 Class 411 4Cep no. 1592, at Dover Priory on 27th April 2003, whilst forming a special excursion train around Kent and East Sussex. This unit was specially repainted into its original Green livery, to commemorate the retirement of the 4Cep fleet from service. This unit was withdrawn from traffic 2004, and has sadly been scrapped.
 Class 411 4Cep no. 1602, at Dover Priory on 27th April 2003, whilst forming a special excursion train around Kent and West Sussex. This was the only 4Cep unit to be painted in Connex South Eastern livery, after it suffered damage in a derailment, and had to be repaired at Eastleigh works. This unit lasted in traffic until 2004, and has since been scrapped.
 Class 412 4Bep no. 2325, departing London Waterloo on 15th August 2003. This unit was reformed in 2002, with the addition of a buffet car. It was retired by South West Trains later in 2003, and is now preserved at the East Kent Railway. It is currently planned to restore this unit to its original as-built condition. The British Rail Class 411 (or 4Cep) electrical multiple units were built at Eastleigh works from 1956-63 for the newly electrified main lines in Kent. These units was based on the earlier Southern Railway 4Cor design, built in 1937. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 716 KB)BR Class 411, no. ...
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Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 646 KB)BR Class 412 (4Bep), no. ...
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Description The East Kent Railway is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. ...
Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...
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. ...
Eastleigh Railway Works was in the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England. ...
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The Southern Railway in the United Kingdom was the smallest of the four railway systems created in the Grouping ordered by the Railways Act 1921. ...
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Description A total of 133 units were built, as two different types. The majority of units were 'standard' passenger-only units, complemented by units containing a buffet car.
Standard Units The standard units contained passenger seating only, and formed the backbone of the new fleet. 111 units were built in several batches, initially numbered in the range 7101-7211. Units 7101-7104 were the prototype units, and were followed by 'Phase 1' units (7105-7153) and subsequently 'Phase 2' units (7154-7211). Prototypes or prototypical instances combine the most representative attributes of a category. ...
Units were formed of two outer driving motors cars, sandwiching two intermediate trailer cars.
4Bep Units The 4Bep units were similar to the standard units, but contained a buffet car in place of one of the trailers. 22 units were built, initially numbered in the range 7001-7022. The first two units (7001-7002) were prototypes, and were followed by 'Phase 1' units (7003-7012) and 'Phase 2' (7013-7022). 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. ...
The 4Bep fleet were classified as Class 410 by British Rail under the new computer numbering system introduced in 1968.
Vehicle Numbering The numbering of individual vehicles and details of when units were built are shown in the table below. | Phase | Type | Unit Nos. | Years Built | DMBSO | TCK | TSK (*TRB) | DMBSO | | Prototypes | 4Cep | 7101-7104 | 1956 | 61033-61039 (odd) | 70037-70040 | 70033-70036 | 61034-61040 (even) | | 4Bep | 7001-7002 | 1957 | 61041-61043 (odd) | 70041-70042 | 69000-69001* | 61042-61044 (even) | | Phase 1 | 4Cep | 7105-7110 | 1958 | 61229-61239 (odd) | 70235-70240 | 70229-70234 | 61230-61240 (even) | | 7111-7153 | 1958-59 | 61304-61388 (even) | 70303-70345 | 70260-70302 | 61305-61389 (odd) | | 4Bep | 7003-7012 | 1958-59 | 61390-61408 (even) | 70346-70355 | 69002-69011* | 61391-61409 (odd) | | Phase 2 | 4Cep | 7154-7202 | 1960-61 | 61694-61790 (even) | 70552-70600 | 70503-70551 | 61695-61911 (odd) | | 7203-7204 | 1961 | 61868-61870 (even) | 70043-70044 | 70241-70242 | 61869-61871 (odd) | | 7205-7211 | 1963 | 61948-61960 (even) | 70653-70659 | 70660-70666 | 61949-61961 (odd) | | 4Bep | 7013-7022 | 1961 | 61792-61810 (even) | 70601-70610 | 69012-69021* | 61793-61811 (odd) |
Refurbishment During the late 1970s and early 1980s, British Rail recognised that the 4Cep fleet was in need of refurbishment. This was carried out at BR's Swindon Works. Refurbishment included moving the guard's compartment from both the motor cars to one of the intermediate trailers. Many of the 4Bep fleet were converted to standard units, since the requirement for buffet cars had declined. Swindon railway works was built by the Great Western Railway in 1840 in the town of Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire. ...
