Class 377 Electrostar Southern train departing from London bridge station (British Rail Class 377)

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The British Rail Class 377 Electrostar is a British dual-voltage electric multiple-unit passenger train (EMU) built by Bombardier Transportation at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works from 2001 to 2014. The Electrostar family is the most numerous type of EMU built in the post-privatisation period of Britain's railways.
The class 377 forms the major part of the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) fleet for Southern services and now also supplement some Southeastern services. They are primarily seen on services in the south of England.

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The class 377 trains work suburban services in South London, and main-line commuter services to Sussex, Surrey, Kent and the South Coast, on which they replaced 4Cig and 4Vep slam-door stock that was more than 40 years old and did not meet modern health and safety requirements. Built in the early 2000s, the units had a troubled introduction; being fully air-conditioned, their higher power consumption compared to the trains they replaced led to major upgrades being required to the 750 V DC third-rail power supply used in the former Southern region. The collapse of Railtrack following the Hatfield accident further delayed this upgrade work, and the new stock did not enter squadron service until 2003.

Class 377s are fitted with external CCTV. There is an open area for wheelchairs or prams, and both intermediate coaches have toilets. Bodyside power doors are electrically operated, a move away from the air-powered systems of previous generation EMUs. Dual-voltage units are fitted with a Brecknell Willis high-speed pantograph, incorporating a pair of aerofoils on the pan knuckle to steady the pan head against the OLE contact wire. The configuration of a 5-car Class 377 unit is:

DMOC(A) – 2 motors on inner bogie, sander, auxiliary converter module
MOSL – 2 motors on inner bogie, standard toilet (not found on 377/3s)
PTSOL – pantograph, transformer, compressor, universal-access toilet
MOS – 2 motors on inner bogie, standard-class interior (only found on Class 377/6 and 377/7 units)
DMOS(B) – 2 motors on inner bogie, sander, auxiliary converter module
In the 4-car units the driving cars are composite; the first-class saloon is between the driving cab and the first set of passenger doors. 4-car units also do not contain the MOS coach.

Couplers
The Class 377 uses Dellner couplers instead of the Tightlock type originally used on Southern's Class 375s. Southern's 375s were all reclassified to Class 377/3s upon conversion; these reclassified units can still be identified by their 3-car formation. Note that Southeastern's 375s (sub-classes 375/3, 375/6, and 375/7) were also later converted from Tightlock to Dellner couplers but were not reclassified; its sub-class 375/8 and 375/9 units were fitted with Dellner couplers, as built.

Current operations
Southern
Mainline and Redhill Routes: London to Brighton, Horsham, Reigate, Tonbridge, Eastbourne, Ore, Portsmouth, Southampton, Littlehampton and Bognor Regis
East Coastway: Brighton to Eastbourne, Hastings, Ore and selected workings along the Seaford branch line
West Coastway: Brighton to Portsmouth, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis and Southampton (selected workings)
West London Route: East Croydon to Milton Keynes Central
Oxted Line: London to East Grinstead
Outer Suburban services: Central London to Tattenham Corner, Epsom, Horsham, Dorking, Guildford
Inner Suburban services: Central London to Caterham, Sutton, Epsom Downs, West Croydon, Beckenham Junction via Crystal Palace (selected workings)
Southeastern trains:
In December 2016 Southeastern received 8 units (377501-377508), transferred from Thameslink. In September 2017 these were joined by an additional 17 units (377509-523 & 377163/164). These units will be serviced and maintained at Southern's Selhurst Depot.

Southeastern operates Class 377s on the following routes:
Maidstone East Line: London Victoria/Blackfriars to Ashford International/Canterbury West via Maidstone East
Chatham Main Line: London Victoria/Cannon Street to Ramsgate (selected workings)
South Eastern Main Line: London Charing Cross to Ashford International/Folkestone Central (selected peak hour workings)
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