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The
Electrostar
facts
(GWR 387142, 23/12/2022 London Paddington)
(GWR 387142, 23/12/2022 London Paddington)
I gathered these bits and bobs so that you no longer mix them up
Tightlock couplers, round gangway-less frontsÂ
357/0 - 4 coaches, 3+2 seating
357/2 - 4 coaches, 3+2 seating, 11 out of 28 remaining
357/3 - 4 coaches, 2+2 seating w/ grab handles (Metro), converted from 357/2 (17 of 28)
375/3 - 3 coaches, old lights, 311-328 transferred to SN and renumbered as 377/3
375/6 - 4 coaches, dual voltage, old lights
375/7 - 4 coaches, old lights
375/8 - 4 coaches
375/9 - 4 coaches, 3+2 except for cab ends
376/0 - 5 coaches
Sliding pocket doors with doorway standees
2+2 seatings w/ tip-up seats near cabs
Refurbishment in progress
377/1 - 4 coaches, 101-139 have old lights
377/2 - 4 coaches, dual voltage
377/3 - 3 coaches, former Connex SE 375311-338
377/4 - 4 coaches
4 coaches sets may have 3+2 seating in middle carriages
377/5 - 4 coaches, dual voltage, former FCC/Thameslink
Southern interior, 3+2 seating in middle carriages
377/6 - 5 coaches, "ironing board" 2+2 or single seats, third rail only
377/7 - Same as above, with extra dual voltage compatibility intended for services to Watford Junction (or further)
All variants are now extended to 5 coaches
Horizontal seating w/ pocket sliding doors, doorway standees, and 2 wheelchair areas
378/0 - built as 3 coaches, dual voltage, renumbered to 378/2 upon extension to 4 coaches
378/1 - built as 4 coaches, third rail only
378/2 - built as 4 coaches, dual voltage
Formerly with Greater Anglia for use on West Anglia Routes including to Stansted Airport
Now gradually rolling out onto the Great Northern route from London Kings Cross to Letchworth, Cambridge, Ely and Kings Lynn
379(/0) - 4 coaches, 2+2 (standard class) or 1+2 seating (first class)Â / Not ironing boards
2+2 ironing boards w/ luggage racks, 4 coaches
387/1
101-129 - Great Northern / Southern (transferred from Thameslink)
142-171 - Great Western Railway
172-174 - Southern (kidnapped from GWR)
387/1a
130-141 - Heathrow Express (converted from / provided and maintained by GWR)
First Class area has 1+2 seats, tables removed in favour for drink holders, ETCS fitted for Heathrow tunnels
387/2
201-229 - Gatwick Express / Southern units
387/3
301-306 - Porterbrook stock-built / Initial C2C fleet, transferred to Great Northern then Southern
De facto completely same as GN 387/1s but with blue doors instead of green
Some effort has been made to ensure this section is as accurate as possible
Please do message me in case any information below is not correct
Last updated 20/02/2025
Due to intense and unstable movements of certain units between Southern and Great Northern,
some of those movements will NOT be individually detailed
Class 377 (Currently transferred)
121, 122: Southeastern, Southern livery debranded
Class 377 (Former leases)
163, 164 - Southeastern, Southern livery debranded
201, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215 - First Capital Connect / (Govia) Thameslink, SN debranded or w/ Govia TL logos
*FCC Urban Lights livery applied on 207, 211, 212 (https://units-library.weebly.com/class-377--2.html, https://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailwayPics/Electric-Multiple-Units/Class-377/)
Class 387 (Currently transferred)
101-129 - Thameslink > Great Northern (some > Southern), replaced at Thameslink by Anglo-German forces (Siemens Desiro City / Class 700)
301-306 - C2C > Great Northern (some > Southern), replaced at C2C (with delay) by Class 720/6 Aventras
Class 387 (Previous records)
172, 173, 174 - Great Northern, GWR livery debranded (in various ways Hornsey can offer)
201, 207, 209 - Great Northern, white logos
202, 203, 204, 205 - Great Western Railway, GX debranded
202 - Great Northern, purple logos (after GWR)
301, 302, 306 - Great Western Railway, Green GWR logos
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