets but later lengthened to 4-car sets. One unit has been converted to hybrid operation as of 2022.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

Diesel Multiple Unit

Builder

Adtranz & Bombardier

Build Dates

1998 to 2004

Total Built

19 sets (plus 9 converted from 170/3)

Coaches Per Unit

2, 3 or 4-cars

Power Output

844hp to 1,688 hp

Top Speed

100 mph

Passenger Capacity

204 to 272 seats

Operated By

Chiltern Railways

Main Duties

Regional Passenger

In Service Until

Present

Surviving Examples

All in service

 

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