The British Rail Class 357 Electrostar are alternating current (AC) electric multiple unit passenger trains (EMUs) built by Adtranz at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England, in two batches from 1999 to 2002 at a cost of approximately £292 million.
A Class 357 at Southend East in 2020
The interior of a Class 357/3 in 2020
c2c Class 357/0 at Upminster
The refurbished interior aboard a Class 357/0
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Derby Litchurch Lane Works, formerly Derby Carriage and Wagon Works, is a railway rolling stock factory in Derby, England. It is presently owned by the multinational transportation manufacturer Alstom.
Litchurch Lane works seen from a passing train in 2011. A US Standard Light Rail Vehicle (Now scrapped) is visible, which was originally intended for use on the Manchester Metrolink network
Annual dinner of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers held in the carriage works of the Midland Railway at Derby in 1898. Samuel Johnson, the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer was the institution president.
Preserved Derby Lightweight at Bewdley
The prototype railbus LEV1