British Rail Class 317

British Rail Class 317
British Rail Class 317
	Greater Anglia Class 317/1 at Cambridge North in 2017
	Refurbished standard class interior of a Greater Anglia Class 317/5
In service	28 March 1983 – 16 July 2022
Manufacturer	British Rail Engineering Limited
Built at	Litchurch Lane Works, Derby; (317/1 TCO bodyshells only); Holgate Road Works, York; (remainder);
Family name	BR Second Generation (Mark 3)
Replaced	Class 127; Class 302; Class 310; Class 312;
Constructed	1981–1982; 1985–1987;
Refurbished	2000–2006 (Stansted Express); 2006–2007 (First Capital Connect); 2013–2015 (Greater Anglia); 2015–2018 (London Overground);
Number built	72
Number preserved	2 vehicles
Number scrapped	72
Successor	Class 357; Class 365; Class 379; Class 387; Class 710; Class 720;
Formation	4 cars per unit;; 317/6 units: DTSO-MSO-TSO-DTCO; All others: DTSO-MSO-TCO-DTSO;
Diagram	317/1 DTSO vehicles: EE216, EE232, & EE235; 317/1 MSO vehicles: EC202; 317/1 TCO vehicles: EH307; 317/2 DTSO vehicles: EE224 & EE225; 317/2 MSO vehicles: EC205; 317/2 TCO vehicles: EH308;
Fleet numbers	As built:; 317/1: 317301–317348; 317/2: 317349–317372; Following renumberings:; 317/1: 317337–317348; 317/5: 317501–317515; 317/6: 317649–317672; 317/7: 317708–317710, 317714, 317719, 317722–317723, 317729, 317732; 317/8: 317881–317892;
Capacity	As built: 292 seats; (22 first-class, 270 standard)
Operators	British Rail; c2c; Greater Anglia; Great Northern; First Capital Connect; London Overground; National Express East Anglia; Network SouthEast; Thameslink; West Anglia Great Northern;
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	DT vehs.: 19.830 m (65 ft 0.7 in); Others: 19.920 m (65 ft 4.3 in);
Width	2.816 m (9 ft 2.9 in)
Height	3.774 m (12 ft 4.6 in)
Floor height	1.144 m (3 ft 9.0 in)
Doors	Double-leaf pocket sliding, each 1.010 m (3 ft 3.8 in) wide (2 per side per car)
Wheelbase	Over bogie centres:; 14.170 m (46 ft 5.9 in)
Maximum speed	100 mph (160 km/h)
Weight	DTSO vehs.: 29.5 tonnes (29.0 long tons; 32.5 short tons); MSO vehs.: 49.0 tonnes (48.2 long tons; 54.0 short tons); TCO vehs.: 28.3 tonnes (27.9 long tons; 31.2 short tons);
Traction motors	4 × GEC G315BZ; (248 kW (332 hp) each)
Power output	990 kW (1,328 hp)
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	2′2′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′
Bogies	Powered: BREL BP20; Unpowered: BREL BT13;
Minimum turning radius	70.4 m (231 ft 0 in)
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic (disc); (Westinghouse)
Safety system(s)	AWS; TPWS;
Coupling system	Tightlock
Multiple working	Within class
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
	Specifications as at November 1988, except where otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 317 electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger trains were constructed by British Rail Engineering Limited in two batches: 48 sets were produced in 1981–1982 and 24 sets in 1985–1987. They were the first of several classes of British Rail EMU to be based on the all-steel Mark 3 bodyshell, departing from the PEP-aluminium design which had spawned the earlier Class 313 to Class 315, Class 507 and Class 508. The Mark 3 bodyshell was also the basis of Class 318, Class 455 and the diesel Class 150. The Class 317 uses overhead alternating current electrification. All units were withdrawn in July 2022.