#5013· Class 325
British Rail Class 325
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by ABB Group· from 1996· British bulk mail carrying EMU
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 325008 and classmate at Slindon 2010 Steve Jones 5128167212: Steve Jones· CC BY 2.0
- 2. 325016 passing Stafford 21st June 2011: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 325 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train owned by Royal Mail. The trains were operated from 1995 to 2024 for the Royal Mail to carry bulk mail. The class consists of four-car sets with dual-voltage 25 kV (AC) and 750 V (DC) power.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 30 years ago, in 1996.
- 80.8 m long: about 18 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 235: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 28 years (1996–2024).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996
- in service from
- 1996
- retired
- 2024
- status
- retired
- number built
- 16
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- ABB Group
- operators
- DB Cargo UK
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- formation
- 4 cars per unit:, DTV(A), Driver Trailer Vehicle A-PMV, Pantograph Motor Vehicle-TAV, Trailer Auxiliaries Vehicle-DTV(B…
- length
- 80.8 m
- capacity
- 235 passengers
- Dutch name
- Class 325
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2393779, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 325 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.