British Rail Class 707

British Rail Class 707
Desiro City
Southeastern Class 707s at Hither Green
Interior as refreshed by Southeastern
Stock typeElectric multiple unit
In service17 August 2017 – present
ManufacturerSiemens Mobility
Built atKrefeld, Germany
Family nameDesiro City
Replaced
Constructed2015–2018[2]
Entered service2017
Number built30
SuccessorClass 455(SWR)
Class 458 (SWR)[3]
Formation
  • 5 cars per unit:[4]
  • DMOS-TOS-TOS(L)W-(P)TOS-DMOS
Fleet numbers707001–707030
Capacity275 seats[2]
OwnersAngel Trains
Operators
Depots
Lines served
  • London Charing Cross/Cannon street and Hayes [1]
  • London Cannon street loopers[1] (via Slade Green, Barnehust and Crayford)
  • London Charing Cross and Gravesend[1] (via Dartford)
  • London and Sevenoaks
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length101.6 m (333 ft 4 in)
Car length
  • DM cars: 20.52 m (67 ft 4 in)
  • Trailers: 20.16 m (66 ft 2 in)
Width2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
Floor height1.10 m (3 ft 7 in)
Doors
  • Double-leaf pocket sliding
  • (2 per side per car)
Wheel diameter820–760 mm (32.28–29.92 in) (new–worn)[5]
Wheelbase
  • Motor bogies: 2,200 mm (87 in)
  • Trailer bogies: 2,100 mm (83 in)[5]
Maximum speed100 mph (161 km/h)
Weight
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)[5]
Power output1,200 kW (1,600 hp)
Acceleration0.85 m/s2 (1.9 mph/s)
Electric system(s)750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)Contact shoe
UIC classificationBo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
BogiesSiemens SGP SF7000[5]
Minimum turning radius120 m (390 ft)[5]
Safety system(s)
Coupling systemDellner
Multiple workingWithin class
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
Sourced from [6][7] 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  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.
  5. ^ 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.
  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.
  7. ^ "Class 707". Angel Trains. Retrieved 19 December 2021.