British Rail Class 124

Infobox DMU
name = British Rail Class 124


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Manufacturer = BR Swindon Works
Operator = British Rail
Formation =
Built =1960
LinesServed =
InService = 1960-
CarLength = 64 ft 6 in
CarWidth = 9 ft 3 in
CarHeight = 12 ft 9 1/2 in
Weight = 41 tons
Capacity =
MaxSpeed = 70 mph (112 km/h)
Gauge =
Traction =
Engine =Leyland Albion 230 hp
SafetySystem= |The British Rail Class 124 was a class of initially six-car Diesel Multiple Units used and built specifically for the trans-pennine route. They were progressively shortened during their lifetime, finally finishing as three-car sets. They were all withdrawn by the late 1980s. There was a movement to preserve a set of this class, however it was unsuccessful and eventually all were lost.

The class was a sizable maintenance headache for British Rail for two reasons - firstly they were a totally unique class and secondly they featured wrap-round cab front windows which were expensive to build and replace.