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Govia Thameslink Railway - F

Govia Thameslink Railway Rolling Stock

In order to replace the Class 319 trains and to operate the expanded Thameslink network, a fleet of 115 eight- and twelve-car Class 700 trains had been procured during the franchise term of First Capital Connect. These entered service between 2016 and 2019.

As a consequence of the delayed procurement of the Class 700 trains, 29 Class 387 trains had also been ordered for the Thameslink route to release the Class 319 trains to newly electrified routes. Deliveries were completed during 2014 and the trains entered service later that year.

It was originally planned that once the Class 700s began entering service, the Class 387s would be transferred to Great Western Railway for use on routes in the Thames Valley. However, a change of plans saw GWR order an entirely new fleet of Class 387s, so the Thameslink units were instead cascaded to the Great Northern route following delivery of the Class 700s.

In addition to these, GTR ordered 25 new six-car trains to replace 40-year-old Class 313 units, which were being run on the Great Northern suburban services out of Moorgate. During December 2015, Siemens was selected to provide these as a follow-on to the Class 700 order. They were designated as the Class 717 in June 2016, and were first introduced in September 2018.

In May 2023 the Southern Class 313 units were withdrawn from service.

Govia Thameslink Railway Current Fleet

Southern

Bombardier Turbostar 171 DMU

Oxted line

East Coastway line

Marshlink line

2003–2004

Bombardier Electrostar 377 EMU

Entire Southern network apart from sections between Hurst Green and Uckfield & between Ore and Ashford International

2001–2005

2012–2014

387 EMU TBA

2016–2017

Gatwick Express

Bombardier Electrostar 387 EMU

Gatwick Express services between London Victoria & Gatwick Airport / Brighton

2015–2016

Great Northern

Bombardier Electrostar 387 EMU

Great Northern express services between London King's Cross & Ely / King's Lynn / Peterborough

2014–2017

Siemens Desiro 717 Desiro City

Northern City Line services between Moorgate & Welwyn Garden City / Stevenage via Hertford North

2018

Thameslink

Siemens Desiro 700 Desiro City EMU

All Thameslink services

2015–2018

Past Fleet

Former units operated by Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern include:

365 Networker Express EMU

1994-95 Express services between London King's Cross and / Ely / King's Lynn / Peterborough

2018–2021

313 EMU

1976–1977

Northern City Line

West Coastway line

East Coastway line

Seaford branch line

2019 (Great Northern)

2023 (Southern)

319 EMU

1987–1988

1990

All Thameslink services

2015–2017

321 EMU

1989–1990

Express services between London King's Cross to Peterborough and Cambridge 2016

377 Electrostar

2008–2009

Some Thameslink services

2017

455 EMU

1982–1984

Metro and commuter services from London Victoria & London Bridge

2022

171 DMU

2003-2004

Oxted line

East Coastway line

Marshlink line

2022

Govia Thameslink Railway Performance

In February 2015, Thameslink and Great Northern came at the bottom of Which? magazine's Best and worst UK train companies customer survey, scoring a customer satisfaction score of 43%. Thameslink and Great Northern were also scored 2/5 stars in each of the specific categories covered by the survey (including Reliability, Punctuality and Cleanliness of toilets) – which is the worst performance of any UK train operator. In the Which? 2017 survey, Thameslink and Great Northern improved their performance slightly with a rating of 46% also, their position in the table was second to bottom (Southern were in bottom place, but had been subject huge disruption due to industrial action).

Passenger numbers on Govia Thameslink Railway (which also includes Southern and Gatwick Express) have risen from 262 million annually in 2010–11 to 327 million annually in 2015–16.

Govia Thameslink Railway Notes

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Govia Thameslink Railway Overview

Franchise(s):

Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern

14 September 2014 – 1 April 2028

Main Region(s):

South East England

Greater London

East Anglia

Stations Operated: 238

Parent Company:

Govia

(Go-Ahead Group 65%, Keolis 35%)

Reporting Mark: GN, GX, SN, TL

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