Newleaf Rail Class 373

The Newleaf Rail Class 373 are a class of ten high speed electric multiple units currently on order for use on high-speed services across Newleaf Island.

History
The Newleaf Island 373s were initially built between 1992 and 1996 for use in the United Kingdom and France on "Regional Eurostar" services, which never came to fruition. Subsequently, they found use in a variety of other roles, before mostly being withdrawn by the end of 2014.

In March 2016, InterCity announced the purchase of the 20 Class 373 half-sets that were currently in storage in the United Kingdom and France, consisting of six ten-car 373/2 half-sets used by the SNCF in France, and the fourteen eight-car "North of London" 373/3 half-sets; spare power car 373999 was also purchased.

Upon delivery to Newleaf Island, the half-sets are to be paired up and formed into ten sets of permanently coupled electric multiple units, designated as subclass 373/4. They will also go through a full refurbishment before entry into service, providing extra capacity on existing services across the island, relieving overcrowding on the existing Class 374s.

Breakdown of units
373301 consists of the power car from former half-set 3301 only. This is maintained as a spare power car in case of future problems; it was selected as spare due to it being defective from delivery; the extensive repairs required would have delayed its entry into service.

The 37342x units consist of 20 carriages and are formed of former SNCF half-sets, while the 37346x units are 16 carriages long and are formed of the former North of London half-sets. 373467 is formed of former half-sets 3314 and 3301, plus spare power car 3999, with half-set 3301's defective power car removed for use as a spare.

Operations
The Class 373 units are expected to be used on any InterCity high speed services across Newleaf Island following their introduction in order increase capacity on overcrowded services.

Class 373 units are also operated in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom by Eurostar, and were previously operated in the United Kingdom by GNER, in France by the SNCF and in Belgium by the SNCB.