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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 201

The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. They were built for use on the London-Hastings line. Several tunnels along the route had restricted clearance, meaning that these units were built with a narrow body profile. This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... The Southern Railway created numbering and classification systems for its large fleet of Electric multiple units that were perpetuated by the Southern Region of British Rail until the early 1980s, when the impact of TOPS was felt. ... Southern Class 205 unit no. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eastleigh Railway Works was in the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England. ... Ashford railway works was in the town of Ashford in the county of Kent in England. ... The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and Sussex, which links Hastings with Tonbridge, and from there into London via Sevenoaks. ...

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Technical details

Power car (two per six-car set)

  • Introduced: 1957
  • Weight: 55 tons
  • Engine: English Electric 4-cylinder type 4SRKT Mark II of 1000 bhp at 850 rpm (600 shaft hp)
  • Transmission: Electric, two English Electric type EE507 traction motors rated at 375 kW (~500 bhp) each.
  • Maximum tractive effort: 12,500 lb per car; 25,000 lb per unit
  • Driving wheel diameter: 3'4" Driving Bogie; 3'6" Trailer Bogie
  • Coupling code: 'Buck-Eye' Type allowing coupling to any BR(S) 20x,4xx Units
  • Train heating: Electric

Fleet Details

Key: Preserved Departmental Use Scrapped

Original 6S Units

Unit No. DMBSO TSOL TSOL TFK TSOL DMBSO Withdrawn Status
New Old
201001 1001 60000 60500 60501 60700 60502 60001 1986 Preserved
- 1002 60002 60503 60504 60701 60505 60003 1986 Sandite unit 1066
- 1003 60004 60506 60507 60702 60508 60005 ? Scrapped
- 1004 60006 60509 60510 60703 60511 60007 ? Scrapped
- 1005 60008 60512 60513 60704 60514 60009 ? Scrapped
- 1006 60010 60515 60516 60705 60517 60011 ? Scrapped
- 1007 60012 60518 60519 60706 60520 60013 ? Scrapped

Departmental Units The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ...

Unit No. DM T DM Withdrawn Status
New Old
1066 1002 977376 (ex-60002) 977379 (ex-60504) 977377 (ex-60003) 1994 Scrapped (1994)

The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ...

Preservation

Most units were withdrawn and scrapped following electrification of the route in 1986. However, one complete unit, no. 1001, was preserved by Hastings Diesels Ltd., which is based at St Leonards-on-Sea. Vehicle, no. 60000 has been named Hastings and vehicle no. 60001 has been named Tunbridge Wells, after the towns which they previously worked to. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Although part of the Borough of Hastings, and an ancient parish in its own right, the area that became known as St Leonards-on-Sea was only laid out in the 19th Century in its present form by James Burton as a place of elegant houses designed for the well... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... Tunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ...


Several of the vehicles now operate in preserved mainline registered unit 201001. Currently, it is used as cover for the Southern Class 171 Turbostar fleet on the Marshlink Line. Its latest diagrammed working was on August 24, 2005 on Diagram 975. It is expected that it will be used for driver-training duty soon. Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ... The Class 170 Turbostar is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England. ... Class 170, no. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Hasting Diesels

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