The Class 314 story
AN expansion of the rail network in Glasgow in 1979 brought with it a need for additional rolling stock. A fleet of over 100 Class 303 and 311 units already operated on the Strathclyde network, but there were insufficient spare sets available to cover the new services.
The answer to the EMU shortage in Scotland was a fleet of 16 three-car units based on the ‘PEP’ stock that had been developed by British Rail in the early 1970s. These suburban trains had been constructed at York Works between 1970 and 1972 and were trialled in service from 1973. They formed the basis for several fleets of new stock: Classes 313, 314,
