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Class 360 Desiro
Siemens electric trains of 2002–03, used since 2021 on EMR Connect between St Pancras and Corby. On 19 June 2026 unit 360115, working the 16:40 Corby to St Pancras, passed a signal at danger and ran into the back of a stationary Class 810 near Elstow, south of Bedford. Its driver was killed, more than 160 people were injured and both trains derailed. RAIB is investigating (interim report, October 2026).
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Scale
267 ft (81.4 m) over couplers
Class 360 Desiro · schematic drawing GB Trains · gbtrains.uk/stock/360/ · CC BY 4.0
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Liveries
Former liveries 5
First Great Eastern / 'One' / NXEARan as First Great Eastern then National Express East AngliaFormerAug 2003 to 2012Not drawn yet
Abellio Greater AngliaFormer2012 to 2021Not drawn yet
Heathrow Connect (360/2)The separate 360/2 sub-class, not among the 21 four-car 360/1s drawn here.Ran as Heathrow Connect (BAA/Heathrow Airport Holdings with FGW)Former2005 to 2018Not drawn yet
TfL Rail interimFormerMay 2018 to 2019Not drawn yet
East Midlands RailwayEMR Connect temporary applicationRan as East Midlands RailwayFormerSpring 2021 to Jun 2021Not drawn yet
- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- Siemens
- Family
- Desiro UK, with Class 185 Desiro, Class 350 Desiro, Class 380 Desiro, Class 444 Desiro, Class 450 Desiro
- In service
- since 2002
- Operators
- EMR
- Formation
- 4 cars (DMCO-TSO-PTSO-DMCO)
- Trains in fleet
- 21
- Fleets
- East Midlands Railway: 21
- Top speed
- 110 mph (177 km/h); built for 100 mph (161 km/h; Siemens, 2003)
- Power
- 25 kV AC overhead, 1,550 kW · how it works
- Bogies
- Siemens SF 5000 bogies · drawn with the same bogie component as Class 185 Desiro, Class 350 Desiro, Class 380 Desiro, Class 444 Desiro, Class 450 Desiro
- Train length
- 267 ft (81.40 m)
- Coupled
- 2 × 4 cars, about 534 ft (163 m) (the units’ lengths added)
- Car width
- 9 ft 2 in (2.80 m)
- Train weight (tare)
- 164 t (as built, 2003)
- Profile
- main-line
- Seats per train
- 16 first and 264 standard as built (2003); the refurbished units have new 2+2 seating throughout, their count not yet published
- Status
- In service. Being refurbished by Siemens at Northampton and Bedford, with a new interior and 2+2 seating throughout; EMR unveiled the first refurbished unit in June 2026, due in service the next month. Maintained by Siemens at Bedford Cauldwell.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMCO | Driving motor composite open (cab car) | 66 ft 9 in20.34 m | 2 double |
| TSO | Trailer standard open | 66 ft 9 in20.34 m | 2 double |
| PTSO | Pantograph trailer standard open | 66 ft 9 in20.34 m | 2 double |
Sources
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Show the 18 sources from Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia, Rail Accident Investigation Branch and 6 more
- Class 360 Angel Trainsbuilder, 21 four-car units, length, width, 110 mph (177 km/h), formation
- Interim report IR1/2026: collision between two passenger trains at Elstow, near Bedford Rail Accident Investigation Branch, October 2026introduced 2002–03, leased to EMR since 2021; the Elstow collision of 19 June 2026: 360115 on the 16:40 Corby-St Pancras passed signal WH154 at danger and struck the stationary 1B67; its driver killed, more than 160 injured, both trains derailed (pp. 4-5, paras 1-6; summary)
- EMR/SH/01: Class 360 moves (tender notice 002170-2026) Transport UK East Midlands, 12 January 202621 units, Bedford Cauldwell depot
- EMR reaches 25-train refurbishment milestone in £60m fleet transformation East Midlands Railway, 17 September 2026refurbishment
- EMR unveils first refurbished Class 360 in £30 million transformation, bringing modern interiors and new features to EMR Connect East Midlands Railway, 10 June 2026the first refurbished unit unveiled in June 2026, due in service the next month; new 2+2 seating throughout; the work by Siemens at Northampton and Bedford (status, capacity)
