#4767· Class 320
British Rail Class 320
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Rail Engineering Limited· from 1990· British EMU passenger train
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 320315 at Glasgow Central 150624 (53793054921): Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Hugh Llewellyn 19630631832: Hugh Llewellyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 320 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger train found on the Strathclyde rail network in Central Scotland. They are mainly used on the North Clyde Line and the Argyle Line, but they can also be seen on Glasgow Central to Lanark, Cathcart Circle, Paisley Canal Line and Inverclyde Line services. The Class 320 uses Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC electrification.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 36 years ago, in 1990.
- Still in service after 36 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1990
- in service from
- 1990
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- British Rail Engineering Limited
- operators
- First ScotRail (2004-2015), National Express ScotRail, Abellio ScotRail (2015-2022), British Rail ScotRail, ScotRail Trains (2022-)
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- Dutch name
- Class 320
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q844109, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 320 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.