British Rail Class 385, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 48 relations: Abellio ScotRail, Automatic Warning System, Battery electric multiple unit, British Rail Class 156, British Rail Class 158, British Rail Class 170, British Rail Class 314, British Rail Class 365, Cathcart Circle Lines, Central Belt, Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre, Crashworthiness, Croy Line, Cumbernauld Line, Dellner, Diesel multiple unit, Dunbar railway station, Edinburgh Waverley railway station, Edinburgh–Dunblane line, Electric multiple unit, Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains, Glasgow Central railway station, Glasgow Queen Street railway station, Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line, Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line, Gourock railway station, Hitachi A-train, Hitachi Newton Aycliffe, Hitachi Rail, Insulated-gate bipolar transistor, Intercity Express Programme, Inverclyde Line, Kudamatsu, Lanark railway station, Network Rail, Newton Aycliffe, North Berwick, North Berwick Branch, Overhead line, Pantograph (transport), Railway electrification, ScotRail, ScotRail (brand), Shotts Line, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Train Protection & Warning System, University of Liverpool, Yamaguchi (city).

2. Train-related introductions in 2018

Abellio ScotRail

Abellio ScotRail, operating services under the name ScotRail, was the national train operating company of Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Abellio ScotRail

Automatic Warning System

Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a railway safety system invented and predominantly used in the United Kingdom.

See British Rail Class 385 and Automatic Warning System

Battery electric multiple unit

A battery electric multiple unit (BEMU), battery electric railcar or accumulator railcar is an electrically driven multiple unit or railcar whose energy is derived from rechargeable batteries driving the traction motors.

See British Rail Class 385 and Battery electric multiple unit

British Rail Class 156

The British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit passenger train.

See British Rail Class 385 and British Rail Class 156

British Rail Class 158

The British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train.

See British Rail Class 385 and British Rail Class 158

British Rail Class 170

The British Rail Class 170 Turbostar is a British diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train designed and built by Adtranz, and later by Bombardier Transportation, at Derby Litchurch Lane Works.

See British Rail Class 385 and British Rail Class 170

British Rail Class 314

The British Rail Class 314 was a class of alternating current electric multiple unit (EMU) trains built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Holgate Road carriage works in 1979. British Rail Class 385 and British Rail Class 314 are 25 kV AC multiple units and British Rail electric multiple units.

See British Rail Class 385 and British Rail Class 314

British Rail Class 365

The British Rail Class 365 Networker Express was a class of dual-voltage (and 750 V DC) electric multiple unit passenger train built by ABB at Holgate Road Carriage Works in 1994 and 1995. British Rail Class 385 and British Rail Class 365 are 25 kV AC multiple units and British Rail electric multiple units.

See British Rail Class 385 and British Rail Class 365

Cathcart Circle Lines

The Cathcart Circle Lines form a mostly suburban railway route linking Glasgow (Central) to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton and Neilston, on the south bank of the River Clyde.

See British Rail Class 385 and Cathcart Circle Lines

Central Belt

The Central Belt of Scotland is the area of highest population density within Scotland. Depending on the definition used, it has a population of between 2.4 and 4.2 million (the country's total was around 5.4 million in 2019), including multiple Scottish cities; Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Falkirk, Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife.

See British Rail Class 385 and Central Belt

Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre

Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre is a railway depot in the Craigentinny area of Edinburgh, Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Craigentinny Train Maintenance Centre

Crashworthiness

Crashworthiness is the ability of a structure to protect its occupants during an impact.

See British Rail Class 385 and Crashworthiness

Croy Line

The Croy Line is a suburban railway route linking Glasgow Queen Street and Croy in Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Croy Line

Cumbernauld Line

The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow to Falkirk via Cumbernauld in Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Cumbernauld Line

Dellner

Dellner Couplers AB is a Swedish original equipment manufacturer of train connection systems as couplers, gangway systems and dampers.

See British Rail Class 385 and Dellner

Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

See British Rail Class 385 and Diesel multiple unit

Dunbar railway station

Dunbar railway station serves the town of Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Dunbar railway station

Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Waverley (also known simply as Edinburgh; Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh–Dunblane line

The Edinburgh–Dunblane line is a railway line in East Central Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Edinburgh–Dunblane line

Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power.

See British Rail Class 385 and Electric multiple unit

Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains

The electro-pneumatic brake system on British mainline railway trains was introduced in 1950 and remains the primary braking system for multiple units in service today, although London Transport underground trains had been fitted with EP brakes since the 1920s.

