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The Electrostar is an electric multiple-unit passenger train manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, formerly ADtranz. Since the privatisation of British Rail, it has become the most common new EMU in Britain, where different variants referred to as Class 357, Class 375, Class 376, and Class 377 are most common on the high-volume commuter routes in South London and to the Sussex and Kent coasts. It shares the same bodyshell and core structure as the Turbostar, which is in turn the most common post-privatisation diesel multiple unit. Most of the Electrostar fleet were assembled at Bombardier’s Derby works. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 631 KB)BR Class 375/6, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 631 KB)BR Class 375/6, no. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 273 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Interior of train running on Hastings- London railway line in England. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 273 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Interior of train running on Hastings- London railway line in England. ... Class 375/6, no. ... Trains of the Singapore MRT. EMUs are often used for rapid transit lines. ... Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... Adtranz was a German rail rolling stock equipment manufacturer which designed rail cars and engines. ... The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Majors Conservative government. ... Class 357, no. ... Class 375/6, no. ... Class 376, no. ... The Class 377 Electrostar electric multiple units were built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Works, from 2001 to 2005. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Class 170, no. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in PoznaÅ„, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... Derby Carriage and Wagon Works was built by the Midland Railway in Derby, England Railway building began in Derby in 1840, when the North Midland Railway, the Midland Counties Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Railway set up engine sheds as part of their Tri Junct Station. ...

The Electrostar has also been selected for use on the Gautrain system in South Africa, a new railway between Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the Johannesburg International Airport. The trains will be assembled by UCW Partnership in South Africa from components made in Derby. [1] An artists impression of the trains to be built for the Gautrain system (Bombardier press image). ... This article is about the city in South Africa. ... Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Country South Africa Province Gauteng Established 1855 Area - City 1,644 kmÂ² (634. ... Johannesburg International Airport (IATA: JNB, ICAO: FAJS) is a large airport near the city of Johannesburg, South Africa and the largest in Africa. ...

TfL announced in August 2006 that it had ordered 48 three- and four-car Electrostar trains for the London Overground service, which will replace the Class 313 & Class 508 on the North London Line and West London Line in 2009 and will provide the opening service on the new East London Line extension in 2010. These have been categorised by Network Rail as Class 378. Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for the transport system of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... August 2006 is the eighth month of that year, and has yet to occur. ... London Transport Portal London Overground[1] is a train operating company owned by Transport for London (TfL). ... Class 313/0, no. ... 508136 at Kirkdale on 2 August 2004 in original Merseyrail livery. ... A North London Line train pulls into Stratford station during the morning rush Geographical map of the North London Line Line map of the North London Line showing connections and zones A North London Line train at North Woolwich station The North London Line is a railway line through northern... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... London Transport Portal The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. ... Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... Artists impression of a Class 378 train Impression of the internal layout of a Class 378 The Class 378[1] is a type of Electric Multiple Unit that has been ordered for the new London Overground network and franchise. ...

Electrostar variants

* Classes 375 and 377 differ only in their coupler configuration and other minor fittings; all Southern units built as Class 375 have since been converted to Class 377 couplers and re-classed. Minor differences in interior trim remain.
** Forty-five units of the 375/6 and 377/2 sub-classes are configured for dual-voltage operation, and others have been constructed so as to allow future conversion to AC power.
*** Class 378 is being constructed in two separate batches - 24 four car units designated as Class 378/0 with dual voltage capability will be utilised on the North London Line and West London Line, while 20 four car units designated Class 378/1 that are DC electric only will be utilised on the East London Line. Class 357, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 648 KB)BR Class 357, no. ... For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred... Class 375/6, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 335 pixels Full resolution (1446 Ã— 606 pixel, file size: 366 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... This article is about the company that began operations in April 2006. ... Class 376, no. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (819 Ã— 614 pixel, file size: 139 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) New SET electric trainset 376 002 at London Bridge, on the first day in public service. ... The Class 377 Electrostar electric multiple units were built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Works, from 2001 to 2005. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 882 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Southern Class 377/2 EMU 377203 at platform 2 at Kensington Olympia station with a northbound service to Watford Junction. ... Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... Artists impression of a Class 378 train Impression of the internal layout of a Class 378 The Class 378[1] is a type of Electric Multiple Unit that has been ordered for the new London Overground network and franchise. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ldn_Ovrgrd_Train. ... London Transport Portal London Overground[1] is a train operating company owned by Transport for London (TfL). ... A North London Line train pulls into Stratford station during the morning rush Geographical map of the North London Line Line map of the North London Line showing connections and zones A North London Line train at North Woolwich station The North London Line is a railway line through northern... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... London Transport Portal The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. ...

