s ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Islam ▁Category : So cial ▁history ▁of ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Class ▁ 3 1 6 ▁was ▁a ▁proposed ▁type ▁of ▁electric ▁multiple ▁unit ▁intended ▁for ▁use ▁on ▁planned ▁urban ▁rail ▁services ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester . ▁Int ended ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁EM Us ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁prototype ▁" PE P " ▁stock , ▁the ▁class ▁was ▁never ▁proceeded ▁with ▁as ▁the ▁planned ▁services ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁were ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁" P ic c - V ic " ▁proposal ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁North - E ast ▁Ch esh ire ▁( SE L NE C ) ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Executive , ▁the ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁public ▁transport ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁greater ▁Manchester ▁area , ▁proposed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁under ground ▁railway ▁tunnel ▁intended ▁to ▁link ▁Manchester ' s ▁two ▁remaining ▁major ▁railway ▁term ini , ▁Pic c ad illy ▁and ▁Victoria , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁urban ▁met ro ▁network . ▁This ▁tunnel , ▁nick named ▁the ▁" P ic c - V ic ", ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁dispar ate ▁rail ▁networks ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁( from ▁Victoria ) ▁and ▁south ▁( from ▁Pic c ad illy ) ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁allowing ▁services ▁through ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁planned ▁routes ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁joined ▁to ▁the