The Class 195 diesel multiple unit, part of CAF's Civity family, is being built alongside the similar Class 331 electric multiple unit to replace British Rail built units like the Class 156 for Northern [1]. Deliveries of the Class 195 began in June 2018 and the units entered service in July 2019. The Class 195 was initially being used on services between Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street or Barrow-in-Furness. Other routes followed as more sets entered service.
Northern 185 114 at Liverpool Lime Street
Information
Number built:
116 (58 2 or 3-car sets)
Built:
2017-2020
Builder:
CAF
Motor:
Rolls-Royce MTU 6H1800R85L diesel per car
Power:
(195/0) 1, 046 hp (780 kW) / (195/1) 1, 569 hp (1, 170 kW)
Formation:
(195/0) DMSO (Driving Motor Standard Open)+
DMSOL (Driving Motor Standard Open Lavatory)
(195/1) DMSO+MS (Motor Standard) + DMSOL
Fifty eight sets, a mixture of two (195/0) and three cars (195/1), were built by CAF at it's facilities in Irun Spain and Newport in Wales. More sets could be ordered at a later stage. Similar DMUs, part of the Civity family, are being built for the West Midlands (Class 196) and Wales (Class 197).
The original plan was for the Class 195 to enter service at the end of 2018 but problems with the couplers delayed it. The Class 195 finally entered service at the start of July 2019.
Northern 195 113 heads through Hartford
Northern 195 118 at Liverpool Lime Street
Sideview of 195 111 on a test run at Crewe
195 111 approaches Crewe
195 118 at Liverpool Lime Street
[1] "New trains for the North", Modern Railways (June 2019) p.15
