Photo Desiro Class 350368 London Midland Trains EMU Train Northampton

Class 350368 Electric Multiple Unit Northampton Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Built by Siemens between 2004/5, 2008/9 and 2013/14, the Desiro Class 350 electric multiple unit UK passenger train, seen above in the photo of 350368 in London Midland Trains livery, photographed at Northampton station, was fundamentally built for regional express and commuter services.

As well as the 'family' of Desiro electric multiple unit passenger trains operating in Britain, such as the classes 360 emu, 380 emu, 444 emu and the 450 emu, it also includes the Class 185 diesel multiple unit.

Constructed to run on power generated by either pantograph 25kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines or 750 V DC contact third rail shoe such as that used in Kent, south-east England, the Class 350/1s originally had a top speed of 100 mph (160 Km/h), though from December 2012, the complete class of 350/1s were modified to allow for 110 mph (180 Km/h) running on the West Coast Main Line.

Between October 2008 and July 2009, with the intention of replacing the then current Class 321s, a batch of Class 350/2s was delivered to London Midland Trains – the final unit being 350/2 350267. As in the case of the 350/1s, the maximum speed was upgraded from 100 mph to 110 mph.

 

 

           Night photo of Class 350250 at Wolverton station.  Photo: Charles Moorhen

 

Other 350 EMU subclasses were built as follows:

350/3 – 10 units produced – 350368-377 – built 2014.

350/4 – 10 units produced – 350401-410 – built 2013-14. 

 

 

 Two Class 350 EMUs Pass at Bletchley Station

 

Class 350368 EMU on YouTube:

Class 350368 passes Cheddington.
Class 350368 passes through Tring.

Class 350368 & 369 arrives at Northampton.

Class 350368 at Rugeley Town.

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Photo Ashford Train Station Sign and Classes 377521 and 465923 EMUs 2013

Ashford International Railway Station Platform Sign

Photo:  Charles Moorhen
  

Behind the large Ashford International station sign are Class 377521 (right) and Class 465923 UK passenger train electric multiple units at Ashford International station in June 2013.

 

An unidentified UK 'Colas Rail' diesel locomotive can also be seen in the background, far right of picture, on the sidings.

A photo of Electrostar Class 377521 EMU UK passenger train at Bedford station in 2015 can be seen elsewhere on this blog by clicking here.

More trains photographed at Ashford:
South Eastern Trains Class 395021 Javelin EMU 'Ed Clancy MBE' Ashford 2013
South Eastern Trains Class 375905 Electrostar
Southern Trains Class 171721 Turbostar DMU
Eurostar Trains 3001 and 3230, 2013

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Photo Class 455735 South West Trains Inner Suburban EMU 2014

Class 455735 Electric Multiple Unit, Woking Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Photo of Class 455735 electric multiple unit, resplendent in the eye-catching blue, red and orange South West Trains livery, waits at Woking station in Surrey, England, in June 2014, whilst en route for London Waterloo station.

 

The British Rail Class 455/7 EMU, which draws its electrical power from a 'third rail' through a 'contact shoe' which sits on the lowest point between the bogie wheels, operates on the southern region and are all allocated to Wimbledon train depot.

The Class 455 electric multiple unit UK passenger train, built in the early 1980s, first saw service on British Rail on the 28th March 1983.  

Restricted to a maximum speed of 75 mph, these units do not offer first-class seating or toilets as they were designed specifically for inner suburban services.  They use the same body shell as the Class 317, Class 318 and the Class 150 diesel multiple unit.

Class 455 EMU Trains on YouTube:

South West Trains 455866 & 455718 leaving Woking.

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Photos Class 323209 EMU Train and Class 170514 DMU Train Barnt Green 2016

Class 323209 London Midland Trains EMU

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London Midland Trains Class 323209 electric multiple unit (EMU), commuter train, photographed standing in a deserted Barnt Green station, not far from the Lickey Hills Country Park in one direction and the incredibly steep Lickey Incline, before continuing on to Birmingham in August 2016.

         Class 170514 DMU at Barnt Green Station           Photo: Charles Moorhen

Looking resplendent in its bright green and black London Midland Trains livery, Class 170514 DMU passes under the station footbridge as it glides through Barnt Green heading towards the Lickey Incline and Bromsgrove station in August 2016. 

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