British Rail Class 357
Appearance
British Rail Class 357 Electrostar | |
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In service | 2000–present |
Manufacturer | |
Built at | Derby Litchurch Lane Works |
Family name | Electrostar |
Replaced | |
Constructed | 1999–2002 |
Number built | 74 |
Formation |
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Capacity |
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Operator(s) | c2c |
Specifications | |
Car length |
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Width | 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Maximum speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) |
Weight |
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Traction motors | 6 × three-phase AC |
Power output | 1,500 kW (2,011 hp)[1] |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead lines |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
Bogies |
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Coupling system | Tightlock[2] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes | |
Sourced from [3] unless otherwise noted. |
The British Rail Class 357 "Electrostar" alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by ADtranz, Derby (now owned by Bombardier Transportation) from 1999 to 2003 at a cost of approximately £350 million.[4][5] The Electrostar family also includes Classes 375, 376, 377 and 378, and is the most numerous type of EMU built in the post-privatisation period of Britain's railways. These units were built in two batches for LTS Rail, since rebranded as c2c. This train is also known as one of the worst British rail trains.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marsden, C. J. (2007). Traction Recognition. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-7110-3277-4. OCLC 230804946. OL 16902750M.
- ↑ "Angel Trains – Data Sheets – Regional Passenger Trains – Class 357/2". Angel Trains. Retrieved 4 August 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ "Class 357 – Angel Trains". angeltrains.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "UK Business Park – UK Activity Report – ADtranz". UK Business Park. 5 March 1997. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ c2c. "c2c Online – Progress on c2c's new train fleet". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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