Class 365 'Networker Express' Profile and Models

Class 365 'Networker Express'

365529 at Finsbury Park in November 2007. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The British Rail Class 365 Networker Express was a class of dual-voltage (25 kV 50 Hz AC and 750 V DC) electric multiple-unit passenger train built by ABB at Holgate Road Carriage Works in 1994 and 1995 to operate services in South East England and on the Great Northern Route. These were the last trains to be built at the Holgate Road works before its closure. Although specified as a dual-voltage unit, Class 365s never operated with this capability since they were built with only one system of traction current pickup. They were mainly used in the South East, Greater Anglia and on the Great Northern franchise. They briefly also served in Scotland. The class were heavily refurbished with a new front-end which led to them being nicknamed 'Happy Trains'. The entire fleet was withdrawn by 2021 with all but 3 cars scrapped.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

Dual-Voltage Overhead Electric Multiple Unit

Builder

ABB Transportation

Build Dates

1994 to 1995

Total Built

41 sets

Coaches Per Unit

4-car

Power Output

1,684hp

Top Speed

100mph

Passenger Capacity

263 seats

Operated By

British Rail
Abellio ScotRail
Connex South Eastern
First Capital Connect
Thameslink
West Anglia Great Northern

Main Duties

Local Passenger

In Service Until

2021

Surviving Examples

3 cars preserved