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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 207
Class 207 DEMU (with former Class 411 centre coach in place of the original) preserved at the East Lancashire Railway, Bury.
Class 207, no. 207203 arriving at London Bridge on 15th August 2003, before forming a service to Uckfield. This unit has since been withdrawn from traffic by Southern, having been replaced by new Class 171 Turbostar units. The triangle indicates that the guard can be found at this end (and, as it happens, the power unit).

The British Rail Class 207 (or 3D) diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh in 1962. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 414 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photographer: Dave Root Location: Bolton Street Station, Bury, Greater Manchester, UK Date: 2006-12-?? Subject: Class 207 DEMU I, the copyright holder of this work... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 414 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photographer: Dave Root Location: Bolton Street Station, Bury, Greater Manchester, UK Date: 2006-12-?? Subject: Class 207 DEMU I, the copyright holder of this work... LMS Class 3F Jinty 0-6-0T No. ... This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 401 KB)BR Class 207, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 401 KB)BR Class 207, no. ... Outside view Platform London Bridge station is a railway station in central London (in the London Borough of Southwark), occupying a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge. ... Statistics Population: 15,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ473213 Administration District: Wealden Shire county: East Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: East Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post... 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. ... 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. ...

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Current operations

The class were used on the Oxted Line and the Marsh Link Line. The Oxted Line is a railway line in southern England. ... The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ...


The final two units were withdrawn in August 2004.


Preservation

Three complete units have been preserved:

In addition, driving motor vehicle from unit 207013 has also been preserved: Jinty 47493. ... LMS Class 3F Jinty 0-6-0T No. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

The centre trailer from unit 207203 has been at a private location: The Pump House Steam and Transport Museum is a museum in Walthamstow focusing on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in the River Lea valley from the early 1800s. ...

, Hungerford is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) west of Newbury. ...

Fleet Details

Key: Preserved Rebuilt Departmental Use Scrapped


Unrefurbished Class 207/0

Unit No. Name Final livery DMBSO TCsoL DTSO Withdrawn Status
New Old
207001 1301 - NSE 60126 60600 60900 1994 Scrapped
207002 1302 - NSE 60127 60601 60901 1992 Converted to 207103
207003 1303 - Blue/Grey 60128 60602 60902 ? Scrapped
207004 1304 - NSE 60129 60603 60903 1992 Converted to 207101
207005 1305 - NSE 60130 60604 60904 1992 Converted to 207102
207006 1306 - Blue/Grey 60131 60605 60905 ? Scrapped
207007 1307 - Blue/Grey 60132 60606 60906 ? Scrapped
207008 1308 - Blue/Grey 60133 60607 60907 ? Scrapped
207009 1309 - Blue/Grey 60134 60608 60908 ? Scrapped
207010 1310 - NSE 60135 60609 60909 03/1994 Tractor unit 951070
207011 1311 - NSE 60136 60610 60910 05/1990 Sandite unit 1068
207012 1312 - Blue/Grey 60137 60611 60911 ? Scrapped
207013 1313 - NSE 60138 60612 60912 03/1994 Tractor unit 951070
207014 1314 - NSE 60139 60613 60913 05/1990 Sandite unit 1068
207015 1315 - Blue/Grey 60140 60614 60914 ? Scrapped
207016 1316 - Blue/Grey 60141 60615 60915 ? Scrapped
207017 1317 - Connex 60142 60616 60916 03/2004 Preserved
207018 1318 - Blue/Grey 60143 60617 60917 ? Scrapped
207019 1319 - Blue/Grey 60144 60618 60918 ? Scrapped


Refurbished Class 207/1 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. ... 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. ...

Unit No. Name Final livery DMBSO DTSO Withdrawn Status
207101 207004 Ashford Fayre NSE 60129 60903 1995 Converted to 207201
207102 207005 Brighton Royal Pavilion NSE 60130 60904 1995 Converted to 207202
207103 207002 - NSE 60127 60901 1995 Converted to 207203


Refurbished Class 207/2

Unit No. Name Final livery DMBSO TSOL DTSO Withdrawn Status
207201 207101 Ashford Fayre Connex 60129 70286 60903 2003 Scrapped
207202 207102 Brighton Royal Pavilion Connex 60130 70549 60904 08/2004 Preserved
207203 207103 - Connex 60127 70547 60901 08/2004 Preserved


Departmental Units

Unit No. Final livery DMB T DMB (DT*) Withdrawn Status
- 1068 NSE 977700 (ex-60139) 977696 (ex-60522) 977701* (ex-60910) 1992 Scrapped
951070 1070 NSE 977906 (ex-60135) - 977907 (ex-60138) 1998 Preserved

The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ... The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. ... 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. ...

Technical details

Power car (one per set)

  • Introduced: 1962
  • Weight: 56 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.
  • Driving wheel diameter: Not known
  • Coupling code: Not known
  • Train heating: Electric

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