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The British Rail Class 321 electric multiple units were built by BREL York in three batches from 1988-1991. The design was very successful and led to the development of the similar Class 320 and Class 322 units for use by Strathclyde PTE and Stansted Express respectively. The bodyshell design was also used for construction of the Class 456 DC units. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 653 KB)BR Class 321/3 no. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 653 KB)BR Class 321/3 no. ...
Manningtree is a town in Essex, England, which has merged with the port of Mistley, on the River Stour. ...
First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich. ...
A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...
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 the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ...
York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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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. ...
Stansted Express is the direct train service linking central London (Liverpool Street station) to Stansted Airport, one of Londons major air hubs. ...
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Three sub-classes of unit were built. The first two were built for the Network SouthEast sector, whilst the final batch was built for services around Leeds. A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...
Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 651 KB)BR Class 321/3, no. ...
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Colchester is a town and is the main settlement of the Essex borough of Colchester in the East of England. ...
Great Eastern may refer to: The Great Eastern, a steam ship built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1858. ...
Class 321/3 The first batch of 66 units, built 1988-1990, were classified as Class 321/3. Units were numbered in the range 321301-366, and had a maximum speed of 100 mph. Each unit consisted of four carriages; two outer driving trailers, one of which contained first class seating; an intermediate motor coach with 2nd-class seating only; and an intermediate trailer with second class seating. The technical description of the formation is DTCO+MSO+TSO+DTSO. These units were delivered in two groups, with individual vehicles are numbered as follows: 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...
Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ...
| Units 321301-346 | Units 321347-366 | | DTCO | 78049-78094 | 78131-78150 | | MSO | 62975-63020 | 63105-63124 | | TSO | 71880-71925 | 71991-72010 | | DTSO | 77853-77898 | 78280-78299 | These units were built for outer-suburban trains on the Great Eastern Main Line, primarily from London Liverpool Street to Southend-on-Sea, Ipswich, Southminster, Colchester and Braintree. They replaced the ageing slam-door Class 305, Class 308 and Class 309 units on trains to Clacton and Southend, and worked services on the newly electrified routes to Ipswich and Harwich. They also displaced many Class 312 slam-door units to the LTS Line. Some of the Class 309 "Clacton Express" units were retained until 1994, and 24 of the newer Class 312 units were retained long-term to work services to Walton-on-the-Naze and peak services to Clacton, Ipswich and Witham. Units carried the distinctive Network SouthEast livery from new. The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ...
Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, in the heart of the financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ...
Southend-on-Sea is a resort town in Essex, England. ...
Timber framed buildings in St Nicholas Street The Ancient House is decorated with a particularly fine example of pargeting Ipswich (pronounced ) is the county town of Suffolk and a non-metropolitan district in East Anglia, England on the estuary of the River Orwell. ...
Statistics Population: 3,776 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ961995 Administration District: Maldon Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post...
Colchester is a town and is the main settlement of the Essex borough of Colchester in the East of England. ...
There are several places named Braintree, or a variant thereof:- Braintree, Essex - a town in the county of Essex, in the United Kingdom The town gives its name to the constituency of Braintree. ...
British Rail Class 302 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
The British Rail Class 308 electric multiple units were built by BR at York, in three batches, from 1961-62. ...
The British Rail Class 309 Clacton Express electric multiple units were built by BR York from 1962-1963. ...
The front of a British Railways class 312 stock train in InterCity Blue/Grey livery passes through East London on a working to London Liverpool Street Station, as seen from the open window of another train. ...
For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
Statistics Population: 12,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TM251216 Administration District: Tendring Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town: Postal...
Witham (pronounced Wittam; IPA, /Ëwɪtæm/) is a town in the county of Essex, in the south east of England. ...
A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1712x1243, 217 KB)BR Class 321/4, no. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1712x1243, 217 KB)BR Class 321/4, no. ...
Birmingham New Street could refer to: Birmingham New Street Station New Street, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ...
