British Rail Class 357

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British Rail Class 357
Electrostar
357317 at Southend East.jpg
A Class 357 at Southend East in 2020
C2c 357-3 Metro Interior.jpg
The interior of a Class 357/3 in 2020
In service2000–present
Manufacturer
Built atDerby Litchurch Lane Works
Family nameElectrostar
Replaced
Constructed1999–2002
Number built74
Formation
  • 4 cars per unit:
  • DMSO-MSO-PTSO-DMSO
Capacity
  • 357/0 and /2: 282 seats
  • 357/3: 222 seats
Operatorc2c
Specifications
Car length
  • DMSO: 20.40 m (66 ft 11 in)
  • MSO/PTSO: 19.99 m (65 ft 7 in)
Width2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Height3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)
Maximum speed100 mph (160 km/h)
Weight
  • DMSO vehs.: 40.7 t (40.1 LT; 44.9 ST)
  • MSO vehs.: 36.7 t (36.1 LT; 40.5 ST)
  • PTSO vehs.: 39.5 t (38.9 LT; 43.5 ST)
  • Unit total: 157.6 t (155.1 LT; 173.7 ST)[1]
Current collection methodPantograph
Bogies
  • Powered: Adtranz P3-25
  • Unpowered: Adtranz T3-25[1]
Coupling systemTightlock[2]
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The British Rail Class 357 "Electrostar" alternating current (AC) electric multiple units (EMU) were built by ADtranz, Derby (now owned by Bombardier Transportation) from 1999 to 2003 at a cost of approximately £350 million.[3][4] The Electrostar family also includes Classes 375, 376, 377, 378, 379 and 387, and is the most numerous type of EMU built in the post-privatisation period of Britain's railways. These units were built in two batches for LTS Rail, since rebranded as c2c.

British Rail Class 357 Media

  • c2c Class 357/0 at Upminster

  • The refurbished interior aboard a Class 357/0

  • c2c Class 357/2 at Fenchurch Street

  • The doors of a class 357 train which has stickers saying "metro" on it.

  • c2c Class 357/0 in the original metallic blue livery

  • c2c Class 357 in a green livery, at Limehouse

  • Refreshed train in January 2025 at Dagenham Dock

  • c2c Class 357 in the all white livery currently used

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marsden, C. J.. Traction Recognition (2007). Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-7110-3277-4. OCLC 230804946.
  2. ↑ Angel Trains – Data Sheets – Regional Passenger Trains – Class 357/2Angel Trains. Retrieved 4 August 2009.[dead link]
  3. ↑ UK Business Park – UK Activity Report – ADtranz (5 March 1997)UK Business Park. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  4. ↑ c2c. c2c Online – Progress on c2c's new train fleet. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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