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===Current fleet=== On 29 December 2020, the first of twelve [[British Rail Class 387|Class 387]] units from the [[Bombardier Electrostar]] family began service with Heathrow Express, having replaced the [[British Rail Class 332|Class 332]] fleet.<ref name="Heathrow Express">{{Cite web |title=Today's the day we're rolling out our new Heathrow Express fleet! |url=https://twitter.com/HeathrowExpress/status/1343855657569701889 |website=Heathrow Express |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229161859/https://twitter.com/HeathrowExpress/status/1343855657569701889|url-status=live |language=en-GB}}</ref> The units transferred from [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] who are also responsible for their maintenance and operation within Heathrow Express.<ref name="heathrowexpress.com" /> The units underwent modifications prior to their introduction on Heathrow Express which included the fitting of USB power sockets, extra luggage space, work tables, on-board Wi-Fi and HD TVs. A new Business First cabin was also included in a 2+1 configuration with reclining seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heathrow Express unveils images of new fleet|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/02/27/heathrow-express-unveils-images-of-new-fleet/ |access-date=9 March 2020 |website=Business Traveller |language=en-GB |archive-date=6 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206190520/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/02/27/heathrow-express-unveils-images-of-new-fleet/ |url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! rowspan="2" |Class ! rowspan="2" |Image ! rowspan="2" |Type ! colspan="2" |Top speed ! rowspan="2" |Number ! rowspan="2" |Carriages ! rowspan="2" |Routes ! rowspan="2" |Built |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! mph ! km/h |- | rowspan="2" |[[British Rail Class 387|387 ''Electrostar'']] | rowspan="2" |[[File:Railways of Great Britain 198.jpg|150px]] | rowspan="2" |[[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] |110 |177 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |4 |[[London Paddington station|London Paddington]] β [[Heathrow Terminal 5 station|Heathrow Terminal 5]] |2016β2017 |- | colspan="6" |[[File:Heathrow Express Class 387-1.png|frameless|545x545px]] |}
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