British Rail Class 380
| Class 380 Desiro | |
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| File:Class 380.jpg Artist's impression of Class 380 |
Class 380 is the designation given to a class of electric multiple unit train that are to be built, for use on the national railway network in Scotland, in the United Kingdom.
Initially, the trains will be used on First ScotRail services in Ayrshire and the Inverclyde region of Scotland, including the Glasgow Airport Rail Link. To be based on the Desiro design, the construction was awarded to Siemens and announced by Transport Scotland on 11 July 2008.[1]
Fleet
A total of 38 sets were ordered, comprising of 22 three-car and 16 four-car units. Stations along the Ayrshire Coast Line will undergo platform extension to allow the use of the longer trains.[2] The trains were specified to have full access for the disabled and to have streamlined end corridor connections.
The fleet will be based at Glasgow Shields Road TMD. They will replace the current Class 334 and Class 318 previously serving the Ayrshire and Inverclyde routes. In 2011, the older Class 334 stock will be cascaded onto North Clyde Line service when it is extended via the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link to Edinburgh Waverley .
The trains will not be painted in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) carmine/cream livery. Following the transfer of the Strathclyde Regional franchise to Transport Scotland A new-style of blue "ScotRail" livery featuring elements of the Saltire flag will replace the former SPT branding and colours.[3]
References
- ^ "New Electric Trains for Scotland's Growing Railways". Transport Scotland. 11 July 2008.
- ^ "New trains bring 9,000 more seats". BBC News. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/ScotRail-25th-anniversary
There has been a slight delay with these trains as the doors were not installed properly. An engineer was killed after the door shut on his head and ripped it off his shoulders. The blades had not been secured properly. It has all been resolved and ScotRail dont wish to comment...