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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 395
British Rail Class 395 "Javelin"

Artist’s impression of the 140 mph (225 km/h) 'CTRL-DS' trains on order, which are expected to run the Olympic Javelin service

In Service 2009 -
Manufacturer Hitachi
Cars Built 29 trainsets (building)
Formation 6 cars per trainset
Operator Southeastern
Maximum speed 140 mph (225 km/h)
Capacity 354 seats
Gauge 1,435 mm
Voltage Dual Voltage (25kV AC and 750v DC)

Class 395 is the designation[1] of new EMUs being built for Southeastern to operate new high speed domestic services on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL-DS) and the Olympic Javelin shuttle services to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Image File history File linksMetadata Hitachi_A-train,_CTRL_domestic_&_Olympic_Shuttle. ... The Olympic Javelin is a proposed high-speed train network announced as part of the London 2012 Olympic bid. ... It has been suggested that Hitachi Works be merged into this article or section. ... Southeastern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... The dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... Southeastern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... CTRL redirects here. ... The Olympic Javelin is a proposed high-speed train network announced as part of the London 2012 Olympic bid. ... The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. ...


An order worth £250 million has been placed with Hitachi Europe for 28 high-speed ‘A-trains’, based on the same technology as the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed trains. However the trains are not actual shinkansen trains but regular EMUs. A 29th train was later added to the order to boost capacity. The first four units will be delivered for testing by August 2007, with the remainder delivered between 2008 and 2009. Southeastern plan to start operating high speed services by December 2009, operating at speeds of up to 140 mph (225 km/h). The trains are to be based at new depots in Ashford and Ramsgate. The trains will be owned by HSBC Rail, who will then lease them to Southeastern. It has been suggested that Hitachi Works be merged into this article or section. ... 300 (left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 The Shinkansen ) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by Japan Railways. ... 300 (left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 The Shinkansen ) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by Japan Railways. ... Binomial name (Latham, 1790) The Emu has been recorded in the areas shown in black. ... HSBC Rail is one of the three major ROSCOs (Rolling Stock Companies) in the United Kingdom. ...

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Specifications

Power Supply (for 225 km/h (140 mph) on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link) 25kV AC overhead lines
Power Supply (for 160 km/h (100 mph) on all other lines) 750V DC third-rail power
Capacity 348 seated, 508 standing.
On-board systems The train will be equipped with GPS positioning equipment and a database to calculate the train’s exact position. The pressure-sealed doors on each car can only be opened with an exact alignment to the platform.
Signalling systems European Rail Traffic Management System ready. TVM430 (on High Speed 1), Train Protection & Warning System (on all other lines). The KVB system will be used at St Pancras station. This is the signalling system used by SNCF in France.
Safety The train is built to be lightweight using a technique known as friction stir welding, the first time such a technique has been used on a British main line. This was a technique recommended by the Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash enquiry to improve crash resistance.

'The Olympic Javelin', Modern Railways - September 2006 (Ian Allan Publishing), P36-37 CTRL redirects here. ... The overhead lines of a Swiss Federal Railways track. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in Washington, D.C., electrified to 750 volts. ... Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is an EU-backed initiative to enhance cross-border interoperability and signalling procurement by creating a single Europe-wide standard for railway signalling. ... LGV signalling, or in-cab signalling on lignes à grande vitesse (high-speed railway lines based on the French TGV system), differs considerably from signalling on conventional railway lines. ... The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) has been deployed across the entire UK passenger railway network. ... St Pancras station is a railway station in central London, between the new British Library building to the west and Kings Cross station to the east. ... An SNCF multiple unit. ... Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an exotic solid-state welding process (meaning the metal is not melted during the process) and is used for applications where the original metal characteristics must remain unchanged as far as possible. ... Cover of the Cullen report The Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also known as the Paddington train crash) was an English rail accident on October 5, 1999 in which thirty-one people died. ...

Train formation

The train is 6 cars long and consists of:

  • 2 Driving trailer cars each of length 20.65 metres
  • 4 Standard motor cars of length 20 metres

In total the train is 121.8 metres long including couplings.


External links

  • A-train product information

References

  • 28 October 2004 - "£20m bullet trains to serve Olympic Park" at London2012.org. Accessed 25 April 2005.
  • 28 October 2004 - "Hitachi wins Channel Tunnel Rail Link Contract" at Hitachi-Rail.com. Accessed 25 April 2006.
  • 29 October 2004 - "Hitachi is the preferred manufacturer to build new high speed trains" at The Government Office for London
  • 1 June 2005 - "£250 Million Contract Signed for New High Speed Train Fleet for Kent" at SRA.gov.uk. Accessed 25 April 2005.
  • 18 April 2006 - Southestern welcomes High Speed experts
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