Rolling Stock
c2c inherited a fleet of Class 302, Class 310 and Class 312s from British Rail.
To replace the Class 302s, Class 317s were hired from West Anglia Great Northern from 1996 until 1999.
A franchise commitment was the replacement of the entire fleet, resulting in c2c ordering a new Class 357 Electrostar fleet.
In 2003 c2c became the first train operating company to replace its entire fleet with new trains. In March 2007, after extensive trials, c2c began fitting regenerative braking to its fleet, becoming the first UK train operator to do so. On 3 June 2007, the eve of World Environment Day, 357010 was given an all-over green vinyl sticker livery with the slogan "All c2c trains are greener now - find out more at - www.c2c-online.co.uk - c2c - the greener way to go" to highlight the completion of the scheme, which the company says has enabled energy savings of up to 20%. On 2 October 2007, c2c announced that it had switched to renewably-generated electricity in all its stations, maintenance facilities and offices in a contract with E.ON UK, said to be the largest of its kind in the transport sector. 357010 lost its green livery in March 2011 as part of the relivery project.
With a few Class 357s being out of service at the same time, from late 2006 two Class 321s were hired from Silverlink for three months for weekday peak-hour use on between Fenchurch Street and Laindon, and Pitsea via Rainham, to cover for the unavailable units. The Class 321s were used with guards as they were incompatible with the positioning of c2c's Driver Only Operation mirrors.
In June 2009 Bombardier began repainting the Class 357 units. The vinyl wraps carrying the original purplish blue and magenta c2c livery were removed and the units reliveried in white with dark blue doors.
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Routes operated | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||
| Class 357 Electrostar | electric multiple unit | 100 | 160 | 74 | London, Tilbury & Southend Railway | 1999-2002 | |
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