British Rail Class 390

British Rail Class 390
*Pendolino*
British Rail Class 390; Pendolino
	300px; An Avanti West Coast Class 390 unit on the West Coast Main Line ; The refurbished standard-class interior of a Class 390 unit
In service	23 July 2002 – present
Manufacturer	Alstom; Fiat Ferroviaria;
Built at	Washwood Heath, Birmingham; Savigliano, Italy;
Family name	Pendolino
Replaced	Class 86 , 87 , & 90 locomotives and Mk 2 & Mk 3 carriages;
Constructed	2001–2004; 2010–2012;
Refurbishment	2021–present
Number built	57; (22 × 390/0, 35 × 390/1);
Number in service	56
Number scrapped	1
Formation	(See § Consist)
Capacity	390/0: 469 seats; (99 first-class, 370 standard); 390/1 pre-refurb: 589 seats; (145 first-class, 444 standard); 390/1 post-refurb: 607 seats; (99 first-class, 508 standard);
Operator	Current: Avanti West Coast; Former: Virgin Trains;
Depot(s)	Primary:; Longsight (Manchester); Secondary:; Edge Hill (Liverpool); Oxley (Wolverhampton); Polmadie (Glasgow); Wembley (London);
Line(s) served	West Coast Main Line; Blackpool North Line;
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium (friction stir welded)
Train length	390/0: 217.5 m (713 ft 7 in); 390/1: 265.3 m (870 ft 5 in);
Car length	DM cars: 25.1 m (82 ft 4 in); Others: 23.9 m (78 ft 5 in);
Width	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Doors	Single-leaf sliding plug
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight	390/0: 466 tonnes (459 long tons; 514 short tons); 390/1: 567 tonnes (558 long tons; 625 short tons);
Traction system	Alstom Onix 800 IGBT
Current collection method	Pantograph
UIC classification	(See § Consist)
Bogies	Fiat-SIG
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic (disc) and rheostatic/regenerative
Safety system(s)	AWS; TASS; TPWS;
Coupling system	Dellner 12
Multiple working	Not provided
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.

The British Class 390 "Pendolino" electric multiple unit is a tilting train built by Fiat Ferroviaria using Fiat tilt systems. Now running for Avanti West Coast, fifty-three 9-car units were built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004. These trains were the last to be assembled at Alstom's Washwood Heath plant, in Birmingham, before it closed in 2005.

Incidents

On the 23rd February 2007, a Class 390 derailed near Grayrigg in Cumbria. It was caused by a broken point in the train tracks. Sadly, one person died and 58 were hurt. In 2012, Network Rail was fined over £4 million for not keeping their tracks up to standard.^[8]

British Rail Class 390 Media

The Virgin Trains First Class interior in 2015
A Virgin Trains Pendolino tilting into one of the many curves on the northern part of the WCML
An Avanti Pendolino tilting into a corner in Scotland
Interior of the cab of a Class 390
A Virgin Trains Class 390 at Northampton in flowing silk livery
An Avanti West Coast Class 390 at London Euston
The scene at the Grayrigg derailment
Virgin Trains Class 390 Alstom Pendolino at Preston in February 2017
Avanti West Coast Class 390 Progress at Carlisle in September 2021

References

↑ "Class 390 history". Railways Illustrated (October 2021): 7.
↑ Angel Trains (19 September 2009). "Angel Trains and Alstom sign order for new Pendolino high speed tilting train sets and extra carriages to lengthen existing trains". Press release. http://www.angeltrains.co.uk/news/release.aspx?Id=705. Retrieved 18 July 2011. .
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Class 390 'Pendolino'". The Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ Ford, Roger (October 1998). "Tilting trains hold the key to Virgin's ambitious franchise". Railway Gazette (Sutton: DVV Media International). http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/tilting-trains-hold-the-key-to-virgin39s-ambitious-franchise.html. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Class 390 - Virgin Trains West Coast". Angel Trains. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ Bickell, David (10 September 2013). "Train protection and driver aids". Rail Engineer (Coalville: Rail Media). https://www.railengineer.uk/2013/09/10/train-protection-and-driver-aids/. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
↑ Marsden, Colin J. (2011). Traction Recognition (Second ed.). Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 9780711034945.
↑ "Rail crash report blames points". BBC News. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

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[1] "Class 390 history". Railways Illustrated (October 2021): 7.

[Angel_Trains-2] Angel Trains (19 September 2009). "Angel Trains and Alstom sign order for new Pendolino high speed tilting train sets and extra carriages to lengthen existing trains". Press release. http://www.angeltrains.co.uk/news/release.aspx?Id=705. Retrieved 18 July 2011. .

[TRC1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Class 390 'Pendolino'". The Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[ford-oct98-4] Ford, Roger (October 1998). "Tilting trains hold the key to Virgin's ambitious franchise". Railway Gazette (Sutton: DVV Media International). http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/tilting-trains-hold-the-key-to-virgin39s-ambitious-franchise.html. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[AT1-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Class 390 - Virgin Trains West Coast". Angel Trains. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[6] Bickell, David (10 September 2013). "Train protection and driver aids". Rail Engineer (Coalville: Rail Media). https://www.railengineer.uk/2013/09/10/train-protection-and-driver-aids/. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[7] Marsden, Colin J. (2011). Traction Recognition (Second ed.). Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 9780711034945.

[8] "Rail crash report blames points". BBC News. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

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British Rail Class 390 Pendolino
300px An Avanti West Coast Class 390 unit on the West Coast Main Line The refurbished standard-class interior of a Class 390 unit
In service	23 July 2002 – present
Manufacturer	Alstom Fiat Ferroviaria
Built at	Washwood Heath, Birmingham^[1] Savigliano, Italy
Family name	Pendolino
Replaced	Class 86 , 87 , & 90 locomotives and Mk 2 & Mk 3 carriages
Constructed	2001–2004 2010–2012^[2]
Refurbishment	2021–present
Number built	57 (22 × 390/0, 35 × 390/1)
Number in service	56
Number scrapped	1
Formation	(See § Consist)
Capacity	390/0: 469 seats (99 first-class, 370 standard) 390/1 pre-refurb: 589 seats (145 first-class, 444 standard) 390/1 post-refurb: 607 seats (99 first-class, 508 standard)
Operator	Current: Avanti West Coast Former: Virgin Trains
Depot(s)	Primary: Longsight (Manchester) Secondary: Edge Hill (Liverpool) Oxley (Wolverhampton) Polmadie (Glasgow) Wembley (London)
Line(s) served	West Coast Main Line Blackpool North Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium (friction stir welded)
Train length	390/0: 217.5 m (713 ft 7 in) 390/1: 265.3 m (870 ft 5 in)
Car length	DM cars: 25.1 m (82 ft 4 in) Others: 23.9 m (78 ft 5 in)
Width	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)^[3]
Height	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)^[3]
Doors	Single-leaf sliding plug
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight	390/0: 466 tonnes (459 long tons; 514 short tons) 390/1: 567 tonnes (558 long tons; 625 short tons)
Traction system	Alstom Onix 800 IGBT^[4]
Current collection method	Pantograph
UIC classification	(See § Consist)
Bogies	Fiat-SIG^[3]
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic (disc) and rheostatic/regenerative^[5]
Safety system(s)	AWS TASS^[6] TPWS^[7]
Coupling system	Dellner 12^[5]
Multiple working	Not provided^[3]
Gauge	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.