[8], Each five-car train will have 274 seats with room for 361 standing passengers, while a 10-car set will seat 556 passengers with space for 746 standing. A total of 150 carriages were built, formed into 30 five-car units, providing for 18,000 additional peak-time passengers into London Waterloo. The Mark 3 bodyshell was also the basis of Class 318, Class 455, and the diesel Class 150. Used for outer suburban services, the Class 450 was built with standard and first class accommodation. The 701 series is a Japanese suburban electric multiple unit, built from 1993 to 2001 for JR East. Some sets are also used by other railways; the Aoimori Railway has one 701-0 series set, one new-build 701-100 series set and seven more 701-1000 series sets converted from JR East sets for a total of nine sets, while the Iwate Galaxy Railway or IGR has seven 7000 sets, with four 7000-0 series sets converted from 701-1000 series sets from JR East and three new-build 7000-100 series sets. [3] They want to use the trains to increase peak capacity on suburban routes into London Waterloo by 46%. [14], In August 2020, SWR announced that the fleet would be branded as ‘Arterio’. The unit has a maximum speed of 100 mph (161 km/h). [18], The trains will also feature external door camera and monitors within the cab to enable them for Driver Controlled Operation. [10] These new trains will eventually replace all of SWR's suburban fleet of trains, Classes 455, 456, 458 and 707, the last of which will be transferred to Southeastern. The British Rail Class 172 is a British diesel multiple-unit (DMU) passenger train built by Bombardier Transportation's Derby Litchurch Lane Works for use on inner-suburban passenger services. Rail Business UK Arterio brand name for South Western Railway Class 701 fleet. [10] These new trains will eventually replace all of SWR's suburban fleet of trains, Classes 455, 456, 458 and 707, the last of which will be transferred to Southeastern. The contract to provide 45 four-car trains was awarded in July 2015 and the trains were originally due to enter service in May 2018, although introduction was delayed until May 2019. As of September 2020, 7 completed ten car units have been moved to SWR facilities in Eastleigh and Wimbledon for initial testing. The British Rail Class 455 is an electric multiple-unit passenger train built by BREL York between 1982 and 1985. Due to there only being one surviving unit which is unable to operate under its own power, not all sounds in this pack have been recorded directly from a class 303 but it offers a good … Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. SWR provides suburban services in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset, as well as regional services in Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire. The 701 series was constructed to replace the locomotive-hauled trains with 50 series coaches in tow in the north of Japan, in addition to replacing aging 715 series cars. The Class 701 will feature regenerative braking, wide gangways between coaches, wide doors for ease and efficiency of boarding and alighting, 2+2 standard class seating arrangement, Wi-Fi and at-seat USB charging points, as well as real-time passenger information screens, air conditioning, cycle racks and accessible toilets for disabled passengers. Prepare your screens today and use them tomorrow. Dedicated wheelchair spaces are available as well as cycle racks so passengers can safely and conveniently store their bicycles" as well as showing off preview images of the new trains. A total of 43 units have been built - 31 three-car units and 12 four-car units - at a cost of £500m. The 701 series was constructed to replace the locomotive-hauled trains with 50 series coaches in tow in the north of Japan, in addition to replacing aging 715 series cars. [3] They want to use the trains to increase peak capacity on suburban routes into London Waterloo by 46%.
They are due to enter service in early 2021 on the Reading, Windsor and South West London suburban lines. The British Rail Class 707 Desiro City is an electric multiple unit built by Siemens, currently operated by South Western Railway (SWR).
[8], Initially classified as Class 705 (5-car) and Class 711 (10-car), the units were subsequently given the number Class 701 with 701/0 for the 10-car sets and 701/5 for the 5 car sets. The British Rail Class 456 is an electric multiple-unit passenger train introduced by Network SouthEast on inner-suburban services in South London to replace the elderly Class 416 2EPB units. Have your screen up and running in less than a minute. Railway Gazette. Like the Glasgow-based Class 314 units, they can only be used on the 25 kV overhead line. The British Rail Class 730 Aventra is a class of electric multiple units to be built by Bombardier for West Midlands Trains. Dedicated wheelchair spaces are available as well as cycle racks so passengers can safely and conveniently store their bicycles" as well as showing off preview images of the new trains.