Thameslink - CThameslink - C Thameslink Rolling Stock All rolling stock used on Thameslink is electrically powered dual-voltage units using 25 kV AC overhead power north of Farringdon and 750 V DC third rail to the south. Thameslink Current Fleet
Class 700 trains were delivered between 2015 and 2018, providing an additional 14,500 seats. Siemens Mobility was named preferred bidder on 16 June 2011, with the Desiro City train family. The contract was signed in June 2013 for 1,140 carriages, with 55 twelve-car and 60 eight-car trains. The depots are at Hornsey and Three Bridges. The Three Bridges depot opened in October 2015 and the first trains entered service in spring 2016. All units are now in service, having replaced the Class 319 and Class 387 fleets.
all Thameslink services 2015–2018 Thameslink Past Fleet
Rolling stock used on Thameslink included the 86 Class 319 trains built between 1987–1988 and 1990. These are electrically powered dual-voltage four-car units rated to carry 289, 308 or 319 passengers. Four Class 319 trains had been transferred from Southern in December 2008 and the last four followed in March 2009, from which point they were all on Thameslink. The last was withdrawn in August 2017.
First Capital Connect acquired 23 four-coach Class 377 sets during 2009 on sublease from Southern, for the Thameslink route for additional capacity and to allow some of the Class 319 trains to be released for the Catford Loop service to Sevenoaks, now jointly operated with Southeastern under Key Output 0 of the Thameslink Programme.
Class 317 units built in the early 1980s were still in use when services into Moorgate ceased in March 2009: the last timetabled service ran from Farringdon to Bedford on 9 October 2009.
Due to delays in the new Class 700 fleet, the DfT and Southern ordered 116 electric dual-voltage 110-mile-per-hour (180 km/h) carriages (29 trains) with the option for another 140 carriages (35 trains). The tender for the new Class 387 trains was won by Bombardier and the first set entered service in December 2014, with all in service by May 2015. By 2018, all units were replaced by the new Class 700 fleet with the Class 387 fleet moving over to the Great Northern brand. Thameslink 2014 Franchise The invitation to tender for the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise was expected to be issued in October 2012, with the contract commencing in September 2013. On 29 March 2012, the Department for Transport announced Abellio, FirstGroup, Govia, MTR Corporation and Stagecoach Group had pre-qualified to bid for the franchise. Due to problems with the InterCity West Coast tendering process, the process was delayed, with the new franchise delayed until September 2014. The new franchise includes the South Central franchise currently operated by Southern and certain routes from the Integrated Kent Franchise currently operated by Southeastern. On 23 May 2014, it was announced that the franchise has been awarded to Govia Thameslink Railway. The new Thameslink Southern & Great Northern franchise will include both the Thameslink Great Northern and South Central franchises. Govia Thameslink Railway began operations on 14 September 2014, with the former First Capital Connect routes Thameslink and Great Northern. Thameslink 2 Railfuture, an organisation campaigning for better rail services for passengers and freight, has proposed an additional north–south route, connecting the Brighton Main Line to routes north of London, via East Croydon, Lewisham, Canary Wharf, and Stratford. Thameslink Notes ^:a b Hourly on Sundays. ^ On Sundays, service will run hourly between Cambridge and Kings Cross only, it will not run through the core section or on to Maidstone. ^ Except for Kentish Town, Cricklewood and Hendon. ^ Except for Woolwich Dockyard, Belvedere and Erith. ^ No service on Sundays. ^ An all-day service will operate between London Blackfriars and Sevenoaks only, with no service through the core outside of peak hours. Thameslink Overview Thameslink Locale: South East England Greater London East of England Thameslink Predecessor: Thameslink, 2 Mar 1997 – 31 Mar 2006 First Capital Connect, 1 Apr 2006 – 13 Sep 2014 Thameslink Current Operator(s): Govia Thameslink Railway, 14th Sep 2014 – 1 April 2028 Thameslink Termini: Bedford, Peterborough, Cambridge, Sutton, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Rainham, Horsham, Brighton Thameslink Stops: St PancrasBlackfriars Thameslink Train Number(s): TL Thameslink Line(s) Used: Brighton Main Line Chatham Main Line East Coast Main Line Midland Main Line Snow Hill tunnel South Eastern Main Line Sutton Loop Line Thameslink Technical Rolling Stock: 115 Class 700 Desiro City Thameslink Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Electrification: 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE 750 V DC third rail Thameslink Track Owner(s): Network Rail | |||||
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