British Rail Class 317

E678236

The British Rail Class 317 is a type of electric multiple unit train introduced in the early 1980s for commuter services in and around London and the East of England.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Rail electric multiple unit
electric multiple unit
brakeType air brakes
builtAt York Works NERFINISHED
builtBy British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED
carBodyConstruction steel
carLength approximately 20 m
collectionMethod pantograph
couplingType Scharfenberg
designedFor commuter services
designedUnder British Rail Mark 3 design principles
doorType slam doors
electricSystem 25 kV AC overhead
enteredService 1983
family Mark 3 EMU family NERFINISHED
formation 4-car unit
gauge standard gauge
introduced 1983
early 1980s
laterDoorType power-operated sliding doors
maximumSpeed 100 mph
161 km/h
operator British Rail NERFINISHED
operatorRegion National Rail network of Great Britain NERFINISHED
powerType electric
primaryRegion East of England NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
refurbishedBy Abellio Greater Anglia NERFINISHED
WAGN NERFINISHED
refurbishmentFeatures improved interiors
new seating
passenger information systems
replacedBy Class 379 NERFINISHED
Class 700 NERFINISHED
Class 720 NERFINISHED
totalProduced 72 units
trackGauge 1435 mm
UICClassification Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
usedBy Abellio Greater Anglia NERFINISHED
First Capital Connect NERFINISHED
London Overground NERFINISHED
Network SouthEast NERFINISHED
WAGN NERFINISHED
usedOn Bedford to St Pancras services
Great Northern routes
West Anglia routes NERFINISHED
withdrawalBegan mid 2010s
withdrawalCompleted early 2020s

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Class 745 EMU replaced British Rail Class 317
subject surface form: British Rail Class 745
Class 720 EMU replaced British Rail Class 317
subject surface form: British Rail Class 720