Photo BR Class 319372 EMU Thameslink Train Bedford UK 2017

Class 319372 EMU, Bedford Station

Photo: Charles Moorhen

Early night photo of electric multiple unit Class 319 372, commuter train, built at BREL York between 1987-88, in Thameslink Trains livery, photographed at Bedford station in 2017 waiting to proceed south.

By 2019 Class 319372 was running in the north of England, operated by Northern Rail.

 

 

First Hydrogen-Powered Train:

A Class 319-bodied train made history on the 30th September 2020, when it became the first hydrogen-powered train to run on the British railway network.

The train, carrying the number 799001, reached speeds up to 50 mph while completing a 25-mile trip in Warwickshire.

 

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Night Photo Class 700130 12-car Desiro City Thameslink Trains EMU Bedford 2018

Class 700103 'Desiro City' EMU, Bedford Station

Photo: Charles Moorhen 

Siemens-built Govia Thameslink Desiro City Class 700 700103 electric multiple unit, introduced onto the railway network between 2016 and 2018. 

In this night photo Class 700103 Thameslink EMU unit stands at Bedford station prior to departing with a 12-car 22:40 scheduled service to Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex, on the 19th April 2018.

The unit coach numbers are as follows: 401103  402103  403103  404103  405103 406103  407103  408103  409103  410103  411103  412103.

The completion of the 115th and final Class 700 EMU for Govia Thameslink Trains has (at time of publication) recently been announced by Siemens.

Over the past five years a total of 1,140 coaches, made up of 60 8-car and 55 12-car commuter train units have been manufactured.

The final unit produced, completing a total of 115, was Class 700060.


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