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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 458
British Rail Class 458


In Service 1999-Current
Manufacturer Unknown
Cars Built 28 Trainset
Formation 4 cars per trainset
Operator(s) South West Trains
Maximum speed 100 mph (161 km/h). . [1]
Class 458, no. 8030, at London Waterloo on 19th July 2003. This unit is painted in South West Trains mainline livery.
Class 458 passing Egham on the Waterloo to Reading Line in April 2007. This unit is painted in South West Trains mainline livery.
458006 with 455706 at Waterloo on 21st August 2007

The South West Trains Class 458 (or 4Jop) electrical multiple units were built by Alstom at Washwood Heath from 1998-2000. These units are part of Alstom's "Juniper" family of units, which also includes Classes 334 and 460. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB)BR Class 458, no. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB)BR Class 458, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB)BR Class 458, no. ... For other uses, see Waterloo station (disambiguation). ... South West Trains (SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,304 × 1,728 pixels, file size: 860 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) British Rail Class 458 Juniper passing through Egham en route to Reading, taken by me in April 2007. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,304 × 1,728 pixels, file size: 860 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) British Rail Class 458 Juniper passing through Egham en route to Reading, taken by me in April 2007. ... Statistics Population: 12,000 (inc. ... The Waterloo to Reading Line is one of the suburban railway lines operated by South West Trains (SWT) in England. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,576 × 1,920 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,576 × 1,920 pixels, file size: 1. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South... 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. ... 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. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation, railway signalling; and manufacturing trains (e. ... Washwood Heath is an area of Birmingham, England. ... British Rail created many brand names for its products, designed to catch the eye and imagination of current and potential travellers and freight users. ... Class 334021 Larkhall & 334004 Glasgow Central Station, Scotland. ... Class 460, no. ...


Description

Thirty of these 4-car units were ordered by South West Trains in 1998, to create extra capacity and to replace some of the ageing 4Cep units, which at the time were on short-term lease. Deliveries of these units commenced in 1998. Units were delivered in SWT's mainline livery of mainly white, with a blue band, and red/orange 'swish' at cab ends. South West Trains (SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South... Class 411 4Cep no. ...


The class suffered from major technical problems, so none of the older units were withdrawn from service. It was six more years, in 2004, before the full fleet was in service. In 2003/04, reliability was so dire, that despite being only six years old, it was planned to replace these units by 2005 with new Class 450 "Desiro" units. Since then reliability has improved sufficiently to allow them to be retained. As of the 11th December 2005 timetable change, the trains have been significantly lowered in diagrams and can now be found on 3 diagrams on weekdays out of London Waterloo. As of September 2005; two units (8001 and 8002) have been transferred to Gatwick Express. Currently the units are being refurbished, and will recommence service in 2007, on outer suburban lines, complementing the Desiro fleet. The two trains previously allocated to Gatwick Express are also being transferred back to South West Trains. 30 units were built, numbered 8001-8030. Each unit was formed from two outer driving motors, an intermediate trailer, and an intermediate motor. The trailer has the capacity to be fitted with a pantograph, thus allowing the units to be rebuilt in the future for overhead power collection at 25kV AC, should the need arise. The technical description of the formation is DMCO+PTSO+MSO+DMCO. Individual vehicles are numbered as follows: Class 450 at Woking The British Rail Class 450 third rail DC EMU began service during 2004. ... Gatwick Express is the brand name of a National Express Group-operated railway service offering a frequent shuttle service between Victoria station in London and Gatwick Airport in South East England. ...

  • 67601-67630 - DMCO
  • 74001-74030 - PTSO
  • 74101-74130 - MSO
  • 67701-67730 - DMCO

Operations

When first built, the units were used on the half-hourly London Waterloo to Alton trains. For other uses, see Waterloo station (disambiguation). ... Statistics Population: 16,584 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU716394 Administration District: East Hampshire Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: GUILDFORD...


But this was later changed to Waterloo to Reading and Windsor and Eton services. , Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... Windsor and Eton are twin towns, in the English county of Berkshire, separated by the River Thames and joined together by Windsor Bridge. ...


The trains now operate the services Ascot to Guildford, Reading to London Waterloo, and occasionally Weybridge to London Waterloo via Hounslow services with class 450 Desiro trains. , Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ...


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