I'm thinking of a train class..

[Ivo]

That was a case of whoever-got-there-first

A fairly rare unit that has only one relative, which under normal circumstances it never sees, this class is found only in a limited part of the English network. Instead, it encounters all manner of different trains on its main route, some of which date back to the 1970s or even 1960s. It shares duties on its route with one other class, which fulfills a different role to this class on the route in question; this other class also operates elsewhere in the country and has several more abundant relatives. Its introduction was effectively responsible for a notable change in the local infrastructure.

 

[Class172]

Class 332?

 

[Ivo]

Apparently that was also too easy.

 

[Class172]

Too many clues - open floor

 

[hmp455]

Floor taken

We are an EMU

We have operated on many routes, but we no longer operate the route on which some of us were intended for. We were used briefly on this route again in the not too distant past.

One subclass operates on another route, which the newer subclass of this class were ordered for.

 

[northernrail]

Class 313?

 

[hmp455]

Class 313?

Nope, not a 313

 

[Nym]

377...

 

[Welshman]

A 460?

 

[150222]

Class 317?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Class 377/3 ( the Coastaway being the route and 377/5 the newer sub class?? )?



Open floor if it is.

 

[hmp455]

Class 317?

Correct.

We were bought for the Bed-Pan service, which we don't operate anymore, although we operated it during the Thameslink blockade

The 317/3s operate on the London-Peterborough route, which the 317/4s were ordered for.

Over to you

 

[150222]

Open floor!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

We are the last of our manufacturer's products in daily service in the World, but our days are numbered. There were over 100 of us built.



Edited to add:

No takers yet?

I'll be going offline in about ¾ hour - do I need a volunteer to safeguard the answer? Alternatively you could always run a side game if there are suggestions followed by a long wait until I'm online tomorrow night...

 

[Class172]

Class 315?

 

[AlterEgo]

Class 323?

 

[gg1]

Class 483, some of which were built by BRCW?

 

[150222]

Class 142?

 

[hmp455]

London Underground A Stock?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

hmp455 - the floor is yours; I am indeed thinking of the A Stock, the last Cravens stock in daily commercial use in the world ( to the best of my knowledge anyway ).

 

[hmp455]

We are a DMU

We are uncommon in the UK that we are part of a family which is normally EMU-based

Some of the lines we served are set to be electrified soon

We run north of Birmingham

 

[Ivo]

185. End of.

 

[hmp455]

185. End of.

Correct!

The vast majority of Desiros are EMUs

Some of the TransPennine network is to be electrified

TransPennine services don't as south as Birmingham

Your floor.

 

[Ivo]

Hmm!

Note that I may not be able to attend to this until the evening due to a certain other forum commitment of mine, but here is the next poser.

A rare-ish unit that still operates in the areas it was designed for, it is among the more well liked units on this forum - but a limited number disagree. It has one distinctive feature that was introudced on a few different units, mostly in and around London - and even on the Underground, where it made its last appearance. This unit is a common sight at two Network Rail managed stations outside of London, and has several relatives.

 

[150222]

Class 378?

 

[Ivo]

Not the 378.

 

[Temple Meads]

Class 456?

(Probably not though...)

 

[Class172]

Class 166?

 

[Ivo]

I think you all need to note carefully the Network Rail bit of the clue. I have inserted the word "managed" to clear any confusion this may have caused.

 

[AlterEgo]

Class 508?