British Rail Classes 341 and 342
| British Rail Class 341 and 342 Networker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Family name | Networker | ||
| Number built | Never built | ||
| Operators | Network South East | ||
| Lines served | Meant for - Crossrail (341); CTRL (342) | ||
Class 341 and Class 342 were proposed electric multiple unit classes from the Networker series, they were going to be made in the late 1990s.[1] The trains were planned to run on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Crossrail projects.[1] Both projects were stopped in the early 1990s because of the early 1990s recession.[1] After the privatisation of British Rail in 1994, neither train was ordered.[1]
Class 341
[change | change source]Class 341 was meant to be the rolling stock for the Crossrail project, they would have entered service in the late 1990s. A computer-drawing showing the design of the train was made in 1991.[2] The train would have been called the 'Networker Crossrail'.[1] The Crossrail project was rejected by Parliament in 1994,[3] and the train was not made.
Class 342
[change | change source]Class 342 was meant to be the rolling stock for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) high speed line between London and the Kent coast. Plans for the high speed line were delayed in the early 1990s,[4] and the trains were never made.[1]
The CTRL (now High Speed 1) was built from 1998 onwards, and was finished in 2007. Services started running in 2009, operated by Southeastern using Hitachi built Class 395 high speed trains.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Green, Chris; Vincent, Mike (2014). The Network Southeast Story. Mike Vincent. Shepperton: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-86093-653-4. OCLC 872707499.
- ↑ "The First Crossrail Moquette Was Designed In The 1980s... And It's An Acquired Taste". Londonist. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ↑ Norris, Steven (20 June 1994). "Crossrail". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
We were disappointed by the Private Bill Committee's decision not to find the preamble to the Crossrail Bill proved.
- ↑ Goodwin, Stephen (21 January 1994). "Inside Parliament: Euro-sceptic derides 'white elephant' line". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ "High-speed Javelin arrives early". BBC News. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
