Class 321 electric multiple unit
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The Class 321 electric multiple unit is a British suburban and commuter train type introduced in the late 1980s for high-capacity, overhead-electrified passenger services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 321 | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric multiple unit
ⓘ
suburban train ⓘ |
| bodyConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | air brakes ⓘ |
| builtFor | Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carFormation | 4-car units ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType | Tightlock ⓘ |
| designedBy | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commuter services
ⓘ
high-capacity passenger services ⓘ overhead-electrified passenger services ⓘ suburban services ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1988
ⓘ
1989 ⓘ |
| family | Mark 3-based EMU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
Class 321/3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Class 321/4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Class 321/9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced |
1988
ⓘ
1989 ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ |
| lengthPerCar | approximately 20 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | BREL York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | compatible with other 25 kV AC EMUs ⓘ |
| numberOfCarsPerSet | 4 ⓘ |
| operator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ London Midland NERFINISHED ⓘ Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ ScotRail ⓘ Silverlink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerCollectionMethod | overhead line ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| serviceArea | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceRole | outer-suburban EMU ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
100 mph
ⓘ
161 km/h ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ ⓘ |
| usedOn |
commuter routes into London
ⓘ
regional services in the Midlands ⓘ suburban routes in East Anglia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Trains