Night Photo Class 700003 Thameslink Desiro City EMU Train Bedford Station 2018

 

 

700003 EMU at Bedford Station     Photo: Charles Moorhen

 

Govia Thameslink Trains, Class 700003 electric multiple unit photo seen on the night of the 18^th April 2018 at Bedford station about to head south, was built by Siemens at Krefeld, Germany.

Introduced onto the UK railway network between 2016 and 2018, the Siemens DesiroCity Class 700 was manufactured in two train lengths; 8 and 12-car units. A total of 115 trainsets.

8-car units are numbered 700001 – 700060.

12-car units are numbered 700101 – 700155.

In order to update the rolling stock on the Govia Thameslink line, the Class 700 replaced classes 319, 377 and 387 EMUs which were placed elsewhere on the network.

In order for the trains to operate on 'third-rail' routes, for example those in Kent, Surrey and Hampshire the 700s were constructed to draw electric power from two sources – the overhead Pantograph system (AC) and the Contact Shoe 'third-rail' system (DC).

Thameslink Trains operate its fleet from Bedford, Luton, St.Albans City, Peterborough, Cambridge; then via central London to Sutton, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Rainham, Horsham and Brighton.

Additional services to East Grinstead and Littlehampton operate during peak times.

A train operator serving a total of 115 stations with 115 electric multiple units.

 

UK Desiro Trains List:

The UK 'family' of Desiro diesel or electric passenger trains also include classes – 185 DMU, 350/1, 350/2, 350/3, 350/4, 360/1, 360/2, 380/0, 380/1, 444, 450, 707, 717. 

 

 

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Night Photo Class 150109 London Midlands DMU Sprinter Train Bletchley 2018

Class 150109 Diesel Multiple Unit, Bletchley Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Resplendent in bright, freshly applied livery, UK trains London Midland Trains Class 150109 Sprinter diesel multiple unit passenger train stands in Bletchley station on the night of 18th April 2018, about to operate a local service that will probably be the last trip of the day to Bedford.

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Night Photo Class 377701 Southern Trains Electrostar EMU Train 2018

Southern Trains Class 377701 'Electrostar' Electric Multiple Unit, Bletchley

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Night photo of Southern Trains Class 377701 Electrostar electric multiple unit (EMU) UK passenger train, with dual power systems - third rail and overhead lines pantograph - stands in Bletchley station on an April night in 2018.

 

239 units of the class 377 were produced by Bombardier Transportation at its Derby Works from the early 2000's onwards.

Electrostar electric multiple units work suburban services in South London, and main line commuter services to Sussex, Surrey, Kent and the South Coast, where they replaced 4Cig and 4Vep slam-door units.

Class 377 emu units also replaced - Class 319 (Thameslink), Class 421 (Mainline), Class 423 (Mainline) and Class 456 (Metro).

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