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Thameslink [1] was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Govia that operated the Thameslink franchise between March 1997 and March 2006. The franchise was originally due to end on 31 March 2004, however a two-year extension was awarded to Govia by the Strategic Rail Authority on 13 February 2004. [ 2 ]
Class 700 trains replaced all of the existing fleet in 2018 Interior of the new Thameslink Class 700 trains. Class 700 trains were delivered between 2015 and 2018, providing an additional 14,500 seats. [clarification needed] [26] Siemens Mobility was named preferred bidder on 16 June 2011, with the Desiro City train family. [27]
All services at Harlington are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [11] 4 tph to Bedford; 2 tph to Brighton; 2 tph to Three Bridges via Redhill; During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services to and from Rainham, Sutton and East Grinstead.
Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) is a management contract for the provision of passenger services on the Thameslink and Great Northern routes to Bedford, Luton, Peterborough, King's Lynn, Cambridge, London King's Cross, London Moorgate, Sutton, Wimbledon and Brighton, as well as the whole Southern network (including the Gatwick Express) and the jointly operated First Capital ...
Having replaced Class 319s, 377s, and 387s, Class 700s are the only trains operated on the Thameslink network. [7] [8] Each train is able to reach 100 mph (160 km/h) and carry 1,146 passengers in an 8-car train, and
On 26 May 2011 at 18:27, passengers were trapped on a failed Class 377 train between St Pancras International (Low Level) and Kentish Town stations, forming the 16:30 Brighton to Bedford service. Another train of the same type was sent to assist the failed train, and was eventually coupled to it at 20:20 but by this time passengers had used the ...
The railway junctions at Blackfriars and Snow Hill in 1914. The original Thameslink rail network was created by joining the electrified network south of the Thames with the then recently electrified line between Bedford and St Pancras to the north via the Snow Hill tunnel, allowing passengers to travel between stations to the north and south of London, including Bedford, Luton Airport, Gatwick ...
All services at West Hampstead Thameslink are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [8] 2 tph to Bedford (non-stop to and from St Albans City) 2 tph to Luton (all stations except Cricklewood and Hendon) 4 tph to St Albans City (all stations) 2 tph to Brighton via Gatwick Airport