British Rail Class 360

British Rail Class 360
*Desiro*
British Rail Class 360; Desiro
	East Midlands Railway Class 360 at Kettering in 2022
	Interior of a Greater Anglia Class 360/1
In service	12 August 2003 – present
Manufacturer	Siemens Transportation Systems
Built at	Krefeld, Germany
Family name	Desiro
Replaced	Class 222; Class 312;
Constructed	360/1: 2002–2003; 360/2: 2004–2005;
Number built	26; (21 × 360/1, 5 × 360/2);
Number in service	21
Number scrapped	2
Successor	Class 345; Class 720;
Formation	4 cars per 360/1 unit:; DMSO-PTSO-TSO-DMSO; 5 cars per 360/2 unit:; DMSO-PTSO-TSO-TSO-DMSO;
Fleet numbers	360101–360121; 360201–360205;
Capacity	360/1: 280 seats; (16 first and 264 standard); 360/2: 333 seats;
Operator(s)	Current:; East Midlands Railway; Global Centre of Rail Excellence; Former:; First Great Eastern; Greater Anglia; Heathrow Connect; Heathrow Express; National Express East Anglia; TfL Rail; Rail Operations Group;
Depot(s)	Current:; Cauldwell Walk (Bedford); Former:; Ilford EMU (London); Old Oak Common (London);
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20.34 m (66 ft 9 in)
Width	2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Height	3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
Doors	Double-leaf sliding plug; (2 per side per car);
Maximum speed	360/1: 110 mph (180 km/h); 360/2: 100 mph (160 km/h);
Weight	360/1: 168 t (165 long tons; 185 short tons); 360/2: 203 t (200 long tons; 224 short tons);
Traction motors	8 × Siemens 1TB2016-0GB02 asynchronous three-phase AC; (4 per DMSO car);
Power output	1,550 kW (2,080 hp) (at wheels)
Acceleration	0.98 m/s2 (3.2 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collection method	Pantograph
UIC classification	360/1: Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′; 360/2: Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′;
Bogies	Siemens SGP SF5000
Braking system(s)	Air, regenerative
Safety system(s)	AWS; TPWS; ATP (360/2 only);
Coupling system	Dellner 12
Multiple working	Within subclass
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes
	Sourced from and except where otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 360 electric multiple units were built by Siemens in two sub-types from 2002–2005. These units are part of the Desiro family.

References

↑ Rail Accident Report - Derailment of an empty passenger train at Paddington station, 25 May 2014 (PDF). Derby: Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Department for Transport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
↑ "Class 360 - National Express East Anglia". Siemens Mobility. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ "Class 332 & 360/2 - Heathrow Express". Siemens Mobility. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
↑ Trains - Reference List (PDF). Erlangen: Siemens Transportation Systems. 8 September 2006. pp. 37, 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
↑ "Class 360". The Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27.

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[RAIB032015-1] Rail Accident Report - Derailment of an empty passenger train at Paddington station, 25 May 2014 (PDF). Derby: Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Department for Transport. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

[Ilford_EMUD-2] "Class 360 - National Express East Anglia". Siemens Mobility. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[3] "Class 332 & 360/2 - Heathrow Express". Siemens Mobility. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[Siemens_Mobility-4] Trains - Reference List (PDF). Erlangen: Siemens Transportation Systems. 8 September 2006. pp. 37, 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[5] "Class 360". The Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27.

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