Class 165

Chiltern Railways 165, 165010 at Birmingham Snow Hill

The Class 165 is a fleet of 2, 3 & 4 coach 75-90mph units used by Chiltern Railways and Great Western Railway. These units were orignalling designed for Inner Suburban workings however with Great Western Railway they have found themselves on Longer routes. The Class 165 is owned by Angle Trains.

Class 165/0

The Class 165/0 is subclass of 2 and 4 car 75mph units used by Chiltern Railways on the Chiltern Main Line. The class 165/0s feature Tripcocks for running on the Metropolitan Line between Amersham and Harrow-on-the-Hill. The class 165/0s used to use BR ATP between London Marylebone and Kings Sutton and Aylesbury Vale Parkway apart from on the Metropolitan Line.

Class 165/1

Network South East 165, 165119 at Didcot Parkway

The Class 165/1 is a subclass of 2 and 3 car 90mph units used by Great Western Railways. Unlike there 165/0s counter parts the 165/1s do not feature Tripcocks, nor do the feature BR ATP.

Thames Trains

Thames Trains inherited the 37 strong fleet of Class 165/1s from Network South East.

First Great Western

In 2010 First Great Western announced plans to refurbish the Class 165s, with a goal of the first being refurbished by March 2012.