| British Rail Class 397 Civity | |
|---|---|
 Class 397 at Wigan North Western in April 2019 | |
 Standard-class interior of a Class 397 unit | |
| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
| 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 |
| Number in service | 12 |
| Formation | 5 cars per unit: DMFLW-PTS1-MSL-PTS2-DMSL |
| Fleet numbers | 397001–397012 |
| Capacity | 286 seats (22 first-class, 264 standard)[2] |
| Owners | Eversholt Rail Group |
| Operators |
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| 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) |
| Traction system | CAF Power AC IGBT-VVVF |
| 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[note 1] |
| 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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