#5169· BR treinsteltype 357
British Rail Class 357
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Adtranz· from 2000· Class of 74 British electric multiple units
9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Unit 357207 at Dagenham Dock in Jan 2025: Sunil060902· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 357 013 Limehouse: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 4.0
- 3. British Rail Class 357 357034: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. C2C Last Blue Class 357 Railtour 23: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Class 357 Electrostar EMU - c2c 357205: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 357006 to Southend Central via Ockendon - 15007160267: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. 357203 to Shoeburyness via Basildon - 15007013800: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. C2C Last Blue Class 357 Railtour 08: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Shoeburyness railway station MMB 01 357201: mattbuck ( category )· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 357 Electrostar is a class of alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger train built by Adtranz until 2001, later Bombardier, at Derby Litchurch Lane Works between 1999 and 2002. They were delivered in two batches at a cost of approximately £292 million. They are the first member of the Electrostar family, which also includes Classes 375, 376, 377, 378, 379 and 387.
who runs it
base stats
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 26 years ago, in 2000.
- 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.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2000
- in service from
- 2000
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Adtranz, ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Derby Litchurch Lane Works
- operators
- c2c
- top speed
- 161 km/h
- power
- —
- Dutch name
- BR treinsteltype 357
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3303816, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 357 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.