Class 465 Networker
Networker trains, in service since 1992–94. Southeastern is buying a new Metro fleet.
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- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- BREL (465/0); GEC-Alsthom Metro-Cammell (465/2); ABB York (465/1)
- In service
- since 1992
- Operators
- Southeastern
- Formation
- 4 cars (DMOS-TOS-TOSL-DMOS)
- Fleets
- Southeastern: 4-car: 97 Class 465/0 and 465/1, plus Class 465/9s; some stored and being withdrawn
- Top speed
- 75 mph
- Power
- 750 V DC third rail
- Car width
- 2.81 m
- Profile
- main-line
- Seats per train
- 327
- Status
- In service, though the Class 465/2 and some 465/9 units are stored or leaving. New Metro trains are being bought.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMOS | Driving motor | 20.89 m | |
| TOS | Trailer | 20.06 m |
Sources
- Class 465, Eversholt Rail (465/0 and 465/1: 97 units, BREL, entry into service 1992–94, car lengths, speed, seats)
- Class 465, Angel Trains (465/2 and 465/9: 50 units, GEC/Metro-Cammell, width)
- Networker cull begins as first Southeastern Class 466s go for scrap, Rail, 11 March 2025 (units in use and stored, March 2025)
- Alstom's Crewe Works secures £20 million contract to overhaul Class 465 bogies, Alstom, 23 December 2025 (bogie overhaul for 97 units)
unverified how many are still in service: sources differ (Eversholt 97 Class 465/0 and 465/1; Rail, March 2025: 97 in use, all sixteen 465/2s stored, 9 of 34 Class 465/9s stored), ABB York as the 465/1 builder (Wikipedia)