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The Class 395 is a six-car electric multiple unit built by Hitachi for Southeastern, entering service in 2009 on High Speed 1 between London St Pancras International and towns across Kent. Nicknamed Javelin, especially during the 2012 London Olympics shuttle service, the fleet became familiar to commuters and enthusiasts alike. Its interior chime is part of the passenger information system, sounding briefly before automated and live announcements. Recordings of the tone circulate among rail enthusiasts and sound collectors who preserve the small audio details that define a journey.
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The short in-train chime from a Southeastern Class 395 Javelin, the familiar two-tone alert heard before announcements on high speed services in Kent.
This is the brief electronic chime played inside Southeastern Class 395 Javelin trains just before a spoken announcement. Lasting under two seconds, it is a clean, bright two-tone ding that cuts through carriage noise without sounding harsh. Regular passengers recognise it instantly as the cue to listen up for station calls, delay updates or safety messages. Removed from the train, the sound still carries that polite but authoritative railway feel, instantly placing the listener in a modern British high speed carriage waiting for information. It works as a neat attention signal rather than an alarm.
