British Rail Class 222

British Rail Class 222 *Meridian*
British Rail Class 222 Meridian
	East Midlands Railway Class 222 at Nottingham
	Refreshed East Midlands Railway Standard Class interior
In service	31 May 2004 – present
Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation
Built at	Bruges
Family name	Voyager
Replaced	InterCity 125; Class 170;
Constructed	2003–2005
Refurbished	2011–2012; 2023-present;
Number built	27 sets
Number in service	26
Successor	Class 810
Formation	4 & 9 car sets (as built); 5 & 7 car sets (present);
Fleet numbers	222001–222023; 222101–222104;
Owner	Eversholt Rail Group
Operators	Current:; East Midlands Railway; Future:; Lumo; Former:; Hull Trains; Midland Mainline;
Lines served	Current:; Midland Main Line; Oakham to Kettering Line; Future:; London Euston to Stirling;
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)
Wheel diameter	780–716 mm (30.7–28.2 in) (maximum–minimum)
Wheelbase	Bogies: 2.250 m (7 ft 4.6 in)
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Traction system	One per car, Alstom alternator, 750v asynchronous ONIX IGBT drive with AGATE traction control, asynchronous traction motors (2 per car)
Prime mover	Cummins QSK19-R (one per car)
Engine type	Inline-6 turbo-diesel
Displacement	19 L (1,159 cu in) per engine
Power output	559 kW (750 hp) per engine at 1800 rpm
Acceleration	0.8 m/s2 (1.8 mph/s)
UIC classification	1A′A1′+1A′A1′+...+1A′A1′
Bogies	Bombardier B5005
Braking systems	Rheostatic and electro-pneumatic
Safety systems	AWS, TPWS
Coupling system	Dellner 12
Multiple working	Within Class
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The British Rail Class 222 is a group of five or seven-car diesel-electric multiple-unit high-speed passenger train capable of 125 mph (200 km/h). Twenty-seven sets were built by Bombardier Transportation in Bruges, Belgium from 2003 to 2005.

The Class 222 is part of the Bombardier Voyager family, bearing a similarity to the Class 220 Voyager and Class 221 Super Voyager trains currently operated by CrossCountry and Grand Central. Originally built for Midland Mainline and Hull Trains, today the class is operated by East Midlands Railway and is branded as the Meridian fleet.