Class 387

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Govia Thameslink Railway begins cascade of Class 377s and 387s

Operator is moving units to Southern and Southeastern as it prepares to accept Class 379s.

Govia Thameslink Railway 13 Feb

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1,514 brand new vehicles as GTR completes £2 billion fleet cascade

End of Great Northern Class 313 operation means GTR has completed £2 billion fleet transformation

2 Oct

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Huge increase in capacity on GWR as final Class 800 enters traffic

More than 10,000 extra seats will be available to Great Western Railway passengers on January 2, compared with the same number last year.

28 Dec

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GWR Class 387/1 fleet latest

Forty-one GWR Electrostars now in traffic each weekday.

15 Jan

A GWR Class 387/1 arrives at Maidenhead on May 22. JACK BOSKETT.

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More Class 387s as GWR steps up electrics to Didcot

GWR's electric fleet will increase to 88 vehicles (22 trains) in early July.

16 Jun

GWR 387136 inside Derby Litchurch Lane on August 12.

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GWR shows off the first of its new Class 387 EMUs

New electric multiple units for Great Western Railway have been unveiled, ahead of their introduction into traffic on September 5.

30 Aug

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New trains for Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway unveiled its Class 387/1 fleet at Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane on August 12. JACK BOSKETT presents a selection of images.

16 Aug

An artist's impression of a GWR Class 387. GWR.

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Latest Class 387 Electrostar deal details

Porterbrook Leasing has broken down the Great Western Railway Electrostar order announced this week.

10 Jun

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Great Western Railway orders new electric trains

Brand new Class 387s will be delivered to Great Western Railway this year, joining a fleet of eight four-car ‘387s’ that were ordered last March.

8 Jun

387210 at Derby Litchurch Lane on December 18 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Late-February debut for Gatwick Express Class 387/2s

Class 387/2s will begin running between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport on February 29, replacing the Class 442s that currently operate these trains.

3 Feb

A Class 387/1 under construction at Derby Litchurch Lane on May 15 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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UPDATE - New Class 387 order details

Porterbrook confirms '387' order, but only names Rail for London as possible customer.

3 Nov

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Porterbrook buys 80 Class 387 vehicles

Eighty Class 387 Electrostar vehicles bought by Porterbrook, for delivery from June 2017.

2 Nov

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First Class 387/2 carriage undergoes testing

Gatwick Express Electrostar begins testing at Bombardier’s Derby factory

24 Jul

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Two more Class 387/1 Electrostars enter traffic

Two more new Class 387/1s are undergoing commissioning, while two others have entered traffic with Govia Thameslink Railway

9 May

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Class 387/1s enter traffic

The first Class 387/1s enter traffic with Thameslink

8 Dec

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December start for Class 387/1s

Govia Thameslink Railway confirms start date for new Electrostars

26 Nov

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New trains for Gatwick Express

Govia Thameslink Railway places £145.2 million order for 108 new Class 387/2s to enter traffic in 2016

18 Nov