British Rail Class 357
Appearance
British Rail Class 357 Electrostar | |
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![]() A Class 357 at Southend East in 2020 | |
![]() The interior of a Class 357/3 in 2020 | |
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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Owners |
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Operators | 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 collector(s) | Pantograph |
Bogies |
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Coupling system | Tightlock[2] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
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, 378, 379 and 387, 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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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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