Fleet → Class 170
About the Class 170
The Class 170 is a passenger multiple unit built by Adtranz / Bombardier between 1998 and 2005. The register lists 122: 119 in traffic and 3 out of service. The largest holders are East Midlands Railway (43), ScotRail (34) and CrossCountry (29), with 1 other holding the rest. 99 have worked a train today. Subclasses: 170/1, 170/2, 170/3, 170/4, 170/5, 170/6.
122 in the register 119 in traffic 3 out of service
Units
| Unit | Operator | Status | Last worked | Last seen at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170639 | CrossCountry | Yesterday 5H57 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170638 | CrossCountry | Today 5C15 | Bristol Barton Hill WRD | |
| 170637 | CrossCountry | Today 1P16 | Birmingham New Street | |
| 170636 | CrossCountry | Today 5H30 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170623 | CrossCountry | Out of Service | never seen | Ex 170523, MS 56635 ex 170635 - Collided with car on level crossing near Ely 3/3/26 |
| 170622 | CrossCountry | Today 5H32 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170621 | CrossCountry | Today 5K33 | Leicester LIP | |
| 170620 | CrossCountry | Today 1N69 | Cambridge | |
| 170619 | CrossCountry | Today 5K94 | Cambridge T&RSMD | |
| 170618 | CrossCountry | Out of Service | 11th October 2026 5Z45 | Ex 170518, MS 56630 ex 170630 - Under refurbishment at Crewe |
| 170535 | East Midlands Railway | Yesterday 2A10 | Derby | |
| 170534 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5P73 | Nottingham Eastcroft | |
| 170533 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2K34 | Lincoln | |
| 170532 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2O30 | Nottingham | |
| 170531 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5P84 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170530 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5K81 | Crewe CS (L&NWR Site) | |
| 170517 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2P75 | Nottingham | |
| 170516 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5M94 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170515 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5A46 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170514 | East Midlands Railway | Out of Service | 4th October 2026 5Z23 | Under refurbishment at Crewe |
| 170513 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2O94 | Nottingham | |
| 170512 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5P84 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170511 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5K81 | Crewe CS (L&NWR Site) | |
| 170510 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5N75 | Lincoln Terrace CHS | |
| 170509 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2N77 | Lincoln | |
| 170508 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2P83 | Nottingham | |
| 170507 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5L16 | Nottingham Eastcroft | |
| 170506 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5N75 | Lincoln Terrace CHS | |
| 170505 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2D29 | Nottingham | |
| 170504 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2F98 | Cleethorpes | |
| 170503 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5A46 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170502 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2P79 | Nottingham | |
| 170501 | East Midlands Railway | Today 1N88 | Derby | |
| 170478 | Northern | Today 2E70 | Harrogate | |
| 170477 | Northern | Today 5W26 | Hull | |
| 170476 | Northern | Today 2C66 | Harrogate | |
| 170475 | Northern | Yesterday 5C13 | Neville Hill T&RSMD | |
| 170474 | Northern | 9th November 2026 5R33 | Botanic Gardens DMUD | |
| 170473 | Northern | Today 5C13 | Neville Hill T&RSMD | |
| 170472 | Northern | Today 1W55 | Hull | |
| 170471 | ScotRail | 11th November 2026 5T83 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170470 | ScotRail | Today 1L63 | Perth | |
| 170461 | Northern | Yesterday 5K93 | Neville Hill T&RSMD | |
| 170460 | Northern | Today 5W07 | Botanic Gardens DMUD | |
| 170459 | Northern | Today 1J96 | Sheffield | |
| 170458 | Northern | Today 5C72 | York | |
| 170457 | Northern | Today 1J96 | Sheffield | |
| 170456 | Northern | Today 5C57 | Neville Hill T&RSMD | |
| 170455 | Northern | Today 5W09 | Botanic Gardens DMUD | |
| 170454 | Northern | Today 5W53 | Botanic Gardens DMUD | |
| 170453 | Northern | Today 5W09 | Botanic Gardens DMUD | |
| 170452 | ScotRail | 7th November 2026 5G29 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170451 | ScotRail | Today 2G42 | Edinburgh | |
| 170450 | ScotRail | Today 1A97 | Aberdeen | |
| 170434 | ScotRail | Today 5T20 | Eastfield HS | |
| 170433 | ScotRail | Today 1L73 | Perth | |
| 170432 | ScotRail | Today 1H27 | Inverness | |
| 170431 | ScotRail | 3rd October 2026 5L88 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170430 | ScotRail | Today 2T74 | Tweedbank | |
| 170429 | ScotRail | Today 2T78 | Tweedbank | |
| 170428 | ScotRail | Today 1L35 | Dundee | |
| 170427 | ScotRail | Today 1A61 | Aberdeen | |
