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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 302
British Rail Class 302

Class 302 at Barking

In service 1958 - 1999
Manufacturer BR Doncaster/York
Cars built 112 trainsets
Refurbishment 1981 - 1982 (All)
1992 (4 mail conversions)
Formation 4 Cars per Trainset
Maximum speed 75 mph (121 km/h)
Weight 155 t
Capacity 344 seats
Gauge 1,435 mm
Voltage 25 kV AC Overhead

The British Rail Class 302 (pre-TOPS AM2) was a type of electric multiple unit introduced between 1958 - 1960 for outer suburban passenger services for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway route. This class of multiple unit was constructed using the Mark 1 bodyshell and was slam door. Each unit was formed of four coaches in the formation BDTS - MBS - TC - DTS. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 598 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 770 pixel, file size: 118 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) London, Tilbury and Southend line class 302 emu at Barking around 1964 Photo by Stephen Rees File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... The dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... KV, kV, or kv may refer to: kilovolts, see volt Komi language ((ISO 639 alpha-2) Köchel Verzeichnis, a chronological catalogue of all the compositions of Mozart: see Ludwig von Köchel KV (Egypt), an acronym referring to tombs in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt the IATA... City lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... The overhead lines of a Swiss Federal Railways track. ... 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. ... Trains of the Singapore MRT. EMUs are often used for rapid transit lines. ... The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) is a railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with East London and south Essex towns. ... British Rails first design of carriages were given the designation Mark 1. ...


Following the privatisation of British Rail, the units passed to LTS Rail in 1996. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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 title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...


The class was fully withdrawn from service in 1999. This was due to the age of the units, with being 40 years old. They were replaced by Class 310's, Class 312's and Class 317's, the latter of which were on loan from WAGN. Class 310 train in British Railways plain blue calls at Harrow and Wealdstone station. ... The front of a British Railways class 312 stock train in InterCity Blue/Grey livery passes through East London on a working to London Liverpool Street Station, as seen from the open window of another train. ... Class 317/1, no. ... WAGN was a franchise operator of commuter train services on the Great Northern route out of London Kings Cross and Moorgate stations. ...


Unit 302 244 was involved in an accident with a Lorry at a Level Crossing at Low Street in Tilbury in which it was decided to scrap the leading carriage. This was replaced with a carriage originally belonging to a Manchester-Bury Line Class 504.


Two driving trailers are preserved at Mangapps Farm Railway Museum near Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, the two driving trailer carriages belonged to units 302 201 and 302 227. These units are still in very good condition with the destination scrolls still in working order, the seats are still in British Rail colours and the Network South East maps are still in very good condition. The rest of the fleet has been scrapped since withdrawal in late 1999. The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ...


External links

  • Class 302 general overview on Class 310 site
  • BW Photo of unit no. 298 at Barking c. 1964
  • The Railway Centre data page on the Class 302
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