British Rail Class 390

British Rail Class 390
*Pendolino*
British Rail Class 390; Pendolino
	An Avanti West Coast Class 390 unit on the West Coast Main Line
	The refurbished standard-class interior of a Class 390 unit
In service	23 July 2002 – present
Manufacturer	Alstom; Fiat Ferroviaria;
Built at	Washwood Heath, Birmingham; Savigliano, Italy;
Family name	Pendolino
Replaced	Class 86, 87, & 90 locomotives and Mk 2 & Mk 3 carriages;
Constructed	2001–2004; 2010–2012;
Refurbished	2021–present
Number built	57; (22 × 390/0, 35 × 390/1);
Number in service	56
Number scrapped	1
Predecessor	Class 86; Class 87; Class 90;
Formation	(See § Consist)
Fleet numbers	(See § Fleet details)
Capacity	390/0: 469 seats; (99 first-class, 370 standard); 390/1 pre-refurb: 589 seats; (145 first-class, 444 standard); 390/1 post-refurb: 607 seats; (99 first-class, 508 standard);
Owners	Angel Trains
Operators	Current: Avanti West Coast; Former: Virgin Trains;
Depots	Primary:; Longsight (Manchester); Secondary:; Edge Hill (Liverpool); Oxley (Wolverhampton); Polmadie (Glasgow); Wembley (London);
Lines served	West Coast Main Line; Blackpool North Line;
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium (friction stir welded)
Train length	390/0: 217.5 m (713 ft 7 in); 390/1: 265.3 m (870 ft 5 in);
Car length	DM cars: 25.1 m (82 ft 4 in); Others: 23.9 m (78 ft 5 in);
Width	2.73 m (8 ft 11 in)
Height	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Doors	Single-leaf sliding plug
Wheelbase	Bogies: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
Maximum speed	125 mph (200 km/h)
Weight	390/0: 466 tonnes (459 long tons; 514 short tons); 390/1: 567 tonnes (558 long tons; 625 short tons);
Traction system	Alstom Onix 800 IGBT
Traction motors	2 × Alstom 4 EJA 2852 per motor car (425 kW (570 hp) each)
Power output	390/0: 5,100 kW (6,840 hp); 390/1: 5,950 kW (7,980 hp);
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	(See § Consist)
Bogies	Fiat-SIG
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic (disc) and rheostatic/regenerative
Safety system(s)	AWS; TASS; TPWS;
Coupling system	Dellner 12
Multiple working	Not provided
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The British Rail Class 390 Pendolino is a type of electric high-speed passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast in the United Kingdom, leased from Angel Trains. They are electric multiple units using Fiat Ferroviaria's tilting train Pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three units were originally built between 2001 and 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). They were ordered as eight-car units, later extended to nine cars, of which some were then lengthened further to 11 cars. These new 11-car trains were renumbered as the subclass 390/1. The trains of the original batch were the last to be assembled at Alstom's Washwood Heath plant, before its closure in 2005. The remaining trains in the fleet were built in Italy.

The Class 390 Pendolino is one of the fastest domestic electric multiple units operating in Britain, with a design speed of 140 mph (225 km/h); however, limitations to track signalling systems restrict the trains to a maximum speed of 125 mph (200 km/h) in service. The fleet is maintained at Longsight TMD near Manchester Piccadilly station.

From 2021, a refurbishment program to upgrade the fleet to “as new” condition was begun, involving conversion of one first-class carriage to standard class to increase capacity, power plugs and new customer information screens among other upgrades.

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