The first refurbished unit was no. 7153, which was later renumbered to 1500. This unit was experimentally refurbished in 1975 at Eastleigh Works. Following evaluation, the contract for the refurbishment of the rest of the fleet was awarded to BR's Swindon Works. Subsequent refurbished standard units were renumbered in the range 1501-1621, and reclassified as Class 411/5. Only seven 4Bep units were retained and refurbished, being renumbered in the range 2301-2307, and reclassified as Class 412/0. The remaining 4Bep units were converted into 4Cep units by replacing the buffet car with a standard trailer converted from conventional locomotive-hauled coaching stock. Eastleigh Railway Works was in the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England. ...
Swindon railway works was built by the Great Western Railway in 1840 in the town of Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire. ...
4Tep Units During refurbishment work, several temporary 4Tep units were created, formed of three carriages from a refurbished Cep unit, with an unrefurbished buffet car from a Bep unit. The units were renumbered in the range 2701-2704. These units were disbanded by 1986, once the refurbishment program was complete. The units were reformed as standard 4Cep units, and the unrefurbished buffet carriages were scrapped. 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. ...
Unit formation are given below:
| Unit No. | Vehicle Nos. | | New 4Tep | Ex. 4Cep | Ex. 4Bep | DMSO | TBCK | TSRB | DMSO | | 2701 | 1556 (ex-7144) | 7011 | 61371 | 70336 | 69010 | 61370 | | 2702 | 1557 (ex-7127) | 7022 | 61337 | 70331 | 69021 | 61360 | | 2703 | 1560 (ex-7152) | 7021 | 61387 | 70344 | 69020 | 61386 | | 2704 | 1558 (ex-7139) | 7018 | 61361 | 70319 | 69017 | 61336 |
Current Operations After rail privatisation in the mid-1990's, the different divisions of British Rail were divided up into different franchises. The three former SR division; South-Eastern, South Central and South-Western; all operated 4Cep units, and are dealt with separately here.
Connex South Central The South Central (SC) division, operated as Connex South Central, briefy operated 4Cep units in the period 1995-1998. Three standard units were converted to Class 411/6 by fitting them with high-speed Mk.6 motor bogies. These units were renumbered into the series 1697-1699. They were chiefly employed on London Bridge to Brighton express services. However, as the units were non-standard in the SC fleet, they were withdrawn and transferred to South West Trains. Connex is the brand name of the transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement. ...
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South Eastern Trains The South Eastern (SE) division inherited the largest fleet of 4Cep units. The franchise was originally operated by Connex as Connex South Eastern, but after Connex lost the franchise it became South Eastern Trains. In 1996, when the frachise was awarded, a fleet of 85 standard units were in traffic. Many of these were quickly withdrawn from traffic, or transferred to the SW division. In early 1999, five units were converted to Class 411/9 3Cep units, with the removal of an intermediate trailer. This was necessary, as some stations could only accommodate 11 carriages, so a 12 carriage trains would over-hang the station. A further 13 units were later converted. The 3Cep units were renumbered into the series 1101-1118. Connex is the brand name of the transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement. ...
South Eastern Trains (SET) is a British Train operating company set up to provide train services in the south east of England including Kent, parts of East Sussex and the South East London commuter routes. ...
The Connex fleet contained two 'celebrity' units. The first, no. 1592, was repainted by staff at Slade Green depot into it original Green livery, to commemorate the final months in traffic for these units. The second, no. 1602, was the only 4Cep unit repainted into Connex livery, after it received derailment damage at London Bridge station, and had to be repaired at Eastleigh works. Both of these units were popular with railtours and excursion trains. Slade Green is a sattelite village of Erith within the London Borough of Bexley lying between the rivers Thames,Darenth and Cray. ...
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Eastleigh Railway Works was in the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England. ...
Withdrawal of units started in 1999, after they were replaced by new Class 375 'Electrostar' units. The original aim was to totally replace the 4Cep fleet by 2000. However, poor reliabily of the new units saw the 4Cep's retained beyond this date. By the end of 2002, the fleet was again being reduced, with many standard units being sent to Immingham for scrap. The 3Cep units were all withdrawn by March 2003, as units in traffic beyond this date had to be fitted with the new safety device TPWS. In the event, only seven units, nos. 1562, 1590, 1592, 1593, 1594, 1602 and 1615 were retained. These became known to enthusiasts as the "Magnificent 7". Class 375/6, no. ...
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The Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) has been deployed across the entire UK railway network. ...
By the beginning of 2004, the seven units were withdrawn as they were due overhaul. They were replaced with units cascaded from South West Trains, which included the three Class 411/6 units. However, these units were themselves slowly retired, and it was expected the final units would have been withdrawn from service before the end of 2004. However, the Class 411/6 units were eventually withdrawn in July 2005, following the introduction of refurbished Class 465/9 "Networkers". Units 1697 and 1699 were sent for scrap, but 1698 was retained for working railtours. Due to a unit shortage It was later reinstated in August 2005, and was expected to remain in traffic until at least September. It is now thought to remain in infrequent use definitely until after Christmas. Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ...
