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The British Rail Class 302 (pre-TOPS AM2) was a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) introduced between 1958 and 1960 for outer suburban passenger services on the London, Tilbury and Southend line. This class of multiple unit was constructed using the Mark 1 bodyshell with slam-doors .
Class 302: AM2 London-Tilbury-Southend 1958–1960 112 1999 About 110 Class 303: AM3 Strathclyde. Also on Greater Manchester area services during 1980s/early 1990s. 1959–1961 91 75613 from unit 303013 is still in use with the British Transport Police. 1974–2002 90 Class 304: AM4 Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham 1959 EMU 1960 45 ...
One of the driving vehicles contained blue asbestos and was subsequently replaced with a driving vehicle from a withdrawn Class 302 set, forming a hybrid set but retaining the same unit number (305935). [13] The unit was later used in East Anglia as part of the Great Eastern electrification and was deployed at Ipswich, Harwich Town and ...
The Class 320 is effectively a three-car derivative of the Class 321 units found in and around London, East Anglia and Yorkshire.Built in 1990 [4] by British Rail Engineering Limited's Holgate Road carriage works, York, 22 three-car sets were ordered by SPT to replace the unrefurbished members of the Class 303 which were by then 30 years old, and all Class 311 units.
301-303 76325-329 (odd) - 70840-842 76326-330 (even) ... 70860 moved to Old North Road station. ... 71163 was originally in unit 302 and 70823 was originally in unit ...
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However, the end was in sight, because as part of their franchise commitment, FNW had to replace their slam-door rolling stock, including the Class 309 units. New Class 175 diesel multiple units were introduced in 2000, and FNW discontinued its Manchester-Euston service. This meant that the "Clacton Express" units were surplus to requirements.
The British Rail Class 315 is a fleet of alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU) trains that were built by British Rail Engineering Limited at Holgate Road Carriage Works in York between 1980 and 1981 to replace the Class 306 units.