Class 321/4 The second batch of 48 units, built 1989-1990, were classified as Class 321/4. Units were numbered in the range 321401-448, and again had a maximum speed of 100 mph. The formation of these units is identical to that of the first batch. Thus each unit was formed DTCO+MSO+TSO+DTSO. These units were delivered in two groups, with individual vehicles numbered as follows: 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...
Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ...
| Units 321401-430 | Units 321431-442 | Units 321443-448 | | DTCO | 78095-78124 | 78151-78162 | 78125-78130 | | MSO | 63063-63092 | 63125-63136 | 63099-63104 | | TSO | 71949-71978 | 72011-72022 | 71985-71990 | | DTSO | 77943-77972 | 78300-78311 | 78274-78279 | These units were built for outer-suburban services on the West Coast Main Line, from London Euston to Watford, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Rugby, Coventry and Birmingham New Street. Units were delivered in Network SouthEast blue, red and white livery. They displaced the recently cascaded Class 317 units dating from 1984 that had only just been introduced to the route to replace Class 310's. The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...
Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ...
Watford is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 34 km (21 miles) northwest of London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. ...
Milton Keynes is a large town in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles/75 km north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ...
Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ...
Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ...
The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ...
Birmingham New Street could refer to: Birmingham New Street Station New Street, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
A train in NSE livery Network SouthEast (NSE) was a sector of British Rail that principally operated commuter trains in the London area, and was formed in 1986 when BR was sectorised. ...
Class 317/1, no. ...
Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...
Class 310 train in British Railways plain blue calls at Harrow and Wealdstone station. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 728 KB)BR Class 321/9, no. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 728 KB)BR Class 321/9, no. ...
Doncaster is a town in the English county of South Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ...
Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ...
Metro is the title adopted by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority and Executive in England, made up of councillors from the five local councils: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. ...
Class 321/9 The final batch of three Class 321/9 units were built in 1991 as an add-on to the main batches. These units have a similar formation to the earlier units, except that there is no first class seating. Therefore, the formation is DTSO+MSO+TSO+DTSO. Units are numbered in the range 321901-903, and individual vehicles are numbered as follows: 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- 77990-77992 - DTSO
- 63153-63155 - MSO
- 72128-72130 - TSO
- 77993-77995 - DTSO
They were ordered by West Yorkshire PTE for the newly electrified Doncaster-Leeds route. They therefore carried the attractive West Yorkshire Metro maroon livery from new. The West Yorkshire Passenger Traffic Executive (WYPTE) is the executive arm of the West Yorkshire Passenger Traffic Authority (PTA). ...
Doncaster is a town in the English county of South Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ...
Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ...
Metro is the title adopted by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority and Executive in England, made up of councillors from the five local councils: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. ...
Due to a delay in the units entering traffic, five redundant Class 307 units were introduced on the route as a stop-gap measure in 1991. These elderly units continued in service until 1993, when the Class 321 units finally entered traffic. In 1994, they were joined by several Class 308 units, which were introduced on serviced around Leeds following electrication of the Aire Valley routes to Ilkley, Skipton and Bradford. British Railways class 307 train in plain blue livery on a working to Southend Victoria awaits its correct departure time at London Liverpool Street station. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
The British Rail Class 308 electric multiple units were built by BR at York, in three batches, from 1961-62. ...
Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ...
The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ...
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ...
Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ...
The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ...
The 321/9s were refurbished at Hunslet Barclay, Kilmarnock from late 2006 - early 2007. The refurbishment included a new livery, and reliability improvements, similar to the Class 322. Silverlink County 321407 was initially hired in to strengthen the fleet however this has been replaced by sister unit 321423. Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ...
Current operations Following privatisation, the Class 321 fleet was divided between three franchises.
Arriva Trains Northern / Northern Rail Arriva Trains Northern (previously Northern Spirit) inherited the three Class 321/9 units 321901, 321902 and 321903, These units operate on the Leeds - Doncaster service and occasionaly on the Wharfedale and Airedale lines alongside the Class 333. An Arriva train in North Wales Arriva is a private company which runs public transport services throughout the United Kingdom. ...
