Class 322 Profile and Models

Class 322

322481 at Bradford Foster Square in May 2019. ©citytransportinfo

The British Rail Class 322 were electric multiple unit passenger trains which were built by British Rail Engineering Limited in 1990 for the Stansted Express service from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport. In the lead up to the privatisation of British Rail, in 1994 all were sold to Eversholt Rail Group. All passed with the franchise to West Anglia Great Northern in January 1997. Having been replaced by Class 317s on Stansted services, they were used indiscriminately as part of the general fleet. In 1998 two Class 322 units were sub-leased to North Western Trains to operate a service between Euston and Manchester Airport but the service was discontinued after a year. In December 2001, all were transferred to National Express ScotRail to replace the slam-door Class 305s on the North Berwick Line. On the instructions of the Strategic Rail Authority, all returned to WAGN in March 2004 in preparation for the takeover of the franchise by One. Having been deemed surplus by One, in July 2005 all returned to Scotland to operate with First ScotRail on the North Berwick Line. Having been superseded by Class 380s, all were transferred to Northern Rail in July and August 2011. In July 2020 all were leased to Greater Anglia to operate services out of London Liverpool Street on the Great Eastern Main Line. Greater Anglia withdrew the fleet from service in August 2022, and by the end of September all five units had been scrapped.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

Electric Multiple Unit - 25kV 50Hz AC Overhead

Builder

BREL York Works

Build Dates

1990

Total Built

5 sets

Coaches Per Unit

4-car

Power Output

1,336hp

Top Speed

100 mph

Passenger Capacity

309 seats

Operated By

British Rail
First ScotRail
Greater Anglia
North Western Trains
Northern Rail
Northern Trains
ONE
National Express ScotRail
Silverlink
West Anglia Great Northern

Main Duties

Suburban & Express Passenger

In Service Until

2022

Surviving Examples

0