Class 317 EMU
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The Class 317 EMU is a type of British electric multiple unit train introduced in the early 1980s for suburban and commuter services on 25 kV AC overhead electrified routes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 317 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric multiple unit
ⓘ
railway rolling stock class ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| carBodyConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | overhead line ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType | Tightlock ⓘ |
| designer | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doorType | slam doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1983 ⓘ |
| family | BREL 1980s EMU family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formation | 4-car unit ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| introduced | 1981 ⓘ |
| introducedFor |
commuter services on West Coast Main Line and East Coast Main Line suburban routes
ⓘ
suburban services from London ⓘ |
| length | about 80 m per 4-car unit ⓘ |
| manufacturer | BREL York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking |
compatible with Class 313
ⓘ
compatible with Class 314 ⓘ compatible with Class 315 ⓘ compatible with Class 507 ⓘ compatible with Class 508 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 72 units ⓘ |
| operator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Capital Connect NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ London Overground NERFINISHED ⓘ Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ WAGN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerCollectionMethod | pantograph ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 746 kW per unit ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| primaryRouteType | 25 kV AC overhead electrified routes ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter
ⓘ
suburban ⓘ |
| successor |
British Rail Class 365
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Rail Class 379 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 387 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
100 mph
ⓘ
161 km/h ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Great Northern suburban services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London commuter services ⓘ West Anglia routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearConstructionCompleted | 1986 ⓘ |
| yearConstructionStarted | 1981 ⓘ |
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