The History of the Networkers

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By popular demand, today we look over the complex history of the Class 165, 166, 365, 465 and 466 units developed during the late 1980s and early 1990s for the London commuter network, better known as the Networkers.

Proposed to replace the aging slam-door electric and diesel multiple units of the 1950s and 60s, the Networkers were an ambitions scheme to present a new, high quality commuter train both for existing and proposed rail corridors within the London area, but a mixture of poor timing, a lack of government investment, and the onslaught of privatisation meant that this promising proposal failed to meet its overall intended goal.

Also, I realise I haven't mentioned the Class 325 postal units, and while they have the exterior body design of the Networker class, they do in fact share more in common with the Class 319 Thameslink units. However, the Class 325s will be getting their own dedicated video in the future, so stay tuned! :D

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References:
Network SouthEast.co.uk (and their respective sources)
Kent Rail (and their respective sources)
Wikipedia (and its respective references)