The class 395s are equipped for operation on both 25kV overhead and 750V dc third rail electrification systems, allowing them to work on the conventional network beyond Ashford to Faversham, Dover and Margate. The full service will begin in December, and the trains will also be used on a special shuttle service between St Pancras and Stratford in 2012 in connection with the Olympic Games, which London is hosting. The fleet of 29 six-car trains will be maintained by Hitachi at a purpose-built £53 million depot at Ashford. Eighteen trains have already been delivered to Southeastern and the remaining 11 were shipped from Japan on June 11, and will arrive in Britain in August.
