British Rail Class 397
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The British Rail Class 397 Civity[6] is a class of electric multiple unit built by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF for lease to TransPennine Express by Eversholt Rail Group.[7] A total of twelve five-car units were built to operate services on TransPennine North West services between Liverpool Lime Street/Manchester Airport and Edinburgh Waverley/Glasgow Central.[8][9]
Quick Facts British Rail Class 397 Civity, In service ...
British Rail Class 397 Civity | |
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In service | 30 November 2019 – present |
Manufacturer | CAF |
Built at | Beasain, Spain[1] |
Family name | Civity |
Replaced | Class 350/4 |
Constructed | 2017–2019 |
Number built | 12 |
Formation | 5 cars per unit: DMFLW-PTS1-MSL-PTS2-DMSL |
Fleet numbers | 397001–397012 |
Capacity | 286 seats (22 first-class, 264 standard)[2] |
Owners | Eversholt Rail Group |
Operators |
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Depots | |
Lines served | West Coast Main Line |
Specifications | |
Train length | 118 m (387 ft 2 in)[3] |
Car length |
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Doors | Single-leaf sliding plug (2 per side per car) |
Maximum speed | 125 mph (200 km/h) |
Acceleration | 0.92 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic (disc) and regenerative |
Safety system(s) | |
Coupling system | Dellner |
Multiple working | Within class, but not yet authorised[note 1] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
Sourced from [5] unless otherwise noted. |
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TransPennine Express has branded all of their new fleet under the general name Nova, with the Class 397 units branded as Nova 2.[7] The first unit entered service on 30 November 2019.[10]