This article is about the railway company Northern Spirit. ...
Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ...
Doncaster is a town in the English county of South Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ...
First Great Eastern / 'one' First Great Eastern inherited all 66 Class 321/3 units and 11 Class 321/4 units. First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich. ...
3 Class 321/3 units have since been transferred to Silverlink to accommodate the loan of units to Central Trains. These are progressively being fitted with dot matrix and audio passenger information systems. These trains are primarily used for London Liverpool Street to Braintree, Southend Victoria, Southminster, Ipswich and Colchester Town services. But can be seen running on any electrified route if other trains fail. These are usually formed from 4, 8 or 12 carriages on any routes. Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, in the heart of the financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ...
There are several places named Braintree, or a variant thereof:- Braintree, Essex - a town in the county of Essex, in the United Kingdom The town gives its name to the constituency of Braintree. ...
Southend is the name of a number of locations: Southend-on-Sea is the name of a town in Essex, UK Southend, Kintyre is the name of a village in Kintyre, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...
Statistics Population: 3,776 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ961995 Administration District: Maldon Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post...
Timber framed buildings in St Nicholas Street The Ancient House is decorated with a particularly fine example of pargeting Ipswich (pronounced ) is the county town of Suffolk and a non-metropolitan district in East Anglia, England on the estuary of the River Orwell. ...
Colchester is a town and is the main settlement of the Essex borough of Colchester in the East of England. ...
Silverlink / Central Trains Silverlink inherited the 37 of the 48 Class 321/4 units. The remaining 11 units had been transferred to the Great Eastern region some years previously. Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ...
In December 2004, London Euston - Birmingham local services were divided into 2 self contained services: Silverlink retained Northampton - London, with Central Trains taking over all local services between Birmingham and Northampton. To begin with Central hired in several Class 321s from Silverlink to work their new services, but with the arrival of the new Class 350 "Desiro" units, very few units are now required. Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and cross-country Citylink trains in central England. ...
350120 passing Kingsthorpe, just north of Northampton station, on the 22nd April 2007, with a Birmingham bound service 350110 at Stafford departing for Birmingham, 29 October 2005 The British Rail Class 350 Desiro electrical multiple units were built by Siemens AG from 2004-2005. ...
There are currently four diagrams a day with 321 units performing work on Central Trains diagrams: 08:00 Northampton - Birmingham, 16:55 London - Coventry, 19:09 Northampton - Rugby, 19:52 London - Birmingham, To accommodate this sub-lease, 3 Class 321/3 units were transferred from 'one' to Silverlink. These are not permitted north of Northampton and therefore cannot be used on Central Trains services. This ceased in late 2005 with the introduction of Class 350 trains on the Birmingham - Liverpool route, however not before one of the borrowed units found it's way off the rails in Watford Yard. âoneâ is the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd, which operates local, suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street in the City of London to East and North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, otherwise known as the Greater Anglia network. ...
Two of these trains are on hire to c2c as replacement for broken class 357 trains. They are only used, however, at peak times although as of 20/4/2007 c2c have now taken on four units as 357's are trialed for regenrative brake systems. Rumours of these highly reliable and low cost units are abound; with other franchises keen to take them on and with Silverlink having tied the new West Franchise into accepting more Class 350 units it is unlikely they will remaining on the Ruby - London Euston route for much longer. The squadron of class 321 has 114 units to its title and remain a favourite with traincrews they operate on!! Since May 2007, Central Trains have been using class 321s on some morning services from Birmingham New Street to Walsall.
Fleet Details | Class | No. Built | Year Built | Number Range | Operator | No. in Traffic | Current Units | | Class 321/3 | 66 | 1988-1990 | 321301-366 | 'One' Railway | 66 | 321301-366 | | Class 321/4 | 48 | 1989-1990 | 321401-448 | 'One' Railway | 11 | 321438-448 | | Silverlink/Central Trains | 37 | 321401-437 | | Class 321/9 | 3 | 1991 | 321901-903 | Northern Rail | 3 | 321901-903 | |