Class 700

Where you can drive it

With another DLC

Own the route and one of the DLCs named after it, and you can drive it there.

• East Coast Main Line: Peterborough - Doncaster: with Thameslink BR Class 700/0
• East Coastway: Brighton - Eastbourne & Seaford: with Thameslink BR Class 700/0
• London Overground Mildmay line: Stratford - Willesden Junction: with Thameslink BR Class 700/0
• London Overground Suffragette line: Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside: with Thameslink BR Class 700/0
• Medway Valley Line: with Thameslink BR Class 700/0
• Southeastern Highspeed: London St Pancras – Ashford Intl & Faversham: with Thameslink BR Class 700/0

In the game

Names in Dovetail's lists: Class 700, Class 700/0, BR Class 700/0, Class 700/0 TL.

In these DLCs: Thameslink BR Class 700/0.

Official manual: Thameslink BR Class 700/0.

From Dovetail's store page

• BR Class 700/0 in GTR Thameslink livery

The real thing

The Desiro City, an electric multiple unit built by Siemens for the Thameslink network. 115 trains were built between 2014 and 2018, able to run on 25 kV overhead wires and on 750 V third rail.

• Built by: Siemens Mobility (Wikipedia)
• Built: 2014–2018 (Wikipedia)
• Number built: 115 (Wikipedia)
• Operators: Current: Greater Thameslink Railway, Former: Govia Thameslink Railway (Wikipedia)
• Top speed: 100 mph (161 km/h) (Wikipedia)
• Power: 700/0: 3,300 kW (4,425 hp), 700/1: 5,000 kW (6,705 hp) (Wikipedia)
• Wheel arrangement: (See ) (Wikipedia)
• Formation: 8 cars per 700/0 unit, 12 cars per 700/1 unit, (See ) (Wikipedia)
• Safety systems: AWS, ATO, ETCS, TPWS (Wikipedia)

Photo: Alex Noble, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

From the English Wikipedia article British Rail Class 700 and Wikidata.