Having spent a bit of time in the Brighton area recently I quickly became accustomed to seeing Southern's fleet of Class 377 'Electrostars' plying their trade along the south coast and up to London and back.
What came as a bit of surprise though was seeing two such units as far north as Rugby under their own power this week!
Eight five-car Class 377/7s have been built by Bombardier in Derby with dual-voltage capability allowing them to run on both 750V DC third rail and 25kV AC overhead power supplies.
The units are due to enter service later this year but are currently undergoing mileage accumulation runs on the West Coast Main Line in pairs with 377703 and 377704 in action on Wednesday.
As an aside, Bombardier recently celebrated completion of their 1000th vehicle for Southern in the form of MSO 70707 which is included in unit 377707.
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