British Rail Class 221

British Rail Class 221 Super Voyager
Virgin CrossCountry SuperVoyager approaching Bristol Parkway on 4 May 2006
In service	2002–present
Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation
Family name	Voyager
Constructed	2000–2002
Number built	44 trainsets
Number in service	44 trainsets
Formation	4 or 5 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	221101–221144
Capacity	26 first class, 162 or 224 standard class per trainset
Operator(s)	CrossCountry Avanti West Coast
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	23.85 m (78 ft 3 in) driving end cars 22.82 m (74 ft 10 in) other cars
Width	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Doors	Swing plug at vehicle ends
Articulated sections	Flexible diaphragm within unit only
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight	227 t (223 long tons; 250 short tons) or 282.8 t (278.3 long tons; 311.7 short tons) per trainset
Traction system	DEMU
Prime mover(s)	Cummins QSK19
Power output	750 hp (560 kW) per car
Braking system(s)	Rheostatic and electro-pneumatic
Safety system(s)	AWS, TPWS, TASS,
Coupling system	Dellner

The Class 221 SuperVoyager is a train currently used by Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry in the United Kingdom. They were built by Bombardier Transportation between 2000 and 2002 for the British train operating companies Virgin CrossCountry and Virgin West Coast. The first Class 221 SuperVoyager entered traffic between Birmingham and Brighton on 12 April 2002. The Class 221 SuperVoyagers are similar to the Class 220 Voyager units, but they are built with a tilting mechanism offering up to six degrees of tilt to allow faster speeds on curved tracks. They have a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h).

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