Electrostar routes

c2c

The c2c fleet is now formed entirely of units of the 357 Electrostar, used on services from Fenchurch Street down the LTS Line to Southend and Shoeburyness. Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3. ... â€œLTSRâ€ redirects here. ... Southend is the name of a number of locations: Southend-on-Sea is the name of a town in Essex, UK Southend, Kintyre is the name of a village in Kintyre, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... , Shoeburyness is a town in southeast Essex, England, situated at the mouth of the river Thames. ...

Southeastern

The 375 Electrostar is the backbone of the Southeastern fleet, seeing services on most of its lines originating from its London termini (Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street and London Bridge) including; Victoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. ... Charing Cross Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. ... Cannon Street is a National Rail and London Underground station complex in the City of London, the financial district of London in England. ... London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1. ...

On the outer suburban portions of these above routes, Class 465/9 (Networkers) support the electrostars, but they do not work in multiple together. The Chatham Main Line is the British railway line that runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory or Ramsgate via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name) and Bromley). ... Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line, shown with other railway lines in Kent. ... The London-Ashford-Dover Line is one of two long-distance routes serving the coast of Kent, England; the other being the Chatham Main Line, which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate and Dover via Canterbury East. ... The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and Sussex, which links Hastings with Tonbridge, and from there into London via Sevenoaks. ... The Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line is the British railway line that runs from Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West. ... The Kent Coast Line runs from Faversham, where it meets the Chatham Main Line, to Dover Priory via Ramsgate. ... The North Kent Line is a railway line which connects central and south east London with Dartford and Medway. ... Tunbridge Wells railway station serves Tunbridge Wells in Kent, in England. ... The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... Looking east towards the Bletchingley Tunnel The Redhill to Tonbridge Line is a British railway line running from Redhill, Surrey to Tonbridge, Kent in southeast England. ... Class 465/0, no. ...

The 376 Electrostar is the backbone the metro route in suburban London, operating over the London portion of the above lines from the London Termini (including Blackfriars) out to Dartford and Sevenoaks); Blackfriars Station has most of its platforms on a bridge over the river. ... Dartford station is a railway station at Dartford in North-West Kent, on the North Kent line. ... Sevenoaks railway station serves the town of Sevenoaks in Kent. ...

This leaves the few rural lines (Medway Valley Line, Sheerness Line and Redhill to Tonbridge Line) operated by Class 508s assisted by Class 466s (2 car Networkers) who also operate solely on the Bromley North Line. The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent. ... The Dartford Loop Line is one of three lines linking London with Dartford in Kent, England. ... The Chatham Main Line is the British railway line that runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory or Ramsgate via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name) and Bromley). ... The Hayes Line is the the railway service in south east London, United Kingdom operated by Southeastern between Charing Cross or Cannon Street and Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley. ... The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking Strood and the Medway Towns with Maidstone West and onward to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge. ... The Sheerness Line connects Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains to London and elsewhere in Kent. ... 508136 at Kirkdale on 2 August 2004 in original Merseyrail livery. ... Class 466s are two-car versions of the British_Rail_Class_465. ... A short Branch Line in the Bromley (South East London) that connects with the main line from Charing Cross to Hastings (Hastings Line) via Tunbridge Wells operated by South Eastern Trains History The line was built by the South Eastern Railway to compete with the London, Chatham and Dover Railway...

Southern

Main lines

The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... East Coastway is the name given by Southern Railway to the services operated from London Victoria along the south coast of Sussex and Kent to the east of Brighton, UK. Those to the West of Brighton from Victoria are named the West Coastway Line. ... West Coastway Line is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated by them along the south coast of West Sussex and Hampshire, to the west of Brighton, in the United Kingdom. ... The Arun Valley Line is part of the Southern-operated services. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...

Outer suburban

377s can be also found running overnight on Southern London Victoria–Brighton duties at 1:00am and 4:00am, calling at Clapham Junction, East Croydon, Horley, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges.

External links

Categories: Bombardier products | British Rail electric multiple units Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... Class 170, no. ... A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station. ... The Class 170 Turbostar is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England. ... Class 170/2, no. ... The Class 172 Turbostar will be a diesel multiple unit (DMU) similar to the Class 170 and Class 171 Turbostars. ... Class 357, no. ... Class 375/6, no. ... Class 376, no. ... The Class 377 Electrostar electric multiple units were built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Works, from 2001 to 2005. ... Artists impression of a Class 378 train Impression of the internal layout of a Class 378 The Class 378[1] is a type of Electric Multiple Unit that has been ordered for the new London Overground network and franchise. ... An artists impression of the trains to be built for the Gautrain system (Bombardier press image). ...

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