British Rail Class 377

British Rail Class 377
Electrostar
A Southern Class 377/1 at Clapham Junction in 2024
The interior of a Southern Class 377/6
In serviceMay 2003 – present
ManufacturerBombardier Transportation
Built atDerby Litchurch Lane Works
Family nameElectrostar
Replaced
Class 313
Number built211 units
(excluding 28 375/3 conversions)
SuccessorClass 700 (Thameslink)
Formation
  • 377/1/2/4/5: 4 cars per unit (DMOC-MOSL-PTOSL-DMOC)
  • 377/3: 3 cars per unit (DMOC-PTOSL-DMOS)
  • 377/6/7: 5 cars per unit (DMOC-MOSL-PTOSL-MOS(2)-DMOS)
OwnersPorterbrook[1]
Operators
Specifications
Car length20.4 m (66 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
Width2.80 m (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Height3.78 m (12 ft 4+7⁄8 in)
Maximum speed100 mph (161 km/h)
Weight
  • 173.6 t (170.9 long tons; 191.4 short tons) (377/1, /2, /4, /5)
  • 133.1 t (131.0 long tons; 146.7 short tons) (377/3 only)
Traction motors4–8 × 200 kW (270 hp)
Power output
  • 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) (377/1, /2, /4, /5)
  • 800 kW (1,100 hp) (377/3 only)
  • 1,400 kW (1,900 hp) (377/6 and /7)
Electric system(s)
Current collector(s)
  • Contact shoe
  • Brecknell Willis pantograph (377/2, 377/5 and 377/7 only)
Coupling systemDellner
Multiple workingWithin class, Class 378[2] and Class 379[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Class 377 Electrostars are electric multiple units built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Works, from 2001-2014. The Electrostar family, which also includes Classes 357, 375, 376, 378, 379 and 387 and is the most numerous type of EMU built in the post-privatisation period of Britain's railways.

References

  1. ↑ Sherratt, Philip, ed. (2023). "ROSCO Fleets". Modern Railways: Review 2023. Stamford: Key Publishing. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-1-80282-569-5.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pritchard, R. N. (2012). British railways locomotives & coaching stock 2012. Platform 5. pp. 292, 294. ISBN 978-1-902336-92-3. OCLC 795598388.


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