British class 350
| British class 350 | |
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 Desiro Class 350/1 of the British railway company Central Trains
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| Number: |
350/1 series: 30 four-part 350/2 series: 57 four-part 350/3 series: 10 four-part 350/4 series: 10 four-part |
| Manufacturer: | Siemens Rail Systems |
| Year of construction (s): |
350/1 series: 2004/2005 350/2 series: 2008/2009 350/3 series: 2014 350/4 series: 2013/2014 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 '+ Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | 81,356 mm |
| Width: | 2,788 mm |
| Empty mass: | 176 t |
| Wheel set mass : | 16.5 t |
| Top speed: | 160 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 1,500 kW at AC or DC |
| Acceleration: | 0.96 m / s² |
| Power system : | 25 kV 50 Hz AC and 750 V DC |
| Power transmission: |
Overhead line or 3rd rail |
| Seats: |
Series 350 / 1-2: 1st class: 24 2nd class: 202 Series 350/4: 1st class: 19 2nd class: 191 |
| Floor height: | 1,157 mm above SoK |
The British Class 350 vehicles are four-part electric regional multiple units (EMU) from the Desiro vehicle concept developed by Siemens Rail Systems , which run on the West Coast Main Line and between London and Birmingham , among other places .
Manufacturer and operator
Class 350/1
The manufacturer is Siemens, in whose plant in Krefeld-Uerdingen the first 30 trains from the years of construction 2004 and 2005 took place. The contract includes maintenance for 25 years at a Northampton depot that went into operation in June 2006. Commissioning took place in the Wegberg-Wildenrath test center . On May 6, 2005, the first six trains of the British railway company Central Trains were handed over, the last in August 2005. On June 13, 2005, scheduled passenger service began on the routes of the British railway companies Silverlink and Central Trains. The vehicles operate mainly on the southern part of the West Coast Main Line .
Class 350/2
In August 2007, another 37 four-car class 350/2 trains with a total value of around 240 million euros, including a spare parts package, were ordered. The customer was the British leasing company Porterbrook Leasing Company Ltd. , which is leasing to the rail operator London Midland , which has the West Midlands concession. The end cars were manufactured in Krefeld, the first intermediate cars at Siemens in Prague . After the decision to close the plant in Prague, the other intermediate cars were also produced in Krefeld from November 2008. On October 8, 2008, the first train was handed over to the customer in the Wegberg-Wildenrath test center. After the scheduled passenger service of the first ten trains began on December 12, 2008, all 37 vehicles were delivered in June 2009.
Class 350/3 and 350/4
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On February 28, 2012, another order for 20 four-part multiple units was signed, which were manufactured in Krefeld in 2013 and 2014. The order volume of around 170 million euros includes a maintenance contract and is financed by Angel Trains .
London Midland operates ten trains for connections to London, known as Class 350/3. The other ten trains are operated by First TransPennine Express for the route from Manchester Airport to Glasgow and Edinburgh . The first train operated by the operator First TransPennine Express, known as Class 350/4, was delivered in December 2013, and the other new trains followed by May 2014.
vehicles
The multiple units in aluminum construction are two-system vehicles that can run either with 750 V on direct current rails or with 25 kV alternating current on overhead lines. Therefore, they can be used universally on the English network. The air-conditioned multiple units have a standard toilet and a disabled toilet. Class 350/4 has a total of three toilets.
The 350/2 type has 3 + 2 seats in the second class, whereas the 350/1 type has 2 + 2 seats.
stretch
Class 350/1 is operated on the most important north-south connections in Great Britain between London Euston , Birmingham , Manchester , Liverpool and Glasgow.
The first ten multiple units of class 350/2 of the rail operator London Midland have been serving the so-called West Coast Line between London and Birmingham since December 12, 2008 , replacing the British class 321 .
Since 2014, the 20 trains in class 350/3 and 350/4 have been supplementing traffic to London and the route from Manchester Airport to Glasgow and Edinburgh.
