15-616: [REDACTED] Look up hwn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. HWN may refer to: Harlow Town railway station , in England Heaven's White Noise Heterogeneous wireless network The Hurricane Watch Net Hwange National Park Airport , in Zimbabwe Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
30-519: A commitment to replace all of the existing fleet. As part of this, an order was placed with Stadler Rail for twenty 12-carriage electric multiple units that would join the FLIRT family. These new trains are classified as Class 745s and are divided into two sub-classes: ten 745/0 units and ten 745/1 units. Alongside the related Class 755 units, also in the FLIRT family, the units will be maintained at Crown Point TMD . The 745/0 units were built to replace
45-463: A derogation allowing the operation of their Class 90 + Mark 3 sets into 2020. Following this, the first 745/0 unit finally entered service on 8 January 2020 on the Norwich to Liverpool Street route and, by April 2020, had entirely replaced the loco-hauled fleet. The first Class 745/1 unit entered service on 30 March 2020 and these are also being used on the Norwich to Liverpool Street route, with
60-525: A low floor making the train more accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs. In comparison with the 745/1 units, the 745/0 units include first class accommodation, tables and a bistro. A trolley service also operates on certain trains. The trains were first approved for passenger service in July 2019 and were expected to enter passenger service in late 2019. However, delays in fitting their passenger information systems meant that Greater Anglia instead had to seek
75-430: A number of peak starting/terminating services to/from Liverpool Street or Stratford and by a few through trains northbound and southbound. Currently all platforms accommodate 12 car trains. In December 2009 ticket barriers were installed at the station, to help reduce penalty fare evasion from the station. The platforms can accommodate 12 car trains. British Rail Class 745 The British Rail Class 745 FLIRT
90-652: Is a class of electric multiple unit passenger train, built by Stadler as part of the FLIRT family. The class is built for Greater Anglia for use on their inter-city services and the Stansted Express services. They first entered service on 8 January 2020, after being constructed between 2018 and 2020 in Switzerland . In August 2016, Abellio Greater Anglia was awarded the East Anglia franchise with
105-533: Is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Harlow in Essex , England. It is 22 miles 59 chains (36.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Roydon and Harlow Mill stations. Its three-letter station code is HWN. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia . The station was opened in 1842 as Burnt Mill , to serve
120-562: The Class 90 locomotive , Mark 3 carriage and Driving Van Trailer loco-hauled sets on the inter-city London Liverpool Street to Norwich services, which they have now fully done. The 745/1 units were built to replace the Class 379 fleet used on Stansted Express services. The interiors of the units feature USB and plug points, air conditioning, free WiFi, passenger information screens , larger accessible areas, bicycle storage areas and include digital seat reservation displays. All trains have
135-467: The Stansted Express brand). Services are operated using Class 720 and 745 EMUs . The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of services to and from Ely . There is also a further 2tph on Stansted Express services in each direction between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport that pass through the station but do not stop, except for some peak hour trains. On Sundays,
150-589: The architects have aimed at expressing the beauty of continuous surfaces of natural materials and paintwork has been reduced to a minimum. On 13 July 1960, the station was renamed Harlow Town . Its status as a listed building has meant that alterations to conform with the Disability Discrimination Act have had to be carried out sensitively to protect the original architectural conception. All services at Harlow Town are operated by Greater Anglia (including some services which operate under
165-470: The first service on the Stansted Express starting on 28 July 2020. Class 745 units of both subclasses are formed of 12 vehicles, which are grouped in pairs that share an unpowered Jacobs bogie . Conventional semi-permanent couplings join each pair of vehicles together, a difference from other FLIRT models (that use Jacobs bogies throughout) necessary in order to provide energy absorption should
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#1732793283532180-417: The services between Stratford and Bishop's Stortford do not run. The station has four platforms. Platform 2 is for services towards London Liverpool Street and Stratford. Platform 3 is for services towards Stansted Airport and Cambridge. Platforms 1 and 4 are used less frequently for slow trains and as a Waiting loop for freight trains from the aggregate terminal a mile down the line, they are however used by
195-490: The small village of the same name. Between March 1959 and July 1960 the station was rebuilt to serve the post-war new town of Harlow , to designs by Paul Hamilton with John Bicknell and Ian Fraser of the British Railways (Eastern Region) architects department (chief architect: H. H. Powell ). Described by Pevsner as "low, crisp and entirely ungimmicky", its architectural quality was recognised in 1996 when it
210-481: The title HWN . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HWN&oldid=1035375607 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Harlow Town railway station Harlow Town railway station
225-621: Was made a Grade II listed building . The listing entry states "the Eastern Region Architect's Department was the most creative branch of British Railways, designing a number of powerful modern stations in conjunction with the Region's electrification. The new station for Harlow New Town was the flagship of this achievement. It is a building with powerful spatial qualities, of especial interest particularly for its architectural design". The Architect and Building News in 1959 said
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