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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 447

Class 447 was the designation given to the Electric multiple unit trains that would have run the shuttle services (branded the Battersea Bullet) between London Victoria and the entertainment complex planned for the site of the former Battersea Power Station. Three units were planned, each of four cars, and since the trains would have been privately owned by the operator of the entertainment complex, British Rail allocated carriage numbers 99469-99481 (from the private owner carriage series) for the individual vehicles. Trains of the Singapore MRT. EMUs are often used for rapid transit lines. ... Battersea Power Station viewed from the north bank of the River Thames at Pimlico. ... 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. ...


In the event, the early 1990s recession spelt the end of the Battersea project. The entertainment complex was never built, nor were the trains, and the former power station still stands as an empty shell. It is unlikely that the Class 447 design will be revived, even if work ever resumes at the Battersea site.


A concept drawing can be seen here.


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British Rail Class 447 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (271 words)
Class 447 was the designation given to the Electric multiple unit trains that would have run the shuttle services (branded the Battersea Bullet) between London Victoria and the entertainment complex planned for the site of the former Battersea Power Station.
Three units were planned, each of four cars, and since the trains would have been privately owned by the operator of the entertainment complex, British Rail allocated carriage numbers 99470-99481 (from the private owner carriage series) for the individual vehicles.
It is unlikely that the Class 447 design will be revived, even if work ever resumes at the Battersea site.
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