all photographs are by Richard Whitbread, unless otherwise credited

Interior display of the car number near the full width connection of car 5 Passenger alarm in a door vestibule.

Interior display of the car number near the full width connection of car 5. Class 700s are amongst the first few types of unit to use the new six digit car numbering sequence (the first is Class 387).

Passenger alarm in a door vestibule.
Door open and close buttons, plus emergency door release, in a vestibule. Luggage rack adjacent to a door vestibule
Door open and close buttons, plus emergency door release, in a vestibule. Luggage rack adjacent to a door vestibule. Not a great capacity given that these units will be serving two airports and interchanges to long-distance international and domestic railway services.
Metal rubbing strips and Siemens branding at the bottom of the plug doors.
(above) Metal rubbing strips and Siemens branding at the bottom of the plug doors.
Train evacuation information.

(above) Train evacuation information. As these units have no doors in their cab ends there are special procedures for evacuating when in a tunnel.

(below) An above-seat rack, space for coats and small bags only.

An above-seat rack, space for coats and small bags only.
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