page_title: British Rail Class 220
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 220 / Operations
caption_attribution_description: English: 220014 departs Weston-super-Mare railway station, bound for Manchester.
context_page_description: The Class 220 Voyager is a class of diesel-electric high-speed multiple-unit trains built in Belgium by Bombardier Transportation in 2000 and 2001.
  They were introduced in 2001 to replace the 20-year-old InterCity 125 and 30-year-old Class 47-hauled Mark 2 fleets operating on the Cross Country Route, initially for Virgin CrossCountry and since 2007 by CrossCountry.
context_section_description: All units are owned by Beacon Rail, after they were purchased from Voyager Rail Leasing, a consortium of Lloyds Banking Group and Angel Trains. They are leased to the train operating companies; as of 2013, CrossCountry is the only operator of Class 220 units.
  Virgin CrossCountry was the sole operator of Class 220 Voyager trains when they were introduced in 2001. When the Cross Country Route franchise was transferred to Arriva CrossCountry in November 2007, most of the Voyager fleet was transferred with it, and by the end of 2007 CrossCountry was the sole operator of Class 220 units.
  The 220s often operate in multiple with Class 221 units, which are mechanically similar except for their bogies and have the same coupler type.
caption: CrossCountry unit 220014 departs Weston-super-Mare with a northbound service from Paignton to Manchester Piccadilly.
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