Bombardier Voyager family

Voyager / Super Voyager / Meridian
Classes 220 (left) and 221 (right) at Durham, showing different bogie designs
The interior of standard class on board a class 220 operated by CrossCountry
In service	2001–present
Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation
Built at	Bruges, Belgium
Constructed	2000 - 2005
Number built	105 trainsets
Number in service	104 trainsets
Operator(s)	CrossCountry East Midlands Trains Virgin Trains
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	23.85 m (78 ft 3 in) end cars 22.82 m (74 ft 10 in) other
Width	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Prime mover(s)	Cummins QSK19
Power output	750 hp (560 kW) per car
Braking system(s)	Rheostatic
Safety system(s)	AWS, TPWS
Coupling system	Dellner
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Voyager series is a group of high-speed diesel-electric multiple-unit trains built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation for service on the UK railway network. They are used on various intercity services throughout Great Britain, including the UK's longest direct rail service, which is CrossCountry service 1V60 from Aberdeen to Penzance which departs Aberdeen at 08:20 and takes 13 hours and 23 minutes to complete. All Voyager DEMUs have a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h).

The Class 220 Voyager was built to operate Cross Country intercity services. 34 four-car sets were built between 2000 and 2001 and operated by Virgin Trains. With Virgin's loss of the Cross Country franchise, these were all transferred to the new operator CrossCountry in November 2007.

The Class 221 Super Voyager was built as a tilting version of the Class 220. Although visually similar, the majority of these trains have five cars instead of four, and have been fitted with a tilting mechanism similar to that on the Class 390 EMU, although the Class 221 uses a hydraulic system, while the Class 390 uses an electromechanical system. 44 sets were constructed for use by Virgin Trains; of these, 23 have been transferred to CrossCountry with the remaining 21 being retained by Virgin, for use on parts of their West Coast franchise. None of the CrossCountry class 221s now requires tilt since the services were withdrawn from the West Coast Main Line, and their tilting equipment has therefore been disabled to improve reliability and lower cost of maintenance. The Cross Country Route also has not been cleared for the use of Tilting Trains.

The Class 222 Meridian DEMUs are broadly similar to the original Voyager units, but feature a number of reliability improvements and different internal layout.

The Class 222 was built in the light of experience gained with the 220 and 221 units; in particular, many more components were installed under the floor so as to increase space for passengers. A total of 27 sets were constructed initially: