Class 360 four-car sets were the first of the Desiro UK trains to be ordered from Siemens early in the new millennium, and entered passenger service with First Great Eastern in August 2003. They are designed for outer-suburban operation and were introduced to replace the aging Class 312 slam door stock. The trains consist of four coaches, with no connecting corridor in the driving vehicles, their most significant difference from other Desiro units operating in the UK.

Built between the Duewag plant in Germany and the Vienna plant in Austria, all cars were then bought together at Siemens Wildenrath test track before being delivered to the UK. With only 21 Class 360/0 units (as well as 5 Class 360/2 for Heathrow Airport services operated by BAA), this first batch paved the way for significant further orders from other UK operators, which now see the Desiro design operating in all corners of the British railway network.

Seating is arranged in 2+2 style for the small First Class compartment behind each driving cab, and 2+3 mode for all Standard Class areas.

The Class 360/0 units were transferred to East Midlands Railway in 2021 for the London St Pancras to Corby services, branded as ‘EMR Connect’, following the completion of the Bedford to Kettering and Corby electrification scheme, allowing faster and more frequent services.

Units 360102 and 360112 are included in this reskin, the first two Class 360 units to receive the EMR Connect livery, which involved the use of vinyl wraps. The re-livery coincided with the newly electrified London St Pancras to Corby and Kettering services that began in May 2021.

This reskin requires the Great Eastern Main Line Add-On from Steam, available from: http://store.steampowered.com/app/222593/