ScotRail - Fleet

Fleet

When ScotRail was created by BR, services were operated by a variety of diesel locomotives and coaching stock together with diesel and electric multiple units. Prior to the introduction of Class 156 and Class 158 DMUs by British Rail, services were operated by slam-door stock such as the Class 101 DMUs. The slam door DMU were replaced by Class 156 from 1987 to 1989 and Class 158 units from 1989 to 1992.

As the first franchisee, National Express ordered a total of 55 Class 170 units from 1999-2004 (First would receive the last of the units ordered by National Express and would later transfer four units from its Hull Trains subsidiary) and by 2004, the only slam door services were also the only locomotive hauled services, the Caledonian Sleeper services from London to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William along with a single regional service between Edinburgh Waverley and North Berwick.

First ScotRail have since leased Class 322 electric multiple units to run between Edinburgh and North Berwick, subsequently replaced by part of the fleet of Class 380, the remainder of which operate on the Ayrshire Coast Line and Inverclyde Line.

ScotRail, since privatisation, has contracted EWS to haul the Caledonian Sleeper between London and Scotland. EWS operate a dedicated pool of five Class 90 electric locomotives to haul the Caledonian Sleeper between London Euston and Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central, together with a fleet of Class 67 diesel locomotives to haul the various sleeper portions north of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Class 37 diesel locomotives were used in place of the Class 67 locomotives, primarily on the West Highland Line, an arrangement which continued under First Group through to 2006.

Class Image Type Top speed Built
mph km/h
Class 101 Diesel multiple unit 70 112 1956–1960
Class 150 Sprinter Diesel multiple unit 75 120 1984–1987
Class 156 Super Sprinter Diesel multiple unit 75 120 1987–1989
Class 158 Express Sprinter Diesel multiple unit 90 145 1989–1992
Class 170 Turbostar Diesel multiple unit 100 160 1999-2004
Class 303 Blue Train Electric multiple unit 75 120 1959–1961
Class 305 Electric multiple unit 75 120 1960
Class 311 Blue Train Electric multiple unit 75 120 1967
Class 314 Electric multiple unit 75 120 1979
Class 318 Electric multiple unit 90 145 1986-1987
Class 320 Electric multiple unit 75 120 1990
Class 334 Juniper Electric multiple unit 90 145 1999-2002
Class 380 Electric multiple unit 100 161 2009-2011
Mk 2 Coach Passenger rolling stock 100 160 1969–1974
Mk 3 Coach (Sleepers) Passenger rolling stock 125 200 1975–1988

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