#class 172

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[national-rail]

Vote for your favourite train! Round 1 Poll 11

(Top Left) Bombardier Class 172 Turbostar

(Top Right) Alstom Class 373 TGV TMST

(Bottom Left) Bombardier Class 376 Electrostar

(Bottom Right) CAF Class 397 Civity/Nova 2

Voting ended onNov 30, 2024

See pinned for more info on the tournament, see below for more info on trains.

Class 172 "Turbostar"

Current Operation: Commuter services around Birmingham.

Previous Operation: London Overground (GOBLIN line) and local Chiltern services.

Class 373 "TGV"

Current Operation: Eurostar services to France and Belgium

Former Operation: Limited East Coast Mainline services and some high speed services in France.

Class 376 "Electrostar"

Current Operation: Commuter services around southeast London and Kent.

Class 397

Current Operation: West Coast Mainline services from Liverpool and Manchester to Glasgow.

[rockandrail]

A lot of trains pass my university, and my student halls aren’t that far from the line, so I’m oft seen lineside with camera. Yesterday, I caught a Class 172 diesel unit, operated by London Midland, on camera. Here, the unit in question, 172334, heads south from Birmingham to Hereford.