Class 717 Desiro City
E626660
The Class 717 Desiro City is a fleet of electric multiple-unit commuter trains built by Siemens for intensive suburban services into and out of central London, particularly through the Thameslink and Great Northern routes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 717 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Desiro City family
ⓘ
commuter train ⓘ electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| brakeType | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| cabEndFeature | emergency end doors for tunnel evacuation ⓘ |
| carBodyMaterial | aluminium ⓘ |
| collectionMethod |
contact shoe
ⓘ
pantograph ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| couplingType | Scharfenberg ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commuter services into and out of central London
ⓘ
intensive suburban services ⓘ |
| designedToReplace | British Rail Class 313 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doorArrangement | three pairs per side per car ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding plug doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem |
25 kV AC overhead
ⓘ
750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| enteredService | March 2019 ⓘ |
| family | Siemens Desiro City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fleetNumbers | 717001–717025 ⓘ |
| formation | 6-car units ⓘ |
| interiorFeature |
air conditioning
ⓘ
longitudinal and transverse seating mix ⓘ passenger information system ⓘ |
| introduced | 2019 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Siemens Mobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
100 mph
ⓘ
160 km/h ⓘ |
| network |
Great Northern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thameslink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTunnel | Northern City Line tunnels into Moorgate ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 25 units ⓘ |
| operator | Great Northern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorFranchise | Govia Thameslink Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | suburban rail ⓘ |
| owner | Rock Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 2400 kW ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Bedfordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route |
Moorgate–Hertford North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moorgate–Stevenage via Hertford North NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorgate–Welwyn Garden City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
AWS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ETCS (provision for) ⓘ GSM-R ⓘ TPWS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
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