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British Rail Class 331
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles· from 2019· British electric multiple-unit (EMU) train built by CAF
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 331101 at Wigan North Western 220324 (53604472313): Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Northern 331 101 leaving Ben Rhydding (cropped): Halish Railways· Public domain
what is it?
The British Rail Class 331 Civity is a class of electric multiple unit built by CAF, owned by Eversholt Rail Group, and currently operated by Northern Trains. A total of 43 units have been built – 31 three-car units and 12 four-car units. Construction of the trains started in July 2017 and they were phased into service from 1 July 2019.
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 7 years ago, in 2019.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2019
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
- operators
- Arriva Rail North, Northern Trains
- top speed
- 161 km/h
- power
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From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q23926720, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 331 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.