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British Rail Class 168

Index British Rail Class 168

The Class 168 Clubman is a diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train used on services between London and the Midlands. [1]

29 relations: Adtranz, Automatic train protection, Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line, Birmingham New Street railway station, Birmingham Snow Hill railway station, Bombardier Transportation, British Rail Class 165, British Rail Class 170, Chiltern Main Line, Chiltern Railways, Diesel engine, Diesel multiple unit, First TransPennine Express, Holgate Road carriage works, York, London, London–Aylesbury line, MTU Friedrichshafen, Network SouthEast, Oxford–Bicester line, Rail (magazine), Railway coupling, Standard-gauge railway, TOPS, Torque converter, Train, Train Protection & Warning System, Train stop, Turbostar, Voith.

Adtranz

ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation (after 1999 DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems), commonly known under its brand ADtranz, was a multi-national rail transport equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the US.

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Automatic train protection

Automatic train protection (ATP) is a type of train protection system which continually checks that the speed of a train is compatible with the permitted speed allowed by signalling.

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Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line

The Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line is a rural branch line between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Birmingham New Street railway station

Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in the Birmingham City Centre, England.

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Birmingham Snow Hill railway station

Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the Birmingham City Centre, England.

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Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry.

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British Rail Class 165

The British Rail Class 165 Turbo is a fleet of suburban diesel multiple units (DMUs), originally specified by and built for the British Rail Thames and Chiltern Division of Network SouthEast.

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British Rail Class 170

The Class 170 Turbostar is a British diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train built by Bombardier Transportation (and previously Adtranz) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works.

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Chiltern Main Line

The Chiltern Main Line is an inter-urban, regional and commuter railway, part of the British railway system.

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Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or CI engine), named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel which is injected into the combustion chamber is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression (adiabatic compression).

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Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

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First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express was a British train operating company jointly owned by FirstGroup and Keolis which operated the TransPennine Express franchise.

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Holgate Road carriage works, York

The Holgate Road carriage works was a railway carriage manufacturing factory in the Holgate area of York, England.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London–Aylesbury line

The London–Aylesbury Line is a railway line between London (Marylebone) and Aylesbury, going via the Chiltern Hills; it is operated by Chiltern Railways.

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MTU Friedrichshafen

MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909.

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Network SouthEast

Network SouthEast (NSE) was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail formed in 1982.

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Oxford–Bicester line

The Oxford–Bicester line is a railway line linking Oxford and Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.

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Rail (magazine)

Rail is a British magazine on the subject of current rail transport in Great Britain.

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Railway coupling

A coupling (or a coupler) is a mechanism for connecting rolling stock in a train.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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TOPS

Total Operations Processing System, or TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock (railroad cars) owned by and/or operated on a rail system.

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Torque converter

A torque converter is a type of fluid coupling which transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion engine, to a rotating driven load.

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Train

A train is a form of transport consisting of a series of connected vehicles that generally runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers.

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Train Protection & Warning System

The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) is a train protection system used throughout the two UK passenger main-line railway networks, and in Victoria, Australia.

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Train stop

Part of a railway signalling system, a train stop, trip stop or tripcock (sometimes called a tripper) is a train protection device that automatically stops a train if it attempts to pass a signal when the signal aspect and operating rules prohibit such movement, or (in some applications) if it attempts to pass at an excessive speed.

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Turbostar

Turbostar is the name given to a family of diesel multiple units (DMUs) built by Adtranz and later Bombardier Transportation at Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England.

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Voith

The Voith GmbH & Co.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_168

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