British Rail Class 305

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British Rail Class 305
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Class 305 unit at York
In service1959–2001
ManufacturerBritish Rail
Built at
Family nameBR First Generation EMU
ReplacedSteam locomotives and carriages
Constructed1959–1960
Refurbishment1983–1984 (305/2 facelift)[2]
Number built71
Number scrapped71
FormationClass 305/1
BDTSO+MBS+DTSO
Class 305/2 As Built
BDTSOL+MBSO+TCsoL+DTS
Class 305/2 Facelifted
BDTCOL+MBS+TSOL+DTSO
Class 305/3
BDTSO+MBS+TCsoL+DTSO [3][4]
Capacity272 seats (305/1),
344 2nd + 19 1st (305/2) [5]
Operator
Depot(s)
Specifications
Car body constructionWelded steel and spayed asbestos
Train length199 ft 6 in (60.81 m) (305/1)
265 ft 8+1⁄2 in (80.99 m) (305/2)
Car length63 ft 6+1⁄2 in (19.37 m) [8]
Width9 ft (2.74 m) [8]
Height12 ft 7 in (3.835 m) [8]
DoorsSlam Door
Articulated sections3 or 4
Maximum speed75 mph (121 km/h)[9]
Weight
Auxiliaries240 V from the tertiary winding of the main transformer for heating and for a Westinghouse charger feeding 110 V dc for lighting and battery charging[1]
Train heatingElectric
Current collection methodPantograph
Bogies
  • Gresley ED5 (MBS)
  • Gresley ET8 (DTS)
  • Gresley ET5 (BDTS, BTDC, TS[8]
  • compound bolster[1]
Braking system(s)Westinghouse EP air[1]
Safety system(s)AWS[8]
Coupling systemDrophead[8]
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The British Rail Class 305 were an alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU). Under the pre-1973 British Rail numbering system, the class was known as AM5. When TOPS as introduced, the class became Class 305.

British Rail Class 305 Media

  • A Class 305 at Edinburgh Waverley in September 2001

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Multiple-Unit Stock for New Great Eastern Electric Services". The Railway Magazine (January 1961): 11–13. 
  2. ↑ Bowles, L.J.. British Rail Coaching Stock 1985 (1985). Shepperton,Surry,UK. p. 121. ISBN 9780711014558.
  3. ↑ Longworth 2015, pp. 70–71
  4. ↑ British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 1989 (1989). Shepperton, Surry, UK: Ian Allan. p. 81–82. ISBN 0711018499.
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Longworth2015.
  6. ↑ Fox 1987, pp. 51–52
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Fox94-1011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Diagram Book 1986, ED204, ED205, ED216, EE209, EE210, EE220, EF205, EF206, EF304, EH223, EH302.
  9. ↑ Marsden, Colin. Motive Power Recognition 2 EMUs (1982). Shepperton,Surrey,UK: Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0711011656.


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