British Rail Class 221
The Class 221 Super Voyager is a class of British diesel-electric multiple-unit express trains built by Bombardier Transportation between 2001 and 2002, entering service on 12 April 2002.
The Class 221 are similar to the Class 220 Voyager units, but they were built with a tilting mechanism enabling up to six degrees of tilt to allow higher speeds on curved tracks. They have a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h).
Currently these trains are divided between two operators, Virgin Trains (21 sets) and CrossCountry (23 sets). The sets operated by CrossCountry have now had their tilting equipment disabled, taking advantage of the fact that these trains' tilting equipment can be disabled or enabled at any time.
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