The British Rail Class 385 AT200 is a type of electric multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail for Abellio ScotRail. A total of 70 units have been built, divided into 46 three-car and 24 four-car sets. Based on the design of the Hitachi A-train, they are part of the Hitachi AT200 product family.

The Class 385 is one of the few trains to have a working in-cab display, alongside the Class 800, Class 801 and Class 802. As both are made by Hitachi, this train shares its driving sounds with the Class 80x trains.

Class 385 Central Gangway Driver’s Cab. Client. Hitachi Rail Europe. Description. Driver’s cab interior. Date. 2016. Activities. Human Factors, Usability and Inclusivity; Industrial Design; ... Our cab mock-up goes on public display. DCA’s cab design …

ASR's introduction of the Class 385 and the EGIP infrastructure upgrades will shorten the journey between Edinburgh and Glasgow to as little as 42 minutes, with total rail transport capacity in the vicinity of the two cities expected to be 30% higher by 2019 than it was in 2013 (see Fig. 1).

Nov 1, 2017 · The Class 385 electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are being built by Hitachi Rail Europe for operations on the Edinburgh-Glasgow and Stirling-Alloa-Dunblane lines in the UK. The trains are expected to enter service in late-2017.

Jan 17, 2024 · The Class 385 is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) commuter train primarily operated by Abelio ScotRail and ordered in April of 2015 as new electrical lines were added in the population-heavy center of Scotland (the "Central Belt").

Jan 27, 2016 · Unless the Class 385 is considered a suburban train which it effectively is more or less. Click to expand... There will be the four-car fleet for the Edinburgh-Glasgow mainline express services and the three car for other services (eg Ednburgh/Glasgow to Stirling/Dunblane/Alloa).

New Hitachi built Class 385 EMU trains for ScotRail. Numbers 385001-046 are three-car units, numbers 385101-124 are four-car units. Three Car units

Feb 24, 2022 · I believe a battery Class 385 can play a greater role in decarbonising Scotland’s passenger rail by 2035. It could provide seamless, zero-emission journeys beyond the existing electrification infrastructure.

Feb 7, 2018 · Rail Engineer editor David Shirres was given the opportunity to ride on one of ScotRail’s new Hitachi-built Class 385 units during one of its mileage accumulation runs. The unit has to complete 2,000 miles fault free running before it can enter service.