British Rail Class 390

British Rail Class 390 Pendolino
Avanti West Coast Class 390 passing Rugeley Trent Valley
The refurbished standard-class interior of a Class 390 unit
Stock type	Electric multiple 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	2001–2005 2010–2012
Refurbished	2021–2024
Number built	57 (22 × 390/0, 35 × 390/1)
Number in service	56
Number scrapped	1
Predecessor	Class 86 Class 87 Class 90
Formation	Operate as 9-car or 11-car units (DMRFO-MFO-PTFO-MFO-(TSO)-(MSO)-TSO-MSO-PTSRMB-MSO-DMSO)
Fleet numbers	(See § Fleet details)
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)
Owners	Angel Trains
Operators	Current: Avanti West Coast Former: Virgin Trains
Depots	Primary: Longsight (Manchester) Secondary: Edge Hill (Liverpool), Oxley (Wolverhampton), Polmadie (Glasgow), Wembley (London)
Lines 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
Wheel diameter	920–860 mm (36–34 in) (new–worn)
Wheelbase	Bogies: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
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
Traction motors	2 × Alstom 4 EJA 2852 per motor car (430 kW (580 hp) each)
Power output	390/0: 5,160 kW (6,920 hp) 390/1: 6,020 kW (8,070 hp)
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	(See § Consist)
Bogies	Fiat-SIG or Alstom CL 623
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic (disc) and rheostatic/regenerative
Safety system(s)	AWS TASS TPWS
Coupling system	Dellner 12 (for rescue only)
Multiple working	Not provided
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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.

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