British Rail Class 707 | |
In service | Due to enter service in 2017–2018 |
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Manufacturer | Siemens |
Built at | Krefeld, Germany |
Family name | Desiro |
Constructed | 2017-18 |
Number under construction | 30 units to be built |
Formation | 30 x 5-carriage (707/0) |
Fleet numbers | 707001 to 707030 |
Capacity | TBC |
Operator | South West Trains |
Depot(s) | Wimbledon Traincare depot |
Line(s) served | Various SWT Routes |
Specifications | |
Car length | approx 20 m |
Width | Template:Convert/m |
Floor height | Template:Convert/m |
Maximum speed | 100 mph (Template:Convert/outsep) |
Weight | TBC |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC Third rail |
UIC classification | ' |
Gauge | {{#switch:sg
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The Class 707[1] is an electric multiple unit being built by Siemens for South West Trains. A total of 150 vehicles will be built, formed into 30 x 5-car units, and are being built to provide initially for 18,000 additional peak-time passengers into London Waterloo, with a further 6,000 additional passengers capable of being accommodated on completion of associated infrastructure improvements.[2]
History[]
In September 2014 South West Trains announced plans to procure a total of 30 five-car trains as a means of expanding the fleet used to operate services out of London Waterloo. As a result of significant infrastructure improvements to allow the operation of 10-car trains across large parts of the SWT network, the operator procured significant amounts of additional rolling stock to allow for this. SWT's fleet is largely up of Desiro units built by Siemens, and the Class 707 will be a follow on of this, as the second product purchased for use on the British network from the Desiro City range (following the purchase of the Class 700 for Thameslink).[3]
Operation[]
The Class 707 units are intended primarily for services between London Waterloo and Windsor, allowing the Class 458 trains used on those services to be cascaded back to operations to Reading, which will then allow the Class 450s to move elsewhere.[4] The intention is to run these services, as well as others via Staines, and some mainline services to Basingstoke, as ten-car trains with pairs of Class 707s.[3]
The Class 707 units are planned to be based at SWT's Wimbledon Traincare depot.
Fleet details[]
Class | Operator | No. Built | Year Built | Cars per Set | Unit nos. |
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Class 707/0 | South West Trains | 30 | 2016–2018 | 5 | 707001-707030 |
References[]
- ↑ "Class 707s to boost SWT capacity" . Modern Railways 71 (793): 10.
- ↑ "SWT Desiro City fleet to be '707s'" . Rail (768): 27. Bauer Media.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South West Trains announce new £210million commuter train order (3 September 2014).
- ↑ Robert Pritchard. "Rolling Stock Update". Today's Railways (159): 40–43. Platform 5.
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