British Rail Class 318

The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger train which operates in west central Scotland.

Following the withdrawal of the Class 314 fleet in 2019, these units are the oldest working EMUs in Scotland, having been in revenue-earning service for more than 38 years.

The units run on the standard 25 kV AC overhead line system, and are standard-class throughout.

Between 2005 and 2007, all Class 318s underwent a refurbishment by Hunslet-Barclay which involved the removal of the corridor connection on the driving cars allowing the provision of a full-width driver's cab.

[2][3] This work included: Individual vehicles are numbered in the ranges as follows:[5] Some units have received names:[12]

Class 318 at Fairlie in the first month of electric operation
Class 318 in original orange and black Strathclyde Transport livery at Ardrossan Harbour in 1990
Front view of 318254 shortly after the crash at Largs station
Class 318 in SPT livery with original front end at Gourock in July 2006
Class 318 with revised front end at Glasgow Central Low Level in 2011
Two Class 318s stand at Partick station wearing both pre and post-refurbishment liveries in 2017.