British Rail Class 360 - Description

Description

Unlike the South West Trains and West Coast Main Line Desiros, the Class 360 lacks inter-unit gangways. This was a late design change, as the Health and Safety Executive was not happy with the driver's visibility with the previous design's gangway cab for Driver Only Operation

The Class 360 is a modern unit with air conditioning, rapid acceleration technology and is powered by overhead lines with a top speed of 100 mph (161 km/h).

The Class 360 will do 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in about 45 seconds, making it the fastest accelerating train in the Greater Anglia fleet.

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