Class 700 Desiro City

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The Class 700 Desiro City is a modern electric multiple-unit train used on intensive commuter and cross-London services, particularly on the Thameslink network in the United Kingdom.

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Class 700 Desiro City canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Desiro City family
electric multiple unit
passenger train
brakeType electro-pneumatic brakes
builtAt Krefeld
surface form: Krefeld, Germany
builtBy Siemens Krefeld factory
builtFor Thameslink
surface form: Thameslink Programme
collectionMethod pantograph
third rail shoegear
constructionYears 2014–2018
countryOfOperation United Kingdom
couplingType Dellner automatic couplers
surface form: Dellner coupler
designedFor frequent stop-start services
high-capacity commuter operation
doorType sliding plug doors
electricSystem 25 kV AC overhead
750 V DC third rail
enteredService 2016
family Desiro City
formation 12-car units
8-car units
hasSubclass Class 700/0
Class 700/1
introduced 2016
leasedTo Govia Thameslink Railway
manufacturer Siemens
surface form: Siemens AG

Siemens Transportation Systems
surface form: Siemens Mobility
maximumSpeed 100 mph
160 km/h
networkUsedOn Thameslink
numberBuilt 115 units
operatedBy Govia Thameslink Railway
Thameslink
operatorClassDesignation Class 700 electric multiple unit
surface form: Class 700
owner Thameslink
surface form: Cross London Trains
powerType electric
trackGauge 1435 mm
standard gauge
usedFor commuter services
cross-London services
usedOnLine Brighton Main Line
surface form: Bedford–Brighton route

Bedford–St Pancras–Gatwick Airport route
Bedford–St Pancras–Sutton route
Cambridge–Brighton route
Luton–Rainham route
Peterborough–Brighton route
Peterborough–Horsham route
St Albans City–Sutton route
Thameslink core
Wimbledon loop

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Thameslink fleetIncludes Class 700 Desiro City
Southern usesRollingStockType Class 700 Desiro City
Great Northern rollingStockType Class 700 Desiro City