British Rail Class 365

what is it?

The British Rail Class 365 Networker Express was a fleet of 41 dual-voltage (25 kV 50 Hz AC and 750 V DC) electric multiple unit passenger trains that were built by ABB at Holgate Road Carriage Works in 1994 and 1995. The Class 365 was derived from the Class 465 EMU after the planned "Universal Networker" Classes 371 and 381 were not funded through to production. An initial prototype that better suited the operation of long-distance services was developed from an existing unit (designated as Class 465/3), as the new type was intended to operate services in South East England and on the Great Northern Route.

who runs it

base stats

• speed 161 km/htop speed
• seats 263passengers
• built 41made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 30 years ago, in 1996.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
• 📏81.9 m long: about 18 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 263: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• ⌛Served for 25 years (1996–2021).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1996

in service from

1996

retired

2021

status

retired

number built

41

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

ABB Group

operators

Abellio ScotRail (2015-2022), Connex South Eastern, First Capital Connect, Govia Thameslink Railway, Network SouthEast, South Eastern Trains, West Anglia Great Northern

top speed

161 km/h

power

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formation

4 cars per unit:, DMOC, Driver's cab, Motor car, Open saloon, Composite (first and standard class sections)-TOSL, Trail…

length

81.9 m

capacity

263 passengers

Dutch name

Class 365

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

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