221140 Newcastle Central Station. 03.05.2008.

            221140 was previously Vasco Da Gama. It was originally a 5 car set as seen here but has since been converted to 4 coaches.
44, Class 221 "Super Voyagers" were built in Bruges, Belgium, by Bombardier Transportation in 2001/02. They were all named after famous explorers.
The Class 221 are similar to the Class 220 Voyager units, but were built with a tilting mechanism enabling up to six degrees of tilt to allow higher speeds on curved tracks. Most have five coaches, and they have a different bogie design. They have a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h).
Originally operated by Virgin Trains up to 2007, these units are currently divided between two operators: Avanti West Coast (20 sets) and Cross Country (24 sets). Latterly, Avanti West Coast now has only 18 sets. As of June 2022, two sets; 221142 and 221143, are currently stored. The sets operated by Cross Country had their tilt function disabled in 2008 to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs.
This photograph in 2008, shortly after the Cross Country takeover, shows the unit in a hybrid livery of a Virgin base livery with Cross Country vinyls.
The Super Voyagers are to be replaced in the near future by Class 805 and 807 units.
   

Taken in: UK / England / Newcastle (show map)

Taken on: May 3, 2008

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Cross Country

Class 221

221140

Newcastle Central Station « less

Sets appears in: • Class 220 / 221 / 222 "Voyager" / "Meridian"

Groups appears in: • Gen-Northern Picture Gallery

Camera: Sony DSLR-A200, 42mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSLR-A200
Focal Length:	42mm
ISO:	100
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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