Class 319 electric multiple unit

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The Class 319 electric multiple unit is a dual-voltage British commuter train class introduced in the late 1980s for services on routes such as Thameslink, capable of operating on both overhead and third-rail electrification systems.

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Surface form Occurrences
British Rail Class 319 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dual-voltage train
electric multiple unit
brakeType air brakes
carBodyMaterial steel
conversionVariant Class 769 bi-mode multiple unit NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
designedFor cross-London services
operation under two different electrification systems
designedForRoute Bedpan route
Thameslink NERFINISHED
electrificationSystem 25 kV AC overhead
750 V DC third rail
enteredServiceDecade 1980s
family Mark 3-based EMU
formation 4-car unit
introduced late 1980s
laterOperator Arriva Rail North NERFINISHED
First Capital Connect NERFINISHED
Govia Thameslink Railway NERFINISHED
London Midland NERFINISHED
Northern NERFINISHED
Northern Trains NERFINISHED
Thameslink NERFINISHED
West Midlands Trains NERFINISHED
manufacturer BREL York Works NERFINISHED
British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED
multipleWorking compatible with other Mark 3-based EMUs
operatorCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
operatorType passenger operator
originalOperator British Rail NERFINISHED
Network SouthEast NERFINISHED
powerCollectionMethod contact shoe
pantograph
primaryUse commuter services
regional services
suburban services
routeUsedOn Bedford to Brighton
London Blackfriars to Brighton NERFINISHED
London St Pancras to Bedford NERFINISHED
London to Sutton loop NERFINISHED
North West England electrified routes
Thameslink core
serviceEntryYear 1987
1988
serviceType commuter rail
topSpeed 100 mph
160 km/h
trackGauge 1435 mm
standard gauge

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Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Oxford Road rollingStock Class 319 electric multiple unit
First Capital Connect usedRollingStockType Class 319 electric multiple unit