the class 221 "supervoyager" is a train currently used by virgin trains and crosscountry in the united kingdom. they were built by bombardier transportation between 2000 and 2002 for the british train operating companies virgin crosscountry and virgin west coast. the first class 221 "supervoyager" entered traffic between birmingham and brighton on 12 april 2002. the class 221 "supervoyagers" are similar to the class 220 "voyager" units, but they are built with a tilting mechanism offering up to six degrees of tilt to allow faster speeds on curved tracks. they have a maximum speed of .