British Rail Class 332
| British Rail Class 332 | |
|---|---|
 Class 332 at London Paddington in January 2007 | |
 Interior of a refurbished standard class carriage | |
| In service | 19 January 1998 – 28 December 2020 |
| Manufacturer | CAF |
| Built at | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Constructed |
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| Refurbished | 2012–2013[1] |
| Scrapped | 2020–2021 |
| Number built | 14 |
| Number preserved |
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| Number scrapped | 13 |
| Successor | Class 387 |
| Formation |
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| Fleet numbers | 332001–332014 |
| Capacity |
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| Owners | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
| Operators | Heathrow Express |
| Depots | Old Oak Common (London) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length |
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| Width | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 3.77 m (12 ft 4 in) |
| Maximum speed | 109 mph (176 km/h) |
| Weight |
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| Power output | 1,400 kW (1,900 hp)[2] |
| Acceleration | 1 m/s2 (2.2 mph/s)[2] |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg Type 10[3] |
| Multiple working | Within class |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The British Rail Class 332 (originally Class 331) were electric multiple unit passenger trains used on the Heathrow Express. These trains went from London Paddington station to Heathrow Airport. There were 14 trains which had four or five carriages each. They were built in 1998 by CAF with traction equipment supplied by Siemens Transportation Systems at a factory in Zaragoza, Spain.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Which way from Heathrow?". The Railway Magazine. No. 1454. May 2022. pp. 26–31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Reference Brochure Trains" (PDF). mobility.siemens.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ↑ System Data for Mechanical and Electrical Coupling of Rail Vehicles in support of GM/RT2190 (PDF). London: Rail Safety and Standards Board. 22 June 2011. p. 4. SD001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
