British Rail Class 707

British Rail Class 707
*Desiro City*
British Rail Class 707; Desiro City
	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	Class 465; Class 466;
Constructed	2015–2018
Entered service	2017
Number built	30
Successor	Class 455(SWR); Class 458 (SWR)
Formation	5 cars per unit:; DMOS-TOS-TOS(L)W-(P)TOS-DMOS;
Fleet numbers	707001–707030
Capacity	275 seats
Owners	Angel Trains
Operators	Current:; Southeastern; Former:; South Western Railway;
Depots	Current:; Slade Green; Former:; Wimbledon;
Lines served	London Charing Cross/Cannon street and Hayes ; London Cannon street loopers (via Slade Green, Barnehust and Crayford); London Charing Cross and Gravesend (via Dartford); London and Sevenoaks;
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Train length	101.6 m (333 ft 4 in)
Car length	DM cars: 20.52 m (67 ft 4 in); Trailers: 20.16 m (66 ft 2 in);
Width	2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Floor height	1.10 m (3 ft 7 in)
Doors	Double-leaf pocket sliding; (2 per side per car);
Wheel diameter	820–760 mm (32.28–29.92 in) (new–worn)
Wheelbase	Motor bogies: 2,200 mm (87 in); Trailer bogies: 2,100 mm (83 in);
Maximum speed	100 mph (161 km/h)
Weight	165 tonnes (162 long tons; 182 short tons);
Axle load	Motor bogies: 15.5 t (15.3 long tons; 17.1 short tons); Trailer bogies: 14.5 t (14.3 long tons; 16.0 short tons);
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
Minimum turning radius	120 m (390 ft)
Safety system(s)	AWS; TPWS; (plus provision for ETCS);
Coupling system	Dellner
Multiple working	Within class
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
	Sourced from unless otherwise noted.

The British Rail Class 707 is an electric multiple unit passenger train built by Siemens Mobility on its Desiro City platform, and operated in England by Southeastern. The units were previously operated by South Western Railway.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Holden, Michael (5 July 2021). "Southeastern to bring Class 707s to London from Autumn 2021". RailAdvent. Leyland. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Class 707 'Desiro City'". London: First MTR South Western Trains. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "SWR to withdraw remaining 707s". Today's Railways UK. No. 260. October 2023. p. 62.
^ "Class 707 infographic interior". Newcastle upon Tyne: London & South Eastern Railway. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e SF7000: Bogie-platform for electrical multiple units (PDF) (05/2020 ed.). Graz: Siemens Mobility Austria. Art. No. MORS-B10032-00. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ Desiro City Class 707 - Electrical multiple units for South West Trains (PDF) (2016 ed.). Munich: Siemens Mobility. 8 August 2016. Art. No. MOML-T10023-00-7600. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ "Class 707". Angel Trains. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[Southeastern-1] Holden, Michael (5 July 2021). "Southeastern to bring Class 707s to London from Autumn 2021". RailAdvent. Leyland. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[SWR-2] "Class 707 'Desiro City'". London: First MTR South Western Trains. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[3] "SWR to withdraw remaining 707s". Today's Railways UK. No. 260. October 2023. p. 62.

[Class707-4] "Class 707 infographic interior". Newcastle upon Tyne: London & South Eastern Railway. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[bogie-5] SF7000: Bogie-platform for electrical multiple units (PDF) (05/2020 ed.). Graz: Siemens Mobility Austria. Art. No. MORS-B10032-00. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[siemens-6] Desiro City Class 707 - Electrical multiple units for South West Trains (PDF) (2016 ed.). Munich: Siemens Mobility. 8 August 2016. Art. No. MOML-T10023-00-7600. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[angelt-7] "Class 707". Angel Trains. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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