British Rail Class 175

The Class 175 Coradia is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. They were built from 1999–2001 by Alstom at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The fleet was based at Chester Depot. The fleet was used in North Wales on services from Holyhead, South Wales, normally going south or up to the North Wales Coast. Many also operated round the Manchester area.

British Rail Class 175 Coradia 1000
Transport for Wales 175003 at Hereford in 2018
Constructed	1999–2001
Number built	27 trainsets
Specifications
Car length	Driving end vehicles 23.71 m (77 ft 9 in) Centre cars 23.03 m (75 ft 7 in)
Doors	Swing plug at vehicle ends
Articulated sections	Flexible diaphragm within unit only
Braking system(s)	Friction/Hydrodynamic
Coupling system	Scharfenberg

175115 at Crewe on 1 November 2003, with a late night First North Western service to Holyhead.

175110, at Manchester Picadilly on 17 April 2008 in the 'ghostly' livery trialled by Arriva Trains Wales

175108, at Cardiff Central, in de-branded First North Western livery

175008, at Newport, in the Arriva Trains Wales livery.