The class 322s were built to operate on the Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport service in 1990. After a short period on the route the sets were transferred away and used for a short time on hire to North western Trains on their Manchester-London service. In early 2002 some sets were transferred north to Shields for use on the Edinburgh-North Berwick with early Morning service to Glasgow Central via Carstairs, Carluke and Motherwell route due to late arrival of 334s. When introduced the 322s were painted in a special Stansted Airport livery, this gave way to North western blue for a couple of sets in the late 1990s.
At the end of 2001 the sets were hired to ScotRail for use on the Edinburgh-North Berwick service, which should have been taken over by Class 318s but these were delayed from introduction by late delivery of Class 334s.
The 322's saw use on the Cathcart Circle on the night of the Champions Leauge final in 2002 operating special services. They can be seen in the Strathclyde area at the morning and evening rush hours.
322 facts
They are numbered 332481-332485
They were Introduced in 1990
They were Built by BREL York
They have 217 seats
They have internal corridors
They have 2 Toilets:
they have a Maximum speed of 100mph