British Rail Class 365

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British Rail "Networker" Class 365
Class 365, no. 365505 at King's Lynn on 1st April 2006. This unit is pictured in the new Livery of First Capital Connect
In service	Built 1994-1995 Service 1995 - Current
Manufacturer	ABB at York
Family name	Networker
Refurbishment	2007 Onwards- Hornsey Depot. Whole fleet re-liveried from NSE to First Capital Connect in 2006/7
Number built	41 trainsets
Formation	4 cars per trainset. 242 seats 1 Driving Motor Open Standard (DMOS) 1 Pantograph Trailer Open Standard Lavatory (PTOSL) 1 Trailer Open Standard Lavatory (TOSL) 1 Driving Motor Open Composite (DMOC)
Operator	First Capital Connect
Specifications
Maximum speed	100 mph (161 km/h)
Power output	1,256 kW
Gauge	1,435 mm
Voltage	25 kV AC Overhead

Class 365, no. 365502 at London Victoria on 18th March 2003. This unit is pictured with the original front end cab design, and is painted in Connex South Eastern "Networker" livery. This unit was then transferred to WAGN and then to First Capital Connect. It has since received cab modifications.

Class 365, No. 365530 arriving at Cambridge on 15th May 2004, with a service from King's Lynn. This unit is operated by First Capital Connect and has a modified front end with cab air conditioning. It is shown still painted in obsolete Network SouthEast livery.

The British Rail Class 365 "Networker Express" are dual-voltage (25kV AC and 750V DC) electric multiple units built by ABB at York from 1994-95. These were the last units to be built at York works before it closed. All Class 365 units have now received front end cab modifications to equip them with cab air conditioning.

[edit] Current operations

[edit] First Capital Connect

First Capital Connect, who took over the service formerly operated by WAGN from 1 April 2006 as part of the amalgamated Thameslink/Great Northern franchise, use Class 365s on outer-suburban services from King's Cross. These services are shared with Class 317 units, although 365s can be found more frequently. Services generally fall into two categories:

• King's Cross to Peterborough
• King's Cross to Cambridge and on to King's Lynn

These services usually stop more frequently than the National Express East Coast expresses with which they share the southern section of the East Coast Main Line, although there are exceptions, notably the non-stop services to Cambridge (many of which go on to King's Lynn), which are operated solely by Class 365 units.

[edit] Former Operations

[edit] South Eastern Trains

The first 16 sets were fitted for use on the 750v DC lines and were utilised as part of the South-Eastern franchise, first by Connex South Eastern, then by South Eastern Trains. All of the South Eastern Trains units were transferred to WAGN in 2004 and converted to 25Kv AC usage. Therefore First Capital Connect now has all of the Class 365 units. 365526 is in store at Crewe Works following the Potters Bar rail crash in 2002.

[edit] Fleet details

[edit] Naming

Four sets have now been named:

• 365 514 - "Captain George Vancouver"
• 365 518 - "The Fenman"
• 365 527 - "Robert Stripe - Passengers' Champion"
• 365 536 - "Rufus Barnes - Chief Executive of London Travelwatch for 25 years"

[edit] Special Liveries

365510 in advertising vinyls

Four units carry advertising vinyls for places along the Great Northern route.

• 365510 - Cambridge and Ely
• 365519 - Discover Peterborough
• 365531 - Norfolk-Nelson's County
• 365540 - Garden Cities of Hertfordshire

[edit] Websites

• http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Pages%20EMU/Recognition%20EMU/IllusEMU_365.html