The British Rail Class 380 '' Desiro'' is a type of

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train that operates on the

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network in

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, for

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. The Class 380 Operates out of Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street, Ardrossan Harbour,

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and

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. The

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'' Desiro UK'' family also includes units of Classes

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Description

The trains operate

services in the Ayrshire and Inverclyde region of Scotland and had originally been intended for the cancelled Glasgow Airport Rail Link. They also operate on the Glasgow Central - Edinburgh route when needed. The construction was awarded to

and announced by

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on 11 July 2008. A total of 38 units were ordered, comprising 22 three-car and 16 four-car units. All 38 units are owned by

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, a

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(ROSCO) that leases them to ScotRail. Stations along the

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and

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underwent platform extension works to allow the use of the longer trains. The trains were specified to have full access for disabled people and to have streamlined end corridor connections. On the unveiling of the first completed vehicle, it was announced that the fleet would be divided into two sub-groups, with the three-car units Class 380/0 and the four-car as Class 380/1. In September 2010, commissioning of the fleet was suspended by ScotRail due to technical issues with the trains. The reliability issues and extended commissioning period resulted in an initially reduced service on parts of the ScotRail network, including the newly re-opened Airdrie-Bathgate line. The fleet is based at

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. Introduction of the fleet resulted in the cascading of the Class 334 "Juniper" and fleet which previously operated the

and

. The fleet also allowed the fleet which operated on the

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to be withdrawn and transferred to Northern Rail. The Class 334 "Juniper" stock were cascaded onto the

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to , the Class 318s were cascaded onto the

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Formation

The 38 Class 380 units are formed as three- or four-car multiple units, Units numbered in the range 380001-380022 consist of: * 38501-38522 - DMSO (A) * 38601-38622 - PTSO * 38701-38722 - DMSO (B) Units numbered in the range 380101-380116 consist of: * 38551-38566 - DMSO (A) * 38651-38666 - PTSO * 38851-38866 - TSO * 38751-38766 - DMSO (B)

Operations

Wemyss Bay - Abellio 380016 Glasgow service

, the Class 380 operates trains between Glasgow Central and Ayr, Largs, Ardrossan, Gourock, Wemyss Bay, Neilston, Newton, Edinburgh Waverley and

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. In addition, they also operated trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk Grahamston, North Berwick and Dunbar for a time whilst awaiting the Class 385 introduction to service. They can also operate to , and if required. The fleet was introduced into public service in December 2010. In November 2012, the Class 380 started operating services on the Paisley Canal Line following the line's electrification. Following the December 2014 timetable change, with the electrification of the Whifflet Line, services to

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were re-routed into Glasgow Central High Level. Alongside the usual Class 318 and Class 320 units, the Class 380 has been used on the route. The Class 380 operated some services on the recently electrified line between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk from December 2017, due to the late arrival of the units.

Weight

The Class 380 uses the following carriages:

Fleet details

References

External links

* {{British Rail EMU 380 Siemens multiple units Rail transport in Scotland Train-related introductions in 2010