The British Rail Class 313 electrical multiple units were built by BREL at York Works from 1976-77. These units were the first type of second-generation EMUs to be constructed for British Rail (BR). They were also the first type of dual-voltage units to be built, and could operate of either 25 kV AC overhead, or 750 V DC third-rail.
Description
The Class 313 fleet was developed following extensive trials with the prototype 4Pep/2Pep stock built in the early 1970s.
Units are formed of three-cars, and were originally numbered in the range 313001-064. Each unit is formed of two outer driving motors, and an intermediate trailer equipt with a pantograph. Individual vehicles are numbered as follows.
- 62529-62592 - DMSO
- 71213-71276 - PTSO
- 64593-64656 - BDMSO
All unit have 2nd-class seating only.
Current Operations
Following privatisation, the Class 313 fleet was divided between two franchises. These are described below.
Silverlink
Silverlink inherited a fleet of 23 units.
West Anglia Great Northern
West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN) inherited the majority of the class, with a fleet of 41 units.
Fleet Details
| Class
| Number Range
| Operator
| Units Nos.
| Notes
|
| Class 313/0
| 313001-313064
| Silverlink
| 313001-017/019-023/034
| Refurbished in 1998-1999 are renumbered as Class 313/1.
|
| West Anglia Great Northern
| 313018/024-033/035-064
| -
|
| 313096-313099
| BR (Network SouthEast)
| 313096-099
| Used on Great Eastern Region in period 1988-1990.
Ex-units 313061-064, but later regained original identities.
|
| Class 313/1
| 313101-313134
| Silverlink
| 313101-117/119-123/134
| Refurbished in 1998-1999.
|
Last updated: 06-06-2005 19:45:34