See British Rail Class 385 and Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains

Glasgow Central railway station

Glasgow Central (Glaschu Mheadhain), usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Glasgow Central railway station

Glasgow Queen Street railway station

Glasgow Queen Street (Sràid na Banrighinn) is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Glasgow Queen Street railway station

Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line

The Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line is a main railway route which connects the Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, by means of their respective sections of the West Coast Main Line (WCML).

See British Rail Class 385 and Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line

Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line

The Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line

Gourock railway station

Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at Gourock pierhead, Scotland, and serves the town as well as the ferry services it was originally provided for.

See British Rail Class 385 and Gourock railway station

Hitachi A-train

The Hitachi A-train is a family of rail rolling stock built and designed by Hitachi Rail using a common base and construction techniques.

See British Rail Class 385 and Hitachi A-train

Hitachi Newton Aycliffe

Hitachi Newton Aycliffe (also known as Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility) is a railway rolling stock assembly plant owned by Hitachi Rail Europe, situated in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, in the North East of England.

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Hitachi Rail

Hitachi, Ltd.

See British Rail Class 385 and Hitachi Rail

Insulated-gate bipolar transistor

An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily forming an electronic switch.

See British Rail Class 385 and Insulated-gate bipolar transistor

Intercity Express Programme

The Intercity Express Programme (IEP) was an initiative of the Department for Transport (DfT) in the United Kingdom to procure new trains to replace the InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 fleets on the East Coast Main Line and Great Western Main Line.

See British Rail Class 385 and Intercity Express Programme

Inverclyde Line

The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley (Gilmour Street) and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connects to Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services.

See British Rail Class 385 and Inverclyde Line

Kudamatsu

Kudamatsu city center is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

See British Rail Class 385 and Kudamatsu

Lanark railway station

Lanark railway station, managed by ScotRail, is the southern terminus of the Argyle Line on Bannatyne Street, Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and Lanark railway station

Network Rail

Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain.

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Newton Aycliffe

Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England.

See British Rail Class 385 and Newton Aycliffe

North Berwick

North Berwick (Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland.

See British Rail Class 385 and North Berwick

North Berwick Branch

The North Berwick Branch is a short railway branch line built by the North British Railway to connect North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland to the East Coast Main Line (at Drem).

See British Rail Class 385 and North Berwick Branch

Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams.

See British Rail Class 385 and Overhead line

Pantograph (transport)

A pantograph (or "pan" or "panto") is an apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or electric bus to collect power through contact with an overhead line.

See British Rail Class 385 and Pantograph (transport)

Railway electrification

Railway electrification is the use of electric power for the propulsion of rail transport.

See British Rail Class 385 and Railway electrification

ScotRail

ScotRail Trains Limited, trading as ScotRail (Rèile na h-Alba), is a Scottish train operating company that is publicly owned by Scottish Rail Holdings on behalf of the Scottish Government.

See British Rail Class 385 and ScotRail

ScotRail (brand)

ScotRail (Rèile na h-Alba) has been the brand name used for all Scottish regional and commuter rail services, including some cross-border services, since September 1983, as well as many of the country's intercity services.

See British Rail Class 385 and ScotRail (brand)

Shotts Line

The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line in Scotland linking and via.

See British Rail Class 385 and Shotts Line

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

is a Japanese multinational banking financial services institution owned by.

See British Rail Class 385 and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Train Protection & Warning System

The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) is a train protection system used throughout the British passenger main-line railway network, and in Victoria, Australia.

See British Rail Class 385 and Train Protection & Warning System

University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a public research university in Liverpool, England.

See British Rail Class 385 and University of Liverpool

Yamaguchi (city)

Yamaguchi City Hall Aerial photograph of central Yamaguchi is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

See British Rail Class 385 and Yamaguchi (city)

See also

• 821 series
• Bay Area Rapid Transit rolling stock
• British Rail Class 385
• British Rail Class 717
• British Rail Class 802
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C
• M9 (railcar)
• Odakyu 70000 series GSE
• Osaka Monorail 3000 series
• Sotetsu 20000 series
• Sprinter New Generation
• Sri Lanka Railways S13
• Toei 5500 series
• Tokyu 2020 series
• Vibrant Express
• YC1 series

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_385

Also known as BR Class 385, Class 385.