page_title: British Rail Class 334
section_title: Relivery and Refurbishment
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 334 / Relivery and Refurbishment
caption_attribution_description: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport British Rail Class 334 train 334021 "Larkhall" at Greenock Central railway station, Creenock
context_page_description: The British Rail Class 334 is a suburban electric multiple-unit passenger train built by Alstom in Birmingham. They are part of the Juniper family of trains along with Classes 458 and 460. The trains are operated by Abellio ScotRail on its Helensburgh/Milngavie/Balloch-Edinburgh via Bathgate and Dalmuir-Cumbernauld/Lanark/Larkhall routes. They were built for SPT/ScotRail outer-suburban services in Glasgow.
context_section_description: In September 2008, the Scottish Government's agency Transport Scotland announced that all ScotRail trains (including from the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport) would be eventually repainted in a new, blue livery with white Saltire markings on the carriage ends. Class 334 re-livery began in November 2010 in preparation for the Airdrie to Bathgate reopening.
  On 24 August 2011, ScotRail announced plans to refurbish all the fleet, with the project expected to start in November 2011 and take two years to complete. 334020 was the first to be properly refurbished at Kilmarnock's Brodie Rail Works. It was there for 3 months from 3 February 2012 to 2 May 2012. The last unit to receive a full refurbishment was 334006 which left Brodie Works on 8 November 2014.
  From early 2015, an extensive overhaul has been carried out by Alstom to the entire fleet to improve passenger conditions, which included the retrofitting of full air conditioning, at-seat charging points, provision for wi-fi, and reliability improvements to the doors. Additionally, a new CCTV system for Driver Only Operation was installed.
caption: 334021 in Strathclyde Partnership for Transport livery at Greenock Central railway station.
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