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 British Rail, the then United Kingdom state owned railway operator. They were built by BREL at York Works between 1990 and 1992. The trains belong to the Networker family of trains, and were originally known as Networker Turbos to distinguish them from the electrically propelled members of that family. An express version was subsequently built in the form of the Class 166 Turbo Express trains.
The class is still in service, and is operated by First Great Western on its services out of London Paddington station and by Chiltern Railways on its services out of London Marylebone station. The trains operated by First Great Western, along with that operator's Class 166 trains, are often known as Thames Turbos, while the units operated by Chiltern Railways are known as Chiltern Turbos.
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