Unit 210001: 254 seats (22 first-class, 232 standard)
Unit 210002: 203 seats (all standard-class)
Operators
British Rail
Specifications
Car body construction
Steel
Train length
Unit 210001: 80.72 m (264 ft 10 in)[1]
Unit 210002: 60.54 m (198 ft 7 in)[1]
Car length
DM and DT vehicles: 19.830 m (65 ft 0.7 in)
Intermediate vehicles: 19.920 m (65 ft 4.3 in)
Width
2.816 m (9 ft 2.9 in)
Height
3.774 m (12 ft 4.6 in)
Floor height
1.144 m (3 ft 9.0 in)
Doors
Double-leaf pocket sliding, each 1.010 m (3 ft 3.8 in) wide
Wheelbase
Over bogie centres: 14.170 m (46 ft 5.9 in)
Maximum speed
90 mph (140 km/h)
Weight
DMSO & DMBSO vehicles: 62.0 t (61.0 LT; 68.3 ST)
TSO & TCO vehicles: 26.5 t (26.1 LT; 29.2 ST)
DTSO vehicles: 29.0 t (28.5 LT; 32.0 ST)
Prime mover(s)
Unit 210001: 1 × Paxman 6RP200 inline-6 4-stroke turbo-diesel, rated for 839 kW (1,125 hp)[2]
Unit 210002: 1 × MTU 12V396 TC12 V12 4-stroke turbo-diesel, rated for 915 kW (1,227 hp)[2]
Traction motors
4 × axle-hung DC[3]
Unit 210001: Brush
Unit 210002: GEC
Power output
746 kW (1,000 hp)
Tractive effort
92 kN (21,000 lbf) maximum[3]
Acceleration
Unit 210001: 0.55 m/s2 (1.8 ft/s2)
Unit 210002: 0.70 m/s2 (2.3 ft/s2)[4]
UIC classification
Unit 210001: Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′
Unit 210002: Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′
Bogies
Powered: BREL BP20
Unpowered: BREL BT13
Minimum turning radius
70.4 m (231 ft 0 in)
Braking system(s)
Electro-pneumatic (disc)
Safety system(s)
AWS
Coupling system
Tightlock
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Specifications as at August 1982[5] unless otherwise specified.
The British Rail Class 210 was a type of diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) passenger train designed and constructed by British Rail Engineering Limited's Derby Litchurch Lane Works.
The Class 210 was developed during the early 1980s to be a modern replacement for the ageing 'first generation' DMUs in use on the Southern Region of British Railways, such as the Class 201 and Class 207. It was designed around a particularly ambitious set of requirements defined in a specification produced by British Rail (BR), construction of the first unit commenced during 1982. While several prototypes were built and subject to extensive testing during the 1980s, the process did not result in a production run for the type. It can be considered an alternative to, or spiritual precursor of, the highly successful Sprinter family of DMUs that were produced during the 1980s.
The handful of Class 210s that were built were only operated for a few years before being withdrawn in the 1980s. Carriages from both units were used for the experimental Class 457/Class 316; a majority of the carriages have now been scrapped.
^ abGoldfinch 1981, p. 12, Fig. 2.
^ abGoldfinch 1981, p. 15, Power Equipment.
^ abGoldfinch 1981, p. 15, Electrical Equipment.
^Goldfinch 1981, p. 11, Business and Operating Requirements.
^Vehicle Diagram Book No. 230 for Diesel Electric Multiple Unit Trains (including H.S.T.)(PDF). Derby: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department, British Railways Board. August 1982. DA201, DB206, DE203, DH205, DH302 (in work pp. 17–18, 29–30, 37–38, 53–54, 59–60). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023 – via Barrowmore MRG.
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