British Rail Class 390
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The British Rail Class 390 Pendolino is a type of electric high-speed passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast in the United Kingdom, leased from Angel Trains.[7] They are electric multiple units using Fiat Ferroviaria's tilting train Pendolino technology and built by Alstom.
British Rail Class 390 Pendolino | |
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In service | 23 July 2002 – present |
Manufacturer | |
Built at | |
Family name | Pendolino |
Replaced | |
Constructed |
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Refurbished | 2021–2024[3] |
Number built |
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Number in service | 56 |
Number scrapped | 1 |
Predecessor | |
Formation | (See § Consist) |
Fleet numbers | (See § Fleet details) |
Capacity |
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Owners | Angel Trains |
Operators |
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Depots |
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Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium (friction stir welded) |
Train length |
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Car length |
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Width | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)[4] |
Height | 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)[4] |
Doors | Single-leaf sliding plug |
Wheelbase | Bogies: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)[5] |
Maximum speed | 125 mph (200 km/h) |
Weight |
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Traction system | Alstom Onix 800 IGBT[6] |
Traction motors | 2 × Alstom 4 EJA 2852 per motor car (425 kW (570 hp) each)[5] |
Power output |
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Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | (See § Consist) |
Bogies | Fiat-SIG[4] |
Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic (disc) and rheostatic/regenerative[7] |
Safety system(s) | |
Coupling system | Dellner 12[7] |
Multiple working | Not provided[4] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Fifty-three eight-car units were originally built between 2001 and 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The trains of the original batch were the last to be assembled at Alstom's Washwood Heath plant, before its closure in 2005. The trains were subsequently extended to nine-cars in the mid-2000s. Some trains were lengthened further to eleven-cars in the 2010s, being renumbered as the subclass 390/1. An additional batch of 4 eleven-car trains were built in Italy.
The Class 390 Pendolino is one of the fastest domestic electric multiple units operating in Britain, with a design speed of 140 mph (225 km/h); however, limitations to track signalling systems restrict the trains to a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h) in service. The fleet is maintained at Longsight TMD near Manchester Piccadilly station.
In 2021, a refurbishment programme to upgrade the fleet to as new condition began; this has included conversion of one first-class carriage to standard class to increase capacity, adding power plugs and new customer information screens.[10]