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The British Rail Class 311 electric multiple unit was built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. Outwardly, the units were very similar to the earlier Class 303 units built in 1960. 19 units were built, initially classified as AM11 units, and numbered 092-110. This was later changed to Class 311, and units were renumbered 311092-110. Each unit was formed of three carriages; two outer driving trailers, an intermediate motor coach. The technical description of the formation was BDTCOL+MBSO+DTSO. Individual carriages were numbered as follows: Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...
A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...
, For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as Blue Train units, were introduced for the electrification of the North Clyde line in Strathclyde. ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
- 76403-76421 - BDTCOL
- 62163-62181 - MBSO
- 76422-76440 - DTSO
Units were built to operate services on the newly electrified routes from Glasgow Central to Gourock and to Wemyss Bay; now known as the Gourock and Wemyss Bay branches of the Inverclyde Line. The Heilanmans Umbrella Inside Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ...
Wemyss Bay is a village on the East Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ...
Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow through Gilmour St, Paisley to Gourock and Wemyss Bay on the West Coast. ...
After being withdrawn from normal traffic, two units, nos. 311103/104 were transferred to departmental duties as Class 936 sandite units, nos. 936103/104. These lasted in service until 1999, when they were withdrawn. They were not scrapped immediately as Railtrack was anxious to ensure that one of the units was preserved. In 2002, it donated one of the units to a museum in Coatbridge. The other unit was scrapped in 2003. Class 334 units typically service this route nowadays. The British Rail Class 936 was reserved for former electrical multiple units not from the South-East, converted for departmental use. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Railtrack was a group of companies which owned the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and some stations of the British railway system from its formation in April 1994 until 2002. ...
For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, just east of Glasgow. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A Juniper Class 334 unit The British Rail Class 334 is a suburban electric multiple unit built by Alstom in Birmingham. ...
Preservation
One complete unit has been preserved. - 311103 - 76414+62174+76433 - Summerlee Heritage Park, Coatbridge
This unit was the former Class 936 sandite unit, no. 936103, formed of 977844+977845+977846. Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, just east of Glasgow. ...
The British Rail Class 936 was reserved for former electrical multiple units not from the South-East, converted for departmental use. ...
One of the Driver trailers is due to be scrapped and an appeal to save it can be found AM11 Fund |