Class 365 Networker Express

The Class 365 is part of the Networker family and the last to be built for British Rail. They were also the last units to be built at the former BR York works before it closed. The Class 365 was based on the Class 465 being modified for longer-distance services. They were designed with a dual voltage capability (750v DC third rail and 25kV AC overhead line) though in practice have been fitted for and used on either one or the other. Due to the nature of their electrical systems the collected AC is converted to DC for onboard system and inverted back to AC for the traction motors!

365 536 at Peterborough

Information
Number built:	161 (41 4-car sets)
Built:	1994-95
Builder:	ABB Holgate Road
Engine:	4 GEC G354CX traction motors per motor car (750v DC third rail / 25kV AC OHLE)
Power:	1, 680 hp (1, 256 kW)
Formation:	Driving Motor Composite Open (DMCO)+Trailer Standard Open (TSO)+Pantograph Trailer Standard Open Lavatory (PTSOL)+ DMCO

When delivered the Class 365s operated for Network South East. Upon privatisation they were operated by Connex South Eastern and Great Northern. As new they looked very similar to the Class 465 [1] though later on have had in-cab air conditioning fitted which has given them the "smile" on the cab ends.

One set is out of action after being involved in the Potters Bar rail crash in 2002 [2]. Great Northern withdrew their final 365s, which had been used to bolster peak time services, in 2021. A number are currently in use with ScotRail to provide cover while new Class 385s are modified but the majority of the fleet is now in storage and has an uncertain future [3].

365 503 at Kings Cross

365 510 passes through Finsbury Park

365 530 at Kings Cross

Two 365s at Kings Cross

[1] Colin J Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 276
[2] John Glover, Eastern Electric (Ian Allan, 2001) p. 103

[3] "GTR to stand down 365s", Modern Railways (April 2021) p. 83