A trip into the big city today with a number of aims. First of all was to photograph and have a ride on the new Bombardier Class 378s that started working passenger services last week on London Overground’s Stratford – Richmond route. 378007 was the unit in service today, several photos below. Secondly, I wanted to take a trip on the Highspeed Javelin service operated by Southeastern. Although not in official passenger service yet, the Class 395’s are running a half-hourly preview service between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet in Kent. We also managed to catch up with a few of FCC’s new Class 377s, and Virgin’s recently refurbished Mk3 set. Enjoy!
360120 stands in the shadow of the Olympic building work at Stratford.
LOROL 378007 stands at Stratford before departure to Richmond.
LOROL 378007 stands at Stratford before departure to Richmond
The 378 units are unique in having the only full width corridor connections in the UK. The trains seem to be going well down with punters on the line, who are only too used to tatty 313s with no air-con.
378007 departs from Gospel Oak bound for Richmond.
150128 arrives from Barking.
150128 on the GOBLIN platform at Gospel Oak.
67020 passes Gospel Oak – caught us out that one!
377501 arrives at Farringdon.
New FCC unit 377502 falls down the bank into St Pancras.
377501 snakes out of Farringdon.
395011 before departure from St Pancras with the 1307 to Ebbsfleet.
Luke on board 395011.
Although running to a half hourly frequency, the preview trains are currently very underused. This is coach B on the 1307 St Pancras – Ebbsfleet.
Southeastern Highspeed at Ebbsfleet International.
Having done the trip from London – Kent in 16 minutes, 395011 takes a breather at Ebbsfleet.
395011 shortly before departure from Ebbsfleet Intl.
395011 at St Pancras having arrived in from Ebbsfleet.
82126 is viewed sitting on Platform 1 at Euston having arrived with the 1230 from Birmingham.
82126 is viewed sitting on Platform 1 at Euston having arrived with the 1230 from Birmingham.
DBS 90029 roars through Harrow and Wealdestone bound for Birmingham with the new Virgin Mk3 stock.
82126 trails the 1443 Euston – Birmingham service through Harrow.
ATW branded 57315 looks somewhat out of place at Euston – it’s todays thunderbird loco.
319365, promoting the Thameslink upgrade program, leaves Cricklewood.
377213 creeps away from Cricklewood having been signal checked.
319427 races towards Bedford.
Looking somewhat tatty and unsure about it’s identity, 319379 leaves Cricklewood.
An EMT 125 leaves Cricklewood bound for the capital.
319216 races through Cricklewood bound for Bedford.
An EMT 125 leaves Cricklewood bound for the capital.
319218 trails a service from Luton away from Cricklewood.
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excellent photos once again:)
Nice shots. 5*/5