British Rail Class 317 electric multiple units
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The British Rail Class 317 electric multiple units are a series of suburban electric trains introduced in the early 1980s for commuter services around London, known for their steel-bodied Mark 3–derived design and long service life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 317 | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail electric multiple unit
ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| bodyConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | air brakes ⓘ |
| carBody | Mark 3-based bodyshell ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentCollectionMethod | pantograph ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commuter services
ⓘ
suburban services ⓘ |
| designFamily | Mark 3-derived design ⓘ |
| doorOperation | manually operated doors with central locking (later in life) ⓘ |
| doorType | slam doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1983 ⓘ |
| family | BR Second Generation EMU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formation | 4-car unit ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| introduced |
1981
ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | compatible with other AC EMUs of similar era ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
Mark 3-based steel bodyshell
ⓘ
long service life ⓘ |
| operatedAround | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Capital Connect NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ London Overground NERFINISHED ⓘ Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ WAGN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorArea | East of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorRegion | London commuter area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| routeUsage |
Great Northern routes
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West Anglia routes NERFINISHED ⓘ services from London King’s Cross ⓘ services from London Liverpool Street ⓘ |
| serviceLife | over 30 years in regular service ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | largely withdrawn from regular service ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
suburban rail ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedBySector |
London & South East sector of British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Network SouthEast sector of British Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Cambridge commuter services
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Great Eastern Main Line suburban services NERFINISHED ⓘ Hertfordshire commuter services ⓘ West Coast Main Line suburban services (historically) ⓘ |
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