The British Rail Class 376 Electrostar is a class of electric multiple unit passenger train that was manufactured by Bombardier Transportation at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works. It is part of the Electrostar family, which are the most common EMUs introduced since the privatisation of British Rail. The units were ordered by Connex South Eastern and introduced in 2004/2005 by South Eastern Trains to replace Class 465 and Class 466, which were transferred to Outer Suburban services to Kent to replace the Class 423 slam-door trains.
Class 376 near Hither Green
The interior of a Class 376 unit
Class 376 at New Cross
Class 465 (left) class 376 (right) at London Cannon Street in 2023
The Bombardier Electrostar is a family of electric multiple-unit (EMU) passenger trains manufactured by Bombardier Transportation at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works in England between 1999 and 2017. It has become the most common new EMU type in the United Kingdom since the privatisation of British Rail with a number of variants. Electrostar trains are most common on high-volume suburban commuter routes around London; and on mainline services from London south to Surrey and the south coast, east to Essex, and north to Cambridge and Stansted Airport.
A Southern Class 377 approaching Norwood Junction in 2015
357030 at Barking in National Express c2c livery. Electrostar trains are the new standard on many of London's commuter routes.
A Southeastern Class 375 Electrostar at Strood.
Interior of a Southeastern Electrostar (Class 375).