| 170426 | ScotRail | Today 5T92 | Eastfield HS | |
| 170425 | ScotRail | Today 1L73 | Perth | |
| 170424 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5L17 | Norwich Jubilee Sidings | |
| 170423 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5A42 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170422 | East Midlands Railway | 7th November 2026 5A42 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170420 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2A83 | Nottingham | |
| 170419 | East Midlands Railway | 12th November 2026 1R72 | Nottingham | |
| 170418 | East Midlands Railway | 18th October 2026 1R62 | Nottingham | |
| 170417 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2D26 | Nottingham | |
| 170416 | East Midlands Railway | 9th November 2026 5L16 | Nottingham Eastcroft | |
| 170415 | ScotRail | Today 1A61 | Perth | |
| 170414 | ScotRail | Today 1H77 | Inverness | |
| 170413 | ScotRail | Today 5T51 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170412 | ScotRail | Today 1T94 | Glasgow Queen Street | |
| 170411 | ScotRail | Today 2G52 | Edinburgh | |
| 170410 | ScotRail | Today 5T54 | Eastfield HS | |
| 170409 | ScotRail | Today 1L42 | Edinburgh | |
| 170408 | ScotRail | Today 5A91 | Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | |
| 170407 | ScotRail | 27th October 2026 5Q08 | Kilmarnock (Barclay Sdgs) | |
| 170406 | ScotRail | Today 2L19 | Perth | |
| 170405 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5T93 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170404 | ScotRail | Today 2G76 | Edinburgh | |
| 170403 | ScotRail | Today 1L36 | Edinburgh | |
| 170402 | ScotRail | Yesterday 5G95 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170401 | ScotRail | Today 1L33 | Dundee | |
| 170398 | CrossCountry | 3rd November 2026 5H57 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170397 | CrossCountry | 24th October 2026 1M73 | Birmingham New Street | |
| 170396 | ScotRail | Today 5G74 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170395 | ScotRail | Today 2T73 | Edinburgh | |
| 170394 | ScotRail | Today 5T69 | Haymarket Depot | |
| 170393 | ScotRail | Today 5L23 | Dundee DMU Sdgs | |
| 170273 | East Midlands Railway | Today 1L17 | Norwich | |
| 170272 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2P79 | Nottingham | |
| 170271 | East Midlands Railway | Today 1L22 | Nottingham | |
| 170270 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2A79 | Nottingham | |
| 170208 | East Midlands Railway | Today 1L21 | Nottingham | |
| 170207 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5L70 | Nottingham Eastcroft | |
| 170206 | East Midlands Railway | Today 1N90 | Nottingham | |
| 170205 | East Midlands Railway | 11th November 2026 5P82 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170204 | East Midlands Railway | Today 2N73 | Nottingham | |
| 170203 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5D30 | Nottingham | |
| 170202 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5N73 | Lincoln | |
| 170201 | East Midlands Railway | Today 5A46 | Etches Park Sdgs | |
| 170117 | CrossCountry | Today 5M87 | Leicester LIP | |
| 170116 | CrossCountry | Today 5K33 | Leicester LIP | |
| 170115 | CrossCountry | Today 5H57 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170114 | CrossCountry | Yesterday 5K33 | Leicester LIP | |
| 170113 | CrossCountry | Today 5H32 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170112 | CrossCountry | Today 5D76 | Leicester | |
| 170111 | CrossCountry | Today 5H71 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170110 | CrossCountry | Today 5M87 | Leicester LIP | |
| 170109 | CrossCountry | Today 5H74 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170108 | CrossCountry | Today 5H74 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170107 | CrossCountry | Today 5K90 | Cambridge T&RSMD | |
| 170106 | CrossCountry | 12th November 2026 1V16 | Birmingham New Street | |
| 170105 | CrossCountry | Today 5H34 | Tyseley LMD | |
| 170104 | CrossCountry | Today 5K94 | Cambridge T&RSMD | |
| 170103 | CrossCountry | Today 5M84 | Leicester LIP | |
| 170102 | CrossCountry | Today 2K98 | Cambridge | |
| 170101 | CrossCountry | Today 5C16 | Bristol Barton Hill WRD |
Subclasses
| Subclass | Units | In traffic | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 170/1 | 17 | 17 | CrossCountry |
| Class 170/2 | 12 | 12 | East Midlands Railway |
| Class 170/3 | 6 | 6 | ScotRail, CrossCountry |
| Class 170/4 | 54 | 54 | East Midlands Railway, ScotRail, Northern |
| Class 170/5 | 23 | 22 | East Midlands Railway |
| Class 170/6 | 10 | 8 | CrossCountry |
Operators
Liveries
What the class wears, across every operator. Units whose livery the register does not record are left out rather than counted as unliveried.
| Livery | Units |
|---|---|
| East Midlands Railway | 38 |
| ScotRail Saltire | 32 |
| CrossCountry | 16 |
| Northern White & Blue | 16 |
| CrossCountry Revised | 12 |
| Greater Anglia (EMR branding) | 3 |
| British Transport Police | 1 |
| CrossCountry Revised Pride | 1 |
| East Midlands Railway Low Emissions Train | 1 |
| East Midlands Railway Pride | 1 |
| ScotRail NHS Thank You | 1 |