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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 202
British Rail Class 203
In service 1957-1986
Manufacturer Eastleigh and Ashford Works
Number built unknown
Formation 4 cars per trainset
Operator British Rail
Specifications
Maximum speed 75mph
Engine 2x EE6K

The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. These units were built to work the London Charing Cross to Hastings services. Several tunnels along the route had restricted clearance, meaning that these units were built with a narrow body profile. This article is about the town in Hampshire. ... Ashford may mean the following places: In Australia: Ashford, New South Wales Ashford, South Australia Electoral district of Ashford - a state electoral district in South Australia In Canada: Ashford, Quebec In the Republic of Ireland: Ashford, County Wicklow In the United Kingdom: Ashford, North Devon Ashford, South Hams, Devon Ashford... 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. ... 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. ... 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 back of Charing Cross railway station showing the additions designed by Terry Farrell. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ...


The last six-car units were withdrawn in 1986, when the Hastings line was electrified. The line through the tunnels was reduced to single track, allowing standard loading gauge Class 411 electrical multiple units to replace the diesel units on passenger services. One unit was subsequently reinstated to provide emergency cover, and was renumbered as 202001 to conform with the TOPS numbering system. Class 411 4Cep no. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... The Total Operations Processing System, better known by its initials TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock (railroad cars) owned by a rail system. ...


After the mass withdrawals of 1986, several units were reformed as four-car units, and subsequently renumbered into the Class 203 series. In addition, several vehicles saw further use as departmental vehicles. This was the final version of Hastings Restriction 0 diesel trains, classified 6B, later class 203. ... The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ...

Contents

Technical details

Power car (two per six-car set)

  • Introduced: 1957-58
  • Weight: 55 tons per unit
  • Engine: English Electric 4-cylinder type 4SRKT Mark II of 500 bhp (370 kW) at 850 rpm
  • Transmission: Electric, two English Electric traction motors
  • Maximum tractive effort: Not known
  • Driving wheel diameter: Not known
  • Coupling code: Within type
  • Train heating: Electric

Fleet Details

Key: Preserved Reformed Departmental Use Scrapped


Original 6L Units

Unit No. DMBSO TSOL TSOL TFK TSOL DMBSO Withdrawn Status
New Old
- 1011 60014 60521 60522 60707 60523 60015 1986 Reformed to 203001
- 1012 60016 60524 60525 60708 60526 60017 1986 Preserved
202001 1013 60018 60527 60528 60709 60529 60019 1987 Reformed as 203101
- 1014 60020 60530 60531 60710 60532 60021 ? Scrapped
- 1015 60022 60533 60534 60711 60535 60023 ? Scrapped
- 1016 60024 60536 60537 60712 60538 60025 ? Scrapped
- 1017 60026 60539 60540 60713 60541 60027 ? Scrapped
- 1018 60028 60542 60543 60714 60544 60029 ? Scrapped
- 1019 60030 60545 60546 60715 60547 60031 ? Scrapped


Reformed 4L Units

Unit No. DMBSO TSOL TSOL
(*TFK)
DMBSO Withdrawn Status
New Old
203001 1011 60152
(ex-60014)
60522 60523 60153
(ex-60015)
1990 Sandite unit 1067
203101 202001 60018 60528 60709* 60019 1988 Preserved


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

Unit No. DM T DM (DT*) Withdrawn Status
New Old
1067 203001 977698 (ex-60152) 977697 (ex-60523) 977699 (ex-60153) 1996 Scrapped (1996)
1068 207014/203001 977700 (ex-60139) 977696 (ex-60522) 977701* (ex-60910) 1992 Scrapped (2005)

The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ... The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ... Class 207 DEMU (with former Class 411 centre coach in place of the original) preserved at the East Lancashire Railway, Bury. ... Class 207 DEMU (with former Class 411 centre coach in place of the original) preserved at the East Lancashire Railway, Bury. ... Class 207 DEMU (with former Class 411 centre coach in place of the original) preserved at the East Lancashire Railway, Bury. ...

Preservation

One complete unit, has been preserved.

  • 1013 - by Hastings Diesels

In addition, two vehicles from unit 1012 have also been preserved.

  • 1012 - DMBSO 60016 and TFK 60708 - by Hastings Diesels

Several of the vehicles from 1012 and 1013 now operate in preserved mainline registered unit 201001. To avoid conflict with Class 60 locomotives, vehicles 60016 and 60018 have been renumbered to 60116 and 60118 respectively. These two vehicles have also been named after towns along the routes which they previously worked. The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ... Class 60s at Peak Forest In the mid 1980s British Rail was faced with an aging fleet of freight locomotives which required overhaul or replacement. ...

, Royal Tunbridge Wells (often called simply Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ...

External links

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