British Rail Class 380
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The British Rail Class 380 Desiro is a type of electric multiple unit passenger train that operates on the National Rail network in Scotland, for ScotRail.
Quick Facts British Rail Class 380 Desiro, In service ...
British Rail Class 380 Desiro | |
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In service | 8 December 2010 – present |
Manufacturer | Siemens Mobility |
Built at | Krefeld, Germany |
Family name | Desiro |
Replaced | |
Constructed | 2009–2011 |
Number built | 38 (22 × 380/0, 16 × 380/1) |
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Owners | Eversholt Rail Group |
Operators | ScotRail |
Depots | Shields Road (Glasgow) |
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Car body construction | Welded aluminium with steel ends[1] |
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Width | 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Doors | Double-leaf sliding plug[1] (2 per side per car) |
Wheelbase | Bogies: 2.600 m (8 ft 6.4 in)[3] |
Maximum speed | 100 mph (161 km/h) |
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Power output | 2,000 kW (2,682 hp) |
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Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
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Bogies | Siemens SGP SF5000[1] |
Minimum turning radius | 120 m (394 ft)[3] |
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Coupling system | Voith 12[1] |
Multiple working | Within class[1] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Sourced from [4] unless otherwise noted. |
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The Class 380 operates out of Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, Ardrossan Harbour, Largs, Edinburgh Waverley and Ayr.
The Siemens Desiro UK family also includes units of Classes 185, 350, 360, 444 and 450.