- British Rail Class 332
Infobox EMU
name = British Rail Class 332
imagesize = 300px
caption = Class 332 at Paddington
background = #001c58
Manufacturer =Siemens AG and CAF
Operator =Heathrow Express
Formation = 4-5 cars per trainset
Built = 14 trainsets
InService = 1998 - Current
Weight = 188.4 t (4 cars)
233.6 t (5 cars)
Capacity = 175 seats (4 cars)
239 seats (5 cars)
MaxSpeed = 105mph (169 km/h)
Gauge = 1,435 mm
Brakes = Regenerative air brake
Voltage = 25kV AC Overhead
Power = 1.4 MW
SafetySystem = ATPThe British Rail Class 332 (originally Class 331) is the type ofelectric multiple unit train used on theHeathrow Express between London Paddington station andHeathrow Airport . The fleet was built in1998 by Siemens and CAF at the latter’s factory inZaragoza ,Spain . There are 14 four/five carriage units.The units are equipped with
Automatic Train Protection (ATP), one of the few in the UK to do so. This is largely as a consequence of the Paddington-Heathrow route operating (for the most part) on theGreat Western Main Line , which had been equipped with ATP in the early1990 s as part of an experimental trial of the system byBritish Rail .ee also
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British Rail Class 333 - similar units used byNorthern Rail inYorkshire .
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