This article is about the coaches built for TransPennine Express. For the Caledonian Sleeper coaches, see British Rail Mark 5 (CAF).
British Rail Mark 5A
TransPennine Express Mk5A set at Lancaster
In service
24 August 2019 – 10 December 2023[1]
Manufacturer
CAF
Built at
Beasain[2]
Constructed
2017–2018
Number built
66
Successor
Class 185
Class 802[3]
Capacity
291 seats (261 standard, 30 first class)[4]
Owners
Beacon Rail[5]
Operators
TransPennine Express
Depots
Longsight (Manchester)[6]
Lines served
North Pennine[7]
Specifications
Car body construction
Fully integral aluminium monocoque
Car length
22.2 m (72 ft 10 in) (intermediate trailer)
22.37 m (73 ft 5 in) (driving trailer)[8]
Width
2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Doors
Sliding plug, at body ends
Maximum speed
125 mph (201 km/h)[8]
Weight
max. tare 43 t (42 long tons; 47 short tons)
Braking system(s)
Cheek mounted discs
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Transpennine Express passenger cars
The British Rail Mark 5A is a type of railway vehicle in use in the UK. 52 standard carriages and 14 driving trailers were built by Spanish manufacturer CAF, and were operated by TransPennine Express.[9][1] They first entered service on 24 August 2019.
^ ab"TPE says farewell to Class 68s". Rail Magazine. No. 999. 27 December 2023. p. 8.
^"Countdown to New Trains Begins - First TransPennine Express". www.tpexpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference RE329 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"TPE Nova 3". www.tpexpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^"Class 68s removed from TPE's southern route". Railways Illustrated. No. 248. October 2023. p. 9.
^Dunn, Pip (13 December 2023). "The lights are going out on TPE's use of Class 68s". Rail Magazine. No. 998. pp. 16–17.
^"TPE tells staff loco-hauled MK.5 sets will end this year". The Railway Magazine. No. September 2023. p. 25.
^ ab"First Group Transpennine Passenger Cars". CAF. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
^Pritchard, Robert (March 2017). "Rolling Stock Update". Today's Railways. No. 183. pp. 38–43.
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