Class 220

The Class 220 Voyagers are a fleet of diesel electric high speed multiple unit trains built for Virgin Trains by Bombardier Transportation.

Introduced in 2001, the class 220's replaced the ageing fleets of Class 253/254 HST Intercity 125's and Class 47 and 90 hauled operations on Virgin Train's CrossCountry routes.

In 2007 Virgin Trains lost the CrossCountry franchise to Arriva. From December 2007 Arriva owned CrossCountry became the only operator of Class 220s.