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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 314

The British Rail Class 314 is an electric multiple unit train found on the SPT rail network in Central Scotland. 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 Train (disambiguation). ... A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central Station The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...


These 16 3-car units were introduced in 1979 to operate on the then newly opened Argyle Line, and were used on both this and the North Clyde routes until 2002, when the scrapping of the elderly Class 303 stock led to much stock cascading within the SPT network. The 314 was based on the experimental Class 445 or "PEP" unit, the design of which spawned the sister classes 313 and 315 which were used in London and the South East. This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 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. ... The Pep Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rails Southern Region during the early 1970s. ... Class 313/0, no. ... The British Rail Class 315 is a 25kv overhead current collection version of the dual voltage Class 313. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...


Today, they are mostly found working on the Cathcart Circle, Neilston and the Newton line. A small number of units also work Inverclyde Line services to Greenock and Gourock via Paisley Gilmour Street. The Cathcart Circle Lines form a suburban railway route linking Glasgow to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton and Neilston. ... Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow through Gilmour St, Paisley to Gourock and Wemyss Bay on the West Coast. ... Greenock (Grianaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh and a burgh of barony in the unitary authority region of Inverclyde in western Scotland, forming part of a continuous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. ... 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. ...


The 314 units are now the oldest on the SPT network, and are unique in that they have not yet been internally refurbished (one coach of unit 314203 was replaced 1990s by an ex Class 507 coach after the original was destroyed in a crash), whilst unit 314212 was severely damaged when it was "drowned" in an Argyle Line tunnel following the River Kelvin bursting its banks in torrential rain at the end of 1994. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... 507019 wears the drastically different new Merseyrail livery. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

British Rail electric multiple units
Diesel locomotives - Electric locomotives - DMU - DEMU - AC EMU - DC EMU - Departmental units
AC units
Classes: 300 - 302 - 303 - 304 - 305 - 306 - 307 - 308 - 309 - 310 - 311 - 312 - 313 - 314 - 315 - 316 - 317 - 318 - 319  
320 - 321 - 322 - 323 - 325 - 332 - 333 - 334 - 350 - 357 - 360 - 365 - 370 - 373 - 375 - 376 - 377 - 390 - 395
Pre-TOPS: AM1 - AM2 - AM3 - AM4 - AM5 - AM6 - AM7 - AM8 - AM9 - AM10 - AM11
CP - CW - SL - MR Lancaster Units
DC units
Classes: 401 - 402 - 403 - 404 - 405 - 410 - 411 - 412 - 413 - 414 - 415 - 416 - 418 - 419 - 420 - 421 - 422 - 423 - 424
427 - 430 - 431 - 432 - 438 - 442 - 444 - 445 - 446 - 447 - 450 - 455 - 456 - 457 - 458 - 460 - 465 - 466 - 480
482 - 483 - 485 - 486 - 487 - 488 - 489 - 491 - 492 - 499 - 501 - 502 - 503 - 504 - 505 - 506 - 507 - 508
 SR classes: GLV - MLV - TLV - 2Bil - 2EPB - 2Hal - 2Hap - 2Nol - 2Pan - 2Pep - 2Sap - 2SL - 2Wim - 3Cep - 3Cig - 3Cop
3Sub - 3TC - 3Tis - 4Bep - 4Big - 4Buf - 4Cap - 4Cep - 4Cig - 4Cor - 4DD - 4Des - 4EPB - 4Gri - 4Jop - 4Lav
4Pep - 4Rep - 4Res - 4Sub - 4TC - 4Tep - 4Vec - 4Veg - 4Vep - 4Vip - 4Vop - 5Bel - 5Des - 5TCB - 5Wes
6Cit - 6Pan - 6Pul - 6Rep - 8Dig - 8Gat - 8Mig - 8Vab
Pre-TOPS: BEMU - LNER Tyneside Units - LNWR Watford Units - LYR Bury Units
Departmental units
Classes: 910 - 920 - 930 - 931 - 932 - 933 - 935 - 936 - 937 - 960

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British Rail Class 314 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (555 words)
The British Rail Class 314 is an electric multiple unit train found on the SPT rail network in Central Scotland.
These 16 3-car units were introduced in 1979 to operate on the then newly opened Argyle Line, and were used on both this and the North Clyde routes until 2002, when the scrapping of the elderly Class 303 stock led to much stock cascading within the SPT network.
The 314 was based on the experimental Class 445 or "PEP" unit, the design of which spawned the sister classes 313 and 315 which were used in London and the South East.
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