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| Avanti WC 390 049 passes through Rugeley Trent Valley |
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| Number built: | 574 cars (57 9 and 11 car sets) |
| Built: | 2001-12 |
| Builder: | Alstom (Washwood Heath and Italy) |
| Motor: | 2 Alstom ONIX 800 traction motors per motor car (25kV AC OHLE) |
| Power: | 390/0: 6 ,839 hp (5 ,100 kW) 390/1: 8, 763 hp (6, 557 kW) |
| Formation: | 390/0: Driving Motor Restaurant First (DMRF)+Motor First (MF)+ Pantograph Trailer First (PTF)+Motor Standard (MS)+ Trailer Standard (TS)+MS+Pantograph Trailer Standard Restaurant Buffet (PTSRMS)+MS+ Driving Motor Standard Open (DMSO) 390/1: DMRF+MF+PTF+MF+TS+MS+TS+MS+PTSRMS+ MS+DMSO |
The original order was for fifty-three 8-car sets, these were later strengthened to 9-cars and a number of 11-car sets have also been built to try and meet an increase in demand on the WCML.
All sets are in daily service apart from one set which was written off in the Grayrigg fatal rail derailment in 2007 [2]. Demonstrated by the crash, the strength of the train was commended with it having improved crashworthiness compared to earlier trains. All Class 390s were operated by Virgin Trains until the franchise changed to Avanti West Coast in 2019.
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| 390 050 at Aston |
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| 390 136 at Stoke-on-Trent |
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| Passing through Sandwell & Dudley |
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| 390 165 at Rugeley Trent Valley |
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| 390 016 at Aston |
[1] Colin J. Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 296
[2] RAIB Report, Derailment at Grayrigg <https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/derailment-at-grayrigg>