British Rail Class 707 Desiro City | |
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![]() Southeastern Class 707s at Hither Green | |
![]() Interior as refreshed by Southeastern | |
Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
In service | 17 August 2017 – present |
Manufacturer | Siemens Mobility |
Built at | Krefeld, Germany |
Family name | Desiro City |
Replaced | |
Constructed | 2015–2018[2] |
Entered service | 2017 |
Number built | 30 |
Successor | Class 455(SWR) Class 458 (SWR)[3] |
Formation |
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Fleet numbers | 707001–707030 |
Capacity | 275 seats[2] |
Owners | Angel Trains |
Operators | |
Depots | |
Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Train length | 101.6 m (333 ft 4 in) |
Car length |
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Width | 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Floor height | 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) |
Doors |
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Wheel diameter | 820–760 mm (32.28–29.92 in) (new–worn)[5] |
Wheelbase |
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Maximum speed | 100 mph (161 km/h) |
Weight |
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Axle load |
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Power output | 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) |
Acceleration | 0.85 m/s2 (1.9 mph/s) |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′ |
Bogies | Siemens SGP SF7000[5] |
Minimum turning radius | 120 m (390 ft)[5] |
Safety system(s) | |
Coupling system | Dellner |
Multiple working | Within class |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
Sourced from [6][7] unless otherwise noted. |
The British Rail Class 707 Desiro City is an electric multiple unit passenger train. Siemens Mobility built 30 five-carriage sets, initially leased by South West Trains. SWT's franchise successor South Western Railway began phasing them out from September 2021.[8] Twenty-eight sets are now in service with Southeastern having been transferred from South Western Railway by late 2023, with two sets remaining at South Western Railway.[9]
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