British Rail Class 350
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The British Rail Class 350 Desiro is a class of electric multiple unit passenger train built by Siemens Transportation Systems to its Desiro design between 2004 and 2014. All 87 are now operated by West Midlands Trains, having previously been operated by Central Trains, Silverlink, Southern, London Midland, First TransPennine Express and TransPennine Express (FirstGroup).
Quick Facts British Rail Class 350 Desiro, In service ...
British Rail Class 350 Desiro | |
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In service | June 2005 – present |
Manufacturer | Siemens Transportation Systems |
Built at | Krefeld, Germany |
Family name | Desiro |
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Number built | 87 |
Successor | |
Formation | 4 cars per unit[1] |
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Operators | London Northwestern Railway |
Depots | Kings Heath (Northampton) Bletchley (Milton Keynes) |
Specifications | |
Car length | 20.34 m (66 ft 9 in) |
Width | 2.80 m (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in) |
Maximum speed | 110 mph (180 km/h) |
Weight | 175 tonnes (172 long tons; 193 short tons)[1] |
Traction system | Siemens SIBAS32 IGBT-VVVF |
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Bogies | Siemens SGP SF5000[7] |
Braking system(s) | Air, regenerative |
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Coupling system | Dellner 12[8] |
Multiple working | Within class |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Sourced from [5] unless otherwise noted. |
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