Connex South Eastern
 465020atWaterloo Eastin January 2003 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Franchise(s) | South Eastern 13 October 1996 – 8 November 2003 |
| Main region(s) | Greater London,Kent |
| Other region(s) | East Sussex,West Sussex,Surrey |
| Fleet size | approximately 350 |
| Stations called at | 178 |
| National Rail abbreviation | CX |
| Parent company | Connex |
| Website | connex.co.ukat theWayback Machine(archived 2001-04-05) |
Connex South Eastern[1]was atrain operating companyin theUnited Kingdom.It was owned byConnex.It ran theSouth Eastern franchisefrom October 1996 until November 2003.
On 8 November 2003, its services were stopped because of money problems and because they were using old trains.[2]
Services[change|change source]
Connex South Eastern ran train services fromLondon Blackfriars,London Bridge,London Cannon Street,London Charing CrossandLondon VictoriatoHayes,Bromley North,Ramsgate,Dover Priory,Folkestone HarbourandOre.
It also ran train services betweenSittingbourne and Sheerness;Paddock Wood, Maidstone West and Strood;andMaidstone West, Redhill and Three Bridges.
Trains[change|change source]
Connex South Eastern took on a large fleet ofslam-doorandpower-doorelectric multiple unitsfromNetwork SouthEast.
The slam-door EMUs wereClass 411s,Class 421sandClass 423s,built between 1956 and 1974,
the power-door EMUs wereClass 365s,Class 465sandClass 466s,built between 1991 and 1995.
In 1998 Connex South Eastern leased twelveClass 508sfromAngel Trainsto replace some of the old Class 411s.[3][4][5][6][7]
Connex South Eastern ordered 112Class 375s,and 36Class 376swith the first entering service in April 2001.[8][9][10]
From 4 February to 20 March 2002, a preservedClass 201Hastingsunit was on loan to Connex South Eastern to run two return journeys on Monday to Fridays between Charing Cross andHastings.[11]this was because there was a shortage of trains.
| Class | Image | Type | Number | Carriages | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365Networker Express |  |
EMU | 16 | 4 | 1994–1995 | |
| 375Electrostar |  |
EMU | 112 | 3 or 4 | 1999–2005 | |
| 411 |  |
EMU | 112 | 4 | 1956–1963 | |
| 421 |  |
EMU | 25 | 4 | 1964–1972 | |
| 423 |  |
EMU | 73 | 4 | 1967–1974 | |
| 465Networker | |
EMU | 147 | 4 | 1991–1994 | |
| 466Networker |  |
EMU | 43 | 2 | 1993–1994 | |
| 508 |  |
EMU | 12 | 3 | 1979–1980 | Transferred fromMerseyrail |
References[change|change source]
- ↑Companies House extract company no 3006571Connex South Eastern Limited
- ↑"Connex loses rail franchise",BBC News Online,London, 24 October 2000.
- ↑Class 508Archived27 November 2015 at theWayback MachineKent Rail
- ↑Class 508 - The Final MonthsArchived27 July 2014 at theWayback MachineSouthern Electric Group
- ↑"Class 508s return south after eight years away"Rail Magazineissue 311 13 August 1997 page 11
- ↑"Connex 508s go to work on Isle of Sheppey line"Rail Magazineissue 338 26 August 1998 page 15
- ↑"Class 508/2s launched on Connex South East"The Railway Magazineissue 1170 October 1998 page 65
- ↑Class 375 ElectrostarKent Rail
- ↑"Connex Rail places £90 million order for 30 new EMUs from Adtranz"Rail Magazineissue 308 2 July 1997 page 7
- ↑"Connex Electrostars make passenger debut"Rail Magazineissue 407 18 April 2001 page 17
- ↑"1001 on Hastings – Charing Cross services".Hastings Diesels Limited.15 May 2002.Retrieved16 May2022.
Other websites[change|change source]
Media related toConnex South Easternat Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded by Network SouthEast As part ofBritish Rail |
Operator of Network SouthEast franchise 1996 - 2003 |
Succeeded by South Eastern Trains |
