What is British Rail Class 201?
{{Infobox DMU | background = darkgreen | name = British Rail Class 201|image = File:Hastings set 1004.jpg |imagesize = 300px |caption = Set 1004 prepares to leave Cannon Street station on 14 May 1984 |Manufacturer = [[Eastleigh]] and [[Ashford railway works|Ashford Works]] |Formation = Unknown |Built = unknown |InService = 1957–1986 |Weight = {{convert|55|LT|t}} |Capacity = |MaxSpeed = {{convert|75|mph|abbr=on}} |Brakes = |Engine = [[English Electric]] 4-cylinder type 4SRKT Mark II |Operator = [[British Rail]] | Power = {{convert|500|bhp|abbr=on}} at 850 rpm. Total 1,000 bhp per set. |}} The [[British Rail]] '''Class 201''' (or [[SR Multiple Unit Numbering and Classification#Diesel Electric Multiple Units|6S]]) six-car [[diesel-electric multiple unit]]s (DEMUs) were built in 1957–1958 at [[Eastleigh]] railway works and [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]] railway works. They were built for use on the [[London]] to [[Hastings]] line. Several tunnels along the route had restricted clearance, meaning that these units were built with a narrow body profile. {{Transport-stub}} {{British Rail DMU}} [[Category:British Rail diesel multiple units|201]]