British Rail Class 322

British Rail Class 322
Two trains parked on two platforms. The photo is of the last vehicles of two trains next to each other.
Greater Anglia Class 322 at London Liverpool Street in April 2021
Photo taken inside the train - there are rows of seats on both sides. One side has two seats, and other side has three seats. The seats are blue with multi-coloured spots all over. There are yellow handles for support along the way.
Refurbished Northern Rail interior
In service1990 – August 2022[1]
ManufacturerBritish Rail Engineering Limited
Built atHolgate Road Works, York
Family nameBR Second Generation (Mark 3)
ReplacedClass 305
Constructed1990
Refurbished2005–2007 (at Hunslet-Barclay, Kilmarnock)
Scrapped2022
Number built5[2]
Number scrapped5
Successor
Formation4 cars per unit:
DTSL-MS-TSL-DTS[2]
Fleet numbers322481–322485
Capacity309 seats[3]
OwnersEversholt Rail Group
Operators
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel[4]
Car length
  • DT vehs.: 19.950 m (65 ft 5.4 in)[4]
  • Others: 19.920 m (65 ft 4.3 in)[4]
Width2.816 m (9 ft 2.9 in)[4]
Height3.775 m (12 ft 4.6 in)[4]
DoorsDouble-leaf sliding pocket, each 1.200 m (3 ft 11.2 in) wide[4]
(2 per side per car)
WheelbaseOver bogie centres:
14.170 m (46 ft 5.9 in)[4]
Maximum speed100 mph (161 km/h)[2]
WeightTotal: 141.8 t (139.6 long tons; 156.3 short tons)[5]
Traction motors4 × Brush TM21-41[5]
Power output996 kW (1,336 hp)[5]
Acceleration0.55 m/s2 (1.8 ft/s2)[2]
Electric system(s)25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′
Bogies
  • Powered: BREL P7-4
  • Unpowered: BREL T3-7[4]
Minimum turning radius71 m (232 ft 11 in)[4]
Braking system(s)Electro-pneumatic (disc)
('Westcode')
Safety system(s)
Coupling systemTightlock[6]
Multiple workingWith Classes 317–322
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The British Rail Class 322 was a class of electric multiple unit passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited in 1990 for the Stansted Express service from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport. After becoming surplus to requirements on this route, the fleet saw further use with a number of other operators.

  1. ^ "Last Class 322s sent for scrap". Rail Express. No. 318. November 2022. p. 26.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Eversholt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bevan Brittan LLC (26 March 2014). The Northern Interim Franchise Agreement (PDF). London: Department for Transport. M-10204941-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vehicle Diagram Book No. 210 for Electrical Multiple Units (including A.P.T.)" (PDF). Barrowmore MRG. BRB Residuary Ltd. October 1988. EC210, EE236, EE308, EH235 (in work pp. 88–89, 182–183, 206–207, 316–317). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Class 322". TheRailwayCentre.Com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ System Data for Mechanical and Electrical Coupling of Rail Vehicles in support of GM/RT2190 (PDF). London: Rail Safety and Standards Board. 22 June 2011. p. 4. SD001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2022.