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| capacity = 286 seats {{avoid wrap|(22 first, 264 standard) |
| capacity = 286 seats {{avoid wrap|(22 first-class, 264 standard)<ref name="irj-jul18">{{cite news |last1=Vosman |first1=Quintus |title=CAF Civity EMU for TransPennine Express on test at Velim |date=4 July 2018 |url=https://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/caf-civity-emu-for-transpennine-express-on-test-at-velim.html |work=International Railway Journal |publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing |publication-place=Falmouth |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901114941/https://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/caf-civity-emu-for-transpennine-express-on-test-at-velim.html |archive-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>}} |
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| owner = [[Eversholt Rail Group]] |
| owner = [[Eversholt Rail Group]] |
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| operator = [[TransPennine Express]] |
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| trainlength = {{convert|118|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Civity Regional Train for TransPennine Express |url=http://www.caf.net/en/productos-servicios/proyectos/proyecto-detalle.php?p=286 |publisher=Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles |publication-place=Beasain |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201225250/https://www.caf.net/en/soluciones/proyectos/proyecto-detalle.php?p=286 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
| trainlength = {{convert|118|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Civity Regional Train for TransPennine Express |url=http://www.caf.net/en/productos-servicios/proyectos/proyecto-detalle.php?p=286 |publisher=Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles |publication-place=Beasain |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201225250/https://www.caf.net/en/soluciones/proyectos/proyecto-detalle.php?p=286 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| safety = {{ubl|[[Automatic Warning System|AWS]]|[[Train Protection & Warning System|TPWS]]|(plus provision for [[European Train Control System|ETCS]])<ref name="orrAuth1">{{cite letter |first=Ian |last=Prosser |recipient=Paul Simmons (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) |subject=The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of CAF Class 397 electric multiple units fitted with AWS and TPWS, GSM-R voice only, maximum speed of 125 mph, vehicle numbers 397001 to 397012 |date=19 July 2019 |id=UK/51/2019/0007 |url=https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/om/interoperability-authorisation-caf-rolling-stock-uk-class-397-units-2019-07-19.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Office of Rail and Road |place=London |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827194330/https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/om/interoperability-authorisation-caf-rolling-stock-uk-class-397-units-2019-07-19.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
| safety = {{ubl|[[Automatic Warning System|AWS]]|[[Train Protection & Warning System|TPWS]]|(plus provision for [[European Train Control System|ETCS]])<ref name="orrAuth1">{{cite letter |first=Ian |last=Prosser |recipient=Paul Simmons (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) |subject=The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of CAF Class 397 electric multiple units fitted with AWS and TPWS, GSM-R voice only, maximum speed of 125 mph, vehicle numbers 397001 to 397012 |date=19 July 2019 |id=UK/51/2019/0007 |url=https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/om/interoperability-authorisation-caf-rolling-stock-uk-class-397-units-2019-07-19.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Office of Rail and Road |place=London |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827194330/https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/om/interoperability-authorisation-caf-rolling-stock-uk-class-397-units-2019-07-19.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| multipleworking = Within class, but not yet authorised<ref name="orrAuth1" /> |
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| notes = Sourced from <ref name="erg-397">{{cite web |title=Class 397 |publisher=Eversholt Rail Group |publication-place=London |url=https://eversholtrail.co.uk/fleet/class-397/ |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725002111/https://eversholtrail.co.uk/fleet/class-397/ |archive-date=25 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> unless otherwise noted. |
| notes = Sourced from <ref name="erg-397">{{cite web |title=Class 397 |publisher=Eversholt Rail Group |publication-place=London |url=https://eversholtrail.co.uk/fleet/class-397/ |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725002111/https://eversholtrail.co.uk/fleet/class-397/ |archive-date=25 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> unless otherwise noted. |
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Revision as of 16:23, 20 January 2023
British Rail Class 397 Civity | |
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In service | 30 November 2019 – present |
Manufacturer | CAF |
Built at | Beasain, Spain[1] |
Family name | Civity |
Replaced | Class 350/4 |
Constructed | 2017–2019 |
Number built | 12 |
Formation | 5 cars per unit: DMFLW-PTS-MSL-PTSL-DMSL |
Fleet numbers | 397001–397012 |
Capacity | 286 seats (22 first-class, 264 standard)[2] |
Owners | Eversholt Rail Group |
Operators | TransPennine Express |
Depots | |
Lines served | West Coast Main Line |
Specifications | |
Train length | 118 m (387 ft 2 in)[3] |
Car length |
