Class 350 Desiro
Siemens' Desiro for the West Coast Main Line out of Euston, maintained at Siemens' Kings Heath depot in Northampton since 2006.
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- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- Siemens (350/3 and 350/4 at Krefeld, Germany)
- Built
- 2004–2014
- In service
- since 2005
- Operators
- LNR
- Formation
- 4 cars (DMCO-TCO-PTSO-DMCO)
- Fleets
- London Northwestern Railway: 50
- Top speed
- 110 mph
- Power
- 25 kV AC overhead (the 350/1s also 750 V DC third rail)
- Car width
- 2.80 m
- Profile
- main-line
- Status
- In service: 50 units (350/1, 350/3 and 350/4). The 37 Class 350/2s left LNR in December 2025 and are going to Northern.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Each car | 20.34 m |
Sources
- Class 350, Angel Trains (50 units: 30 of 350/1, 10 of 350/3, 10 of 350/4; car length, width, speed, formation)
- Rail Minister opens £31 million Siemens train maintenance depot for West Coast Main Line, Siemens, 27 June 2006 (350/1 built in Germany, first service June 2005, Kings Heath depot)
- Siemens secures order for 20 Desiro UK electric trains (archived), Siemens, 2012 (350/3 and 350/4 ordered, built at Krefeld)
- New Class 350/3s for London Midland to enter service early, Rail Technology Magazine, 3 October 2014 (350/3 into service October 2014)
- London Northwestern Railway stands down more Class 350/2s, Rail, 10 November 2025 (350/2s stood down)
- Passenger benefits key to Northern's lease of Class 350s, Rail, 13 July 2026 (350/2s to Northern)
unverified 350/4s from TransPennine Express to LNR in 2019–20 (Wikipedia)