page_title: British Rail Class 323
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 323
caption_attribution_description: English: Electric unit 323201 stands at Wolverhampton with a West Midlands Railway service to Walsall via Birmingham New Street.
context_page_description: The British Rail Class 323 electric multiple-unit passenger trains were built by Hunslet Transportation Projects. All 43 units were built from 1992 through to 1996, although mock-ups and prototypes were built and tested in 1990 and 1991.
  Entering service in 1992, the 323s were among the last trains to enter service with British Rail before its privatisation in the mid-1990s. The units were specifically designed to operate on inner-suburban commuter lines in and around Birmingham and Manchester with swift acceleration and high reliability. Of the 43 sets built, 26 are in operation with West Midlands Trains and 17 with Northern Trains. By 2021, the West Midlands Trains sets will be replaced by new rolling stock and 34 sets will be operated by Northern Trains.
  The units are known for their distinctive traction motor sounds that can be heard during acceleration or deceleration.
context_section_description: The British Rail Class 323 electric multiple-unit passenger trains were built by Hunslet Transportation Projects. All 43 units were built from 1992 through to 1996, although mock-ups and prototypes were built and tested in 1990 and 1991.
  Entering service in 1992, the 323s were among the last trains to enter service with British Rail before its privatisation in the mid-1990s. The units were specifically designed to operate on inner-suburban commuter lines in and around Birmingham and Manchester with swift acceleration and high reliability. Of the 43 sets built, 26 are in operation with West Midlands Trains and 17 with Northern Trains. By 2021, the West Midlands Trains sets will be replaced by new rolling stock and 34 sets will be operated by Northern Trains.
  The units are known for their distinctive traction motor sounds that can be heard during acceleration or deceleration.
caption: West Midlands Trains 323201 at Wolverhampton in December 2018
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