- Interim report IR1/2026: collision between two passenger trains at Elstow, near Bedford Rail Accident Investigation Branch, October 2026, p. 7 (Figure 3)side elevation of all four cars of 360115 (measured)
- Technical Information: Class 360 Siemens Transportation Systems, 2003unit length 267 ft (81,400 mm; checks the drawing's scale); built for 160 km/h (99 mph); 1,550 kW; tare 164 t; 16 first and 264 standard seats; DMOC-TOS-PTOSLW-DMOC (2003)
- First Class Bogies (bogie catalogue, edition 08/08) Siemens Transportation Systems, Graz, August 2008, pp. 60-61SF 5000 UK bogie: wheelbase 8 ft 6 in (2,600 mm), wheels 2 ft 9 in (850 mm) new
- SWR 450044 bogie detail (63644) (photograph, 29 October 2022, CC BY-SA 4.0) Wikimedia Commons (Geof Sheppard), 29 October 2022the bogie drawing's layout (a Class 450's SF 5000 UK bogie; layout only)
- EMR Class 360 photographs ('Class 360 Bedford 2024.jpg', '360105 departing Bedford 2024.jpg', '360113 & 360109, Kettering, September 18th 2025.jpg') Wikimedia Commons (Vanmanyo, CC BY 4.0 and CC BY-SA 4.0; Southsea_Matt, CC BY-SA 4.0), 2024-2025colours of the drawing; door and window layout check
- Class 360 Side Profile.jpg (photograph, CC BY-SA 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (TheJRB), 12 January 2012the yellow at the cab front, side on (job yellow, 13 October 2026); the transom across the cab door's window (set T13, Kyle, 29 October 2026); the cab door's window square-cornered (set T13F, Kyle, 29 October 2026)
- 360110 Rivenhall Foot Crossing 181120.jpg (photograph, CC BY 2.0) Wikimedia Commons (kitmasterbloke), 18 November 2020the apron (ribbed anticlimbers) and the Dellner coupler's heights (set BC3F, 27 October 2026)
- Stratford station MMB 66 360120 360102.jpg (photograph, mattbuck, 1 July 2014, CC BY-SA 4.0) Wikimedia Commons (mattbuck), 1 July 2014the apron (ribbed anticlimbers) and the Dellner coupler's heights (set BC3F, 27 October 2026); the transom across the cab door's window (set T13, Kyle, 29 October 2026); the cab door's window square-cornered (set T13F, Kyle, 29 October 2026)
- 444016, Portsmouth & Southsea, April 6th 2026.jpg (photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0) Wikimedia Commons (Southsea_Matt), 6 April 2026the plough under the ribbed block (set BC3PL, 27 October 2026)
- First Great Eastern Wikipedia, read 13 October 2026the livery's name, who ran it and its years (no colours taken)
- British Rail Class 360 Wikipedia, read 13 October 2026the livery's name, who ran it and its years (no colours taken)
- Heathrow Connect Wikipedia, read 13 October 2026the livery's name, who ran it and its years (no colours taken)
- A Guide to Overhead Electrification (132787-ALB-GUN-EOH-000001, rev 10) Network Rail (prepared by Alan Baxter), February 2015, p. 39the contact wire in the In operation drawing: 15 ft 5 in (4.7 m) above rail, Network Rail's normal height
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- The drawing: RAIB's figure prints no dimensions; scaled to Angel Trains' 66 ft 9 in (20.34 m) cars, which puts the unit within 10 mm of Siemens' 267 ft (81.4 m)
- Bogies: RAIB draws them too small; Siemens' printed wheelbase and wheels are drawn at RAIB's bogie centres, for which no figure is printed
- Heights, including the 12 ft 5 in (3.79 m) roof, rest on RAIB's drawing alone; no printed height has been found
- Doors: Siemens' data sheet puts them at a third and two-thirds along the car; RAIB draws them about a quarter in from each end, as the photographs' window counts suggest
- The TSO and PTSO are drawn alike, as RAIB draws them; their window layouts haven't been checked against the real cars
- Colours: sampled from photographs; no paint reference has been published, and RAIB's lighter lower bodyside band isn't drawn because the photographs don't show it
- The years of the former liveries come from Wikipedia's class article and the other sources listed, and haven't been checked against a second source.
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