British Rail Class 318 electric multiple units

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The British Rail Class 318 electric multiple units are suburban EMU trains introduced in the mid-1980s for commuter services around Glasgow, Scotland, featuring steel-bodied construction and 25 kV AC overhead electrification.

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instanceOf British Rail electric multiple unit
electric multiple unit
bodyConstruction steel
brakeType air brakes
builtBy BREL York NERFINISHED
builtFor British Rail NERFINISHED
category British electric multiple units
Rail transport in Scotland
Train classes introduced in the 1980s
countryOfOperation Scotland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
couplingType BSI automatic coupler
currentCollectionMethod pantograph
designedBy British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED
designedFor 25 kV AC electrified routes
commuter services
suburban services
doorType power-operated sliding doors
electrificationSystem 25 kV AC overhead
enteredService 1986
family Mark 3-based EMU
formation 3-car unit
introduced 1986
mid-1980s
multipleWorking compatible with other 25 kV AC EMUs of similar era
numberInClass 21 units
operator First ScotRail (historical) NERFINISHED
National Express ScotRail (historical) NERFINISHED
ScotRail
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (branding / specification influence) NERFINISHED
owner British Rail (historical) NERFINISHED
rolling stock leasing company (post-privatisation)
powerSupply overhead line equipment
powerType electric
primaryAreaOfOperation Glasgow NERFINISHED
purpose suburban commuter transport
urban commuter transport
region Strathclyde NERFINISHED
safetySystem AWS NERFINISHED
TPWS NERFINISHED
servicePattern stopping services
serviceType passenger
trackGauge standard gauge
usedFor Glasgow commuter routes
usedOn Glasgow suburban rail network NERFINISHED
Strathclyde suburban network NERFINISHED

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British Rail Engineering Limited notableWork British Rail Class 318 electric multiple units