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British Rail Class 318
ScotRail Class 318 at Hyndland in 2016
Interior of a refurbished Abellio ScotRail Class 318
In service29 September 1986 – present
ManufacturerBritish Rail Engineering Limited
Built atHolgate Road Works, York
Family nameBR Second Generation (Mark 3)
ReplacedBR First Generation DMUs
Constructed1985–1986[1]
Refurbished
  • 2005–2007
    at Hunslet-Barclay, Kilmarnock
  • 2013–2017
    at Wabtec, Doncaster
  • 2021–2023
    at Brodie Engineering,
Kilmarnock[2][3]
Number built21
Formation3 cars per unit:
DTSOL-MSO-DTSO
Diagram
  • DTSOL vehicles: EE227
  • MSO vehicles: EC207
  • DTSO vehicles: EE228
Fleet numbers318250–318270
CapacityAs built: 216 seats
OwnersEversholt Rail Group[4]
OperatorsScotRail
DepotsShields Road (Glasgow)[1]
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length
  • DTS vehs.: 19.830 m (65 ft 0.7 in)
  • MS vehs.: 19.920 m (65 ft 4.3 in)
Width2.816 m (9 ft 2.9 in)
Height3.774 m (12 ft 4.6 in)
DoorsDouble-leaf pocket sliding, each 1.010 m (3 ft 3.8 in) wide (2 per side per car)
WheelbaseOver bogie centres:
14.170 m (46 ft 5.9 in)
Maximum speed90 mph (145 km/h)
Weight
  • DTSOL vehs.: 30.1 t (29.6 long tons; 33.2 short tons)
  • MSO vehs.: 50.9 t (50.1 long tons; 56.1 short tons)
  • DTSO vehs.: 29.6 t (29.1 long tons; 32.6 short tons)
Traction motors4 × GEC G315BZ[5] or Brush TM21-41[1]
Power output990 kW (1,328 hp)[5][1]
Acceleration0.56 m/s2 (1.3 mph/s) max.[4]
Electric system(s)25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collector(s)Pantograph (Stone Faiveley AMBR)
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
Bogies
  • Powered: BREL BP20
  • Unpowered: BREL BT13
Minimum turning radius70.4 m (231 ft 0 in)
Braking system(s)Electro-pneumatic (disc)
Safety system(s)
  • AWS
  • TPWS
Coupling systemTightlock
Multiple workingWithin class, and with Class 320
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Specifications as at October 1986[6] except where otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger train which operates in west central Scotland. The units were introduced on 29 September 1986 as part of the electrification of the Ayrshire Coast Line between Glasgow Central and Ayr/Ardrossan with alternating current (AC) overhead lines. Their use was extended to Largs in January 1987. They were also used on the Inverclyde Line in small numbers. The trains currently operate Argyle Line (including services to Lanark from Glasgow Central High Level), Cathcart Circle Line, North Clyde Line, Whifflet Line, Paisley Canal Line and Inverclyde Line services. Following the withdrawal of the Class 314 fleet in 2019, these units are the oldest working EMUs in Scotland, having been in revenue-earning service for more than 37 years.

  1. ^ a b c d Marsden, C. J. (2007). "Class 318". Traction Recognition. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-0-7110-3277-4. OCLC 230804946. OL 16902750M.
  2. ^ "Class 318". Units. Rail Express. No. 330. November 2023. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Brodie's final refurbished '318' released". Rail Magazine. No. 994. 18 October 2023. p. 18.
  4. ^ a b "Class 318". London: Eversholt Rail. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Class 318". British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume. Shepperton: Ian Allan. 1989. Multiple-Units p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7110-1849-5. OCLC 931408393. OL 32082500M.
  6. ^ Vehicle Diagram Book No. 210 for Electric Multiple Units (including A.P.T.) (PDF). Derby: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department, British Railways Board. October 1986. EC207, EE227, EE228 (in work pp. 84–85 & 168–171). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015 – via Barrowmore MRG.

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