British Rail Class 377 Electrostar (377447) at Portsmouth and Southsea station, Hampshire, England
The British Rail Class 377 Electrostar is a British dual-voltage electric multiple unit train (EMU) built by Bombardier Transportation at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works, from 2001 to 2014. The Electrostar family is the most numerous type of EMU built in the post-privatisation period of Britain's railways. The class forms the major part of the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) fleet for Southern services and now also supplement some Southeastern services. They are primarily seen on services in the south of England. In service May 2003 – present 211 units (excluding 28 375/3 conversions) Number in service 239 units Southern Southeastern Specifications Car length m (66 ft 11 1⁄8 in) Width m (9 ft 2 1⁄4 in) Height m (12 ft 4 7⁄8 in) Maximum speed 100 mph (161 km/h) Weight t ( long tons; short tons) (377/1, /2, /4, /5) t ( long tons; short tons) (377/3 only) Power output megawatts (1,600 horsepower) (377/1, /2, /4, /5) megawatts (1,100 horsepower) (377/3 only) Electric system(s) 750 V DC 3rd rail 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead lines (377/2, 377/5 and 377/7 only) Current collection method Contact shoe Pantograph (377/2, 377/5 and 377/7 only) Multiple working Within class Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge The British Rail Class 377 Electrostar is a British dual-voltage electric multiple unit train (EMU) built by Bombardier Transportation at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works, from 2001 to 2014.
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