The Railway Magazine – August 2019

CLASS 195

Vehicleformation:195/0 DMSO+DMSOL,

195/1 DMSO+MS+DMOSL

Setnumbers:195001-195025 and

195101-195133

Seating:195/ 0124 seats 195/1 204 seats

Train length:195/0 157ft195/1 234feet

Maxspeed:100mph

CLASS 331

Vehicleformation:331/ 0-DMSOL+PTS+DMSO,

331/1-DMSOL+PTS+TS+DMSO

Setnumbers:3310 01-331031 and

331101-331112

Seating:331/ 0204 seats 331/1 284 seats

Train length:331/0 234ft331/1 311feet

Maxspeed:100mph

Aviewdownthe Class 331 EMU showing the newseats and the tip-up seats.Pictures: CHRIS MILNER unless stated.

proportions.Thedrivingcars ar e24metres

long withtwo sets of double doors on each

side of each ve hicle .The trailercars areatouch

shorterat2 3m.

CAF producesall th ebodyshellsat

Zaragoza,Spain, but the firstsixtwo-car

DMUswere completedat theIrunplant before

work transferred to Newport,Gwent,where

CAF hasopenedafactory. Here,bodyshellsare

fittedout, with set No. 195007thefirst to be

completedin June this year.CAF producesits

wheelsets at another factoryinBeasain.

The drivingcabsare similar,the detail

differences mainlyrelatetot he different

methods ofpropulsion.

On completion,setNo. 195101was sent

to theVelim test trackin May2018, with the

firstunit–Np. 195001–arrivingint he UK on

June 25,2018, andreleasedfortestingafew

monthslater.

In respect of the 331s,likethe 195s,

production beganinJuly2017, and the first

unit arriv ed in the countryinJuly 2018,with

UK testingstarting soonafterwa rds. The

Newportplant also fitsout Class 331 vehicles,

with set No. 331111 the firsttobecompleted.

Once the two classes wereapproved for

use bytheOffice of Rail andRoad inMarch,

it allowedNorthern to step up staff training,

although therewas apause whenaproblem

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