319007 awaiting to depart north from Elstree and Borehamwood station, 11th February 2008.

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319007 departs Kentish Town for Sutton on a lovely winters day, 16th January 2012.

Unit History
The class 319 units were built for north - south cross London duties from the Midland Main Line to Southern Region destinations made possible by the reopening and electrification of the short link from Farringdon to Blackfriars. The units have a dual electrification capability (25kVA ac, 750v dc) and were built at York works in two batches in 1987/88 and 1990. 319007 is from the first batch of sixty units and is one of thirteen units which were dedicated on privatization to outer suburban services south of the river Thames and in consequence a number lost there 25KV equipment for a while. With the need for additional capacity on the Thameslink services these thirteen units (319001 – 319013) where soon back on duties they were originally designed for and are currently sub-leased by Southern to First Capital Connect.

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319012 awaiting to depart from Elstree and Borehamwood station with a southbound Thameslink service for Wimbledon, 11th February 2008.

Unit History
The class 319 units were built for north - south cross London duties from the Midland Main Line to Southern Region destinations made possible by the reopening and electrification of the short link from Farringdon to Blackfriars. The units have a dual electrification capability (25kVA ac, 750v dc) and were built at York works in two batches in 1987/88 and 1990. 319012 is from the first batch of sixty units and is one of thirteen units which were dedicated on privatization to outer suburban services south of the river Thames and in consequence a number lost there 25KV equipment for a while. With the need for additional capacity on the Thameslink services these thirteen units (319001 – 319013) where soon back on duties they were originally designed for and are currently sub-leased by Southern to First Capital Connect.

Arrived Sims Metals, Newport for breaking up in June 2023

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Northern 319361 stands in the Platform at Manchester Piccadilly, 26th October 2016.

Unit History
The class 319 units were built for the new north south cross London duties from the Midland Main Line to Southern Region destinations made possible by the reopening and electrification of the short link from Farringdon to Blackfriars. The units were built with a dual electrification capability (25kVA ac, 750v dc) and were built in two batches in 1987/88 and 1990. 319361 is from the second batch of twenty six units, built in 1990, which were classified class 319/1 and was originally 319161. These units were numbered in the range 319161–186. The formation of the second batch of units was similar to that of the earlier batch, except there was provision for first-class seating in one of the driving vehicles and the motor vehicles are fitted with a more modern Bracknell Willis High Speed pantograph. In the period 1997-98 the class 319/1 units had the first class compartments removed and renumbering into the 3193xx series.

Arrived Sims Metals, Newport for breaking up 22nd December 2023.

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319363 waits for the “right away” from East Croydon with a northbound service to Bedford, 12th August 2009. This unit carries the current First Capital Connect livery, a vast improvement from the previous blue/white Thameslink version.

Unit History
The class 319 units were built for the new north south cross London duties from the Midland Main Line to Southern Region destinations made possible by the reopening and electrification of the short link from Farringdon to Blackfriars. The units have a dual electrification capability (25kVA ac, 750v dc) and were built in two batches in 1987/88 and 1990. 319363 is from the second batch of twenty six units, built in 1990, which were classified class 319/1 and was originally 319163. These units were numbered in the range 319161–186. The formation of the second batch of units was similar to that of the earlier batch, except there was provision for first-class seating in one of the driving vehicles and the motor vehicles are fitted with a more modern Bracknell Willis High Speed pantograph. In the period 1997-98 the class 319/1 units had the first class compartments removed, were painted into the Thameslink navy-blue bodyside and white stripes livery, and renumbering into the 3193xx series.

Arrived Sims Metals, Newport for breaking up in July 2022

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