British Rail Class 305

British Rail Class 305
British Rail Class 305
	; Class 305 unit at York
In service	1959–2001
Manufacturer	British Rail
Built at	Holgate Road, York (305/1); Doncaster Works (305/2);
Family name	BR First Generation EMU
Replaced	Steam locomotives and carriages
Constructed	1959–1960
Refurbishment	1983–1984 (305/2 facelift)
Number built	71
Number scrapped	71
Formation	Class 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
Capacity	272 seats (305/1), ; 344 2nd + 19 1st (305/2)
Operator	British Rail; Network SouthEast; ScotRail; Regional Railways North West;
Depot(s)	Ilford EMD; East Ham EMD; Glasgow Shields Road; Longsight Electric;
Specifications
Car body construction	Welded steel and spayed asbestos
Train length	199 ft 6 in (60.81 m) (305/1); 265 ft 8+1⁄2 in (80.99 m) (305/2)
Car length	63 ft 6+1⁄2 in (19.37 m)
Width	9 ft (2.74 m)
Height	12 ft 7 in (3.835 m)
Doors	Slam Door
Articulated sections	3 or 4
Maximum speed	75 mph (121 km/h)
Weight	119 t (117 long tons; 131 short tons) (305/1); 154 t (152 long tons; 170 short tons) (305/2);
Auxiliaries	240 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
Train heating	Electric
Current collection method	Pantograph
Bogies	Gresley ED5 (MBS); Gresley ET8 (DTS); Gresley ET5 (BDTS, BTDC, TS; compound bolster;
Braking system(s)	Westinghouse EP air
Safety system(s)	AWS
Coupling system	Drophead
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "Multiple-Unit Stock for New Great Eastern Electric Services". The Railway Magazine (January 1961): 11–13.
↑ Bowles, L.J. (1985). British Rail Coaching Stock 1985. Shepperton,Surry,UK. p. 121. ISBN 9780711014558.
↑ Longworth 2015, pp. 70–71
↑ British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 1989. Shepperton, Surry, UK: Ian Allan. 1989. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0711018499.
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Longworth2015.
↑ Fox 1987, pp. 51–52
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↑ ^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.
↑ Marsden, Colin (1982). Motive Power Recognition 2 EMUs. Shepperton,Surrey,UK: Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0711011656.

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[rm-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. (1985). British Rail Coaching Stock 1985. Shepperton,Surry,UK. p. 121. ISBN 9780711014558.

[Longworth-7071-3] Longworth 2015, pp. 70–71

[British_Rail_Motive_Power_Combined_Volume_1989_book-4] British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume 1989. Shepperton, Surry, UK: Ian Allan. 1989. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0711018499.

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[6] Fox 1987, pp. 51–52

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[9] Marsden, Colin (1982). Motive Power Recognition 2 EMUs. Shepperton,Surrey,UK: Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0711011656.

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British Rail Class 305
Class 305 unit at York
In service	1959–2001
Manufacturer	British Rail
Built at	Holgate Road, York (305/1) Doncaster Works (305/2)^[1]
Family name	BR First Generation EMU
Replaced	Steam locomotives and carriages
Constructed	1959–1960
Refurbishment	1983–1984 (305/2 facelift)^[2]
Number built	71
Number scrapped	71
Formation	Class 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]
Capacity	272 seats (305/1), 344 2nd + 19 1st (305/2) ^[5]
Operator	British Rail Network SouthEast ScotRail Regional Railways North West
Depot(s)	Ilford EMD^[6] East Ham EMD Glasgow Shields Road Longsight Electric^[7]
Specifications
Car body construction	Welded steel and spayed asbestos
Train length	199 ft 6 in (60.81 m) (305/1) 265 ft 8+1⁄2 in (80.99 m) (305/2)
Car length	63 ft 6+1⁄2 in (19.37 m) ^[8]
Width	9 ft (2.74 m) ^[8]
Height	12 ft 7 in (3.835 m) ^[8]
Doors	Slam Door
Articulated sections	3 or 4
Maximum speed	75 mph (121 km/h)^[9]
Weight	119 t (117 long tons; 131 short tons) (305/1) 154 t (152 long tons; 170 short tons) (305/2)^[1]
Auxiliaries	240 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 heating	Electric
Current collection method	Pantograph
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 system	Drophead^[8]
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.