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Doors | Single-leaf sliding plug (2 per side per car) |
Maximum speed | 125 mph (200 km/h) |
Acceleration | 0.92 m/s2 (3.0 ft/s2) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic (disc) and regenerative |
Safety system(s) | |
Coupling system | Dellner |
Multiple working | Within class, but not yet authorised[4] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
Sourced from [5] unless otherwise noted. |
The British Rail Class 397 Civity[6] is a class of electric multiple unit built by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF for lease to TransPennine Express by Eversholt Rail Group.[7] A total of twelve five-car units were built to operate services on TransPennine North West services between Liverpool Lime Street/Manchester Airport and Edinburgh Waverley/Glasgow Central.[8][9]
TransPennine Express has branded all of their new fleet under the general name Nova, with the Class 397 units branded as Nova 2.[7] The first unit entered service on 30 November 2019.[10]
History
The announcement of new trains was made by FirstGroup when it was confirmed that they would become the next operator of the TransPennine Express franchise from 1 April 2016.[11] In May 2016 it was announced by TransPennine Express that they had ordered 12 five-car electric multiple units from CAF to replace the fleet of ten four-car Class 350/4 Desiro units which previously operated TransPennine Express services between Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland.[8] This train is not equipped with tilting.[12]
Testing of the first set began at the Velim railway test circuit in July 2018.[2]
An option for up to 22 extra units was available to TransPennine Express, but it was not exercised.[13]
Operation
The Nova 2 was launched officially by TPE at Liverpool Lime Street with other members of the Nova fleet.[12] The first unit entered passenger service on 30 November 2019.
Fleet details
Class | Operator | Quantity | Year built | Cars per unit | Unit nos. |
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397/0 | TransPennine Express | 12 | 2017–2019 | 5 | 397001–397012 |
The units were designed as an intercity train. This included the addition of single doors at the ends of the coach, a maximum speed of 125 mph (201 km/h) and first class with catering provision from the on-board galley kitchen. Wi-Fi and seat reservations are also available on the train. These trains were also awarded the Golden Spanner Award for maintenance reliability.[5]
Vehicle numbering
Individual vehicles are numbered in the ranges as follows, with the last three digits of each vehicle number matching those of the unit to which the vehicle belongs:[4]
DMFLW | PTS | MSL | PTSL | DMSL |
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471001–471012 | 472001–472012 | 473001–473012 | 474001–474012 | 475001–475012 |
European Vehicle Numbers for the fleet are devised by prefixing the domestic vehicle number with type code 94, country code 70, and a leading zero; "94700...".
Livery illustration
See also
- British Rail Class 195 - A DMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for Northern.
- British Rail Class 196 - A DMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform built for West Midlands Trains.
- British Rail Class 197 - A DMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform being built for Transport for Wales Rail.
- British Rail Class 331 - An EMU variant of the CAF Civity UK platform also built for Northern.
References
- ^ a b Clinnick, Richard (6 September 2017). "First Picture: TransPennine Express Class 397 takes shape in Spain". Rail Magazine. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b Vosman, Quintus (4 July 2018). "CAF Civity EMU for TransPennine Express on test at Velim". International Railway Journal. Falmouth: Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Civity Regional Train for TransPennine Express". Beasain: Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Prosser, Ian (19 July 2019). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of CAF Class 397 electric multiple units fitted with AWS and TPWS, GSM-R voice only, maximum speed of 125 mph, vehicle numbers 397001 to 397012" (PDF). Letter to Paul Simmons (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2019/0007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Class 397". London: Eversholt Rail Group. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Haigh, Philip (20 July 2016). "Is it time for the railway to standardise on fewer types of trains, to cut costs?". Rail Magazine. No. 805. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media.
- ^ a b "Our northern stars". Together. No. 3. London: First TransPennine Express. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 3 January 2020 – via Issuu.
- ^ a b "More New Trains for the North and Scotland". London: First TransPennine Express. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "TransPennine Express Class 397 fleet taking shape". Rail UK. Coalville: Rail Media Group. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Nova 2 enters service at last". Rail Business UK. Sutton: DVV Media International. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "New TransPennine Express franchise launches". London: First TransPennine Express. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ a b "TransPennine Express launches Nova fleet". Rail Business UK. Sutton: DVV Media International. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Eversheds LLP (22 December 2015). Franchise Agreement – TransPennine Express (Execution Copy) (PDF). London: Department for Transport. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
External links
Media related to British Rail Class 397 at Wikimedia Commons