These diesel multiple units were built in the mid-2000s to modernise Trans-Pennine routes [1] and are among the latest DMUs running on the network. They are part of Siemens' "Desiro" family and are very similar in many ways to its Desiro EMU cousins like the Class 360.
TPE 185 148 at Manchester Piccadilly
Information
Number built:
103 (51 3-car sets)
Built:
2005-7
Builder:
Siemens Transportation
Motor:
Cummins OSK19 diesel per car
Power:
2, 250 hp (1, 680 kW)
Formation:
Driving Motor Composite Lavatory (DMCL)+Motor Standard
Lavatory (MSL)+Driving Motor Standard (DMS)
The Class 185s are low-density stock designed for cross country routes with 2+2 seating arrangement in Standard and 2+1 in first. They are designed for high performance (100mp/h operation) with excess power to handle hilly routes.
All are currently operated by Trans Pennine Express though some have been loaned out to Northern in the past.
TPE 185 123 at York
TPE 184 144 at Manchester Oxford Road
Unidentified TPE example at Darlington
185 121 in older First TPE livery at Liverpool Lime Street
TPE 185 120 approaches York
[1] Colin J. Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 168
