British Rail Class 390 facts for kids

British Rail Class 390 "Pendolino"
	Class 390 no. 390029 "City of Stoke-on-Trent" at Birmingham New Street on 24 September 2003 with a service to Wolverhampton. These units now work the majority of Virgin West Coast services.
In service	23 July 2002 - Current
Manufacturer	Alstom, Washwood Heath; (Fiat tilting system)
Family name	Pendolino
Constructed	2001-2004
Number built	53 trainsets
Formation	9 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	390001 - 390053
Capacity	145 first class seats; 294 standard class seats
Operator(s)	Virgin Trains
Line(s) served	West Coast Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	24.1 m
Width	2.9 m
Height	2.73 m
Maximum speed	140 mph (225 km/h) [Design]; 125 mph (200 km/h) [Service]
Weight	466 t
Power output	5.1 MW
Electric system(s)	25 kV AC Overhead
Braking system(s)	Regenerative, Rheostatic, Disc
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in)

The British Class 390 "Pendolino" electric multiple unit is a tilting train built by Fiat Ferroviaria utilising Fiat tilt systems. Fifty-three 9-car units were built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004. These trains were the last to be assembled at Alstom's Washwood Heath plant, in Birmingham, before its closure in 2005.

Images for kids

The interior of First Class
390001 at Milton Keynes Central in April 2011
390012 cab interior at Glasgow Central
390104 Alstom Pendolino departing Stoke-on-Trent
The scene at the Grayrigg derailment
Virgin West Coast Class 390/1 11-car Pendolino EMU 390107 at London Euston on 19 April 2012, on its first day of working as an 11-car unit
390 104 at Preston station on a London Euston - Glasgow Central service