British Rail Class 332

Vehicles of the British class 332 EMUs (English: electric multiple unit, short EMU ) in the United Kingdom. They are used in rail passenger transport and are precursors of class 333 Compared to this, the vehicles of class 332 have a slightly higher acceleration and a reduced number of seats offered on.

Manufacturer

The manufacturers were Siemens Transportation Systems and the Spanish CAF SA ( Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles ), the production was carried out in the factory in Zaragoza. In June 1998, the class took 332 passenger-carrying operations.

Rolling stock

The steel vehicles are fully air-conditioned, have a toilet, a passenger information system, a separate luggage compartment for checked-in luggage to Paddington Station and are equipped with the train control system GW ATP. The end cars form the driven power heads.

2013, the interiors of all trains from manufacturer Siemens to modernize. The vehicles have to include new seats with a power outlet, new flooring, new luggage racks, new toilet facilities and new partitions in the car, as well as new windows and a new ceiling lighting. In May 2013, the first modernized train has resumed operation.

Operators and application areas

The class 332 is used as the Heathrow Express in 15 -minute intervals as a shuttle between Paddington Station in central London and two stations at London Heathrow Airport. The journey times are 16 or 22 minutes. Every day the line is used by about 17,000 passengers.