Description The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by Metropolitan Cammell and BREL between 1991 and 1993, and brought into service from 1991 onwards. ...
South West Trains The South West (SW) division franchise was won by the Stagecoach Group and was operated as South West Trains (SWT). SWT did not inherit any standard 4Cep units, but it did operate the seven 4Bep units. However, in 1996, a shortage of trains led to SWT hiring two sets (nos. 1568 and 1589) on a short-term lease. These units were quickly followed by more, until by 1998, SWT had a fleet of 29 standard 4Cep units. These were gradually overhauled, and were employed on a range of duties, including services to Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, Bournemouth and Weymouth. Additionally, units commonly worked services on the Lymington branch. Stagecoach Group plc is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ...
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The fleet stayed reasonably static until 2002, when SWT reformed several sets. The buffet cars from the 4Bep units were inserted into seven standard units, which were renumbered 2321-2327 (reclassified as Class 412/2). The displaced carriages were inserted into the 4Bep units, which were renumbered 2311-2317 (reclassified as Class 412/1). The reason behind this was that the 4Bep units had faster acceleration, and the buffet cars were no longer used. Therefore the reformations allowed a higher seating capacity in the faster units.
By 2003, SWT had ordered new trains, to replace all its slam-door trains. These were designated Class 444 for express trains, and Class 450, for suburban trains. The first units to be replaced were the units in the 232x series, which were due for early withdrawal. Of the seven sets, one, set no. 2323, was withdrawn in 2002 due to fire damage, but was later converted back to a standard unit. Another, set no. 2326, was reduced to a 3Cep, for operating the "Lymington Flyer" service on the Lymington branch, and was renumbered 1199. The remaining five units lasted until December 2003, when they were withdrawn. One, set no. 2325 was preserved, whilst the rest were scrapped. Class 444, no. ...
Class 450 at Woking The British Rail Class 450 third rail DC EMU began service during 2004. ...
The Lymington Flyer is the name given to rail service operated over the branch line from Brockenhurst to Lymington. ...
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The standard units lasted until early-2004, when they were either withdrawn and scrapped, or transferred to South Eastern Trains. One of the 4Bep units, no. 2314, was converted into a 3Cep to replace no. 1199, and was renumbered 1198. Of the remaining six 4Bep units, four were withdrawn in October 2004, leaving just two units remaining in traffic into 2005. The 3Cep unit, no. 1198, was withdrawn at the end of December 2004, and was preserved on the Dartmoor Railway. A replacement came in the form of 3Cig unit no. 1499. The final two 4Bep units soldiered on in traffic until withdrawal in March 2005. They were both later preserved. Description The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Meldon, near Okehampton in Devon. ...
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Further Use and Departmental Units Over the years, several unit have seen further use as departmental units. These are listed below: - 7102 - Converted to Tractor Unit 932080.
- 1500 - Converted to Tractor Unit 932081.
- 1505 - Converted to Route-learning Unit 930082 for use by Southern, including removal of end-gangways. Since converted to static training unit at Selhurst depot.
- 1512 - Used as a 3-car Tractor Unit by South West Trains at Bournemouth depot. Scrapped in June 2005 after being replaced by a Class 73 electro-diesel locomotive.
- 1545 - Converted to test unit 932545 and exported to Sweden.
- 1620 - Converted to test unit 932620 for central door locking trials. Now used for paint trials at Eastleigh Works.
The British Rail Class 932 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units and diesel electric multiple unit carriages converted for departmental use. ...
The British Rail Class 932 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units and diesel electric multiple unit carriages converted for departmental use. ...
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A Southern Class 171 Turbostar on display at the York Railfest exhibition on 3rd June 2004 prior to entering service. ...
A Class 458 unit at Virginia Water station in April 2004. ...
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The second batch of 43 locomotives were built later by Vulcan Foundry from 1965-1967, and were classified as Class JB. They were numbered in the range E6007-E6049. ...
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The British Rail Class 932 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units and diesel electric multiple unit carriages converted for departmental use. ...
The British Rail Class 932 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units and diesel electric multiple unit carriages converted for departmental use. ...
Eastleigh Railway Works was in the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England. ...
Preservation Currently, four complete units have been saved for preservation. - 4Bep unit no. 2325 (ex-7105) has been preserved by the EPB Preservation Group, based on the East Kent Railway. This set was the first of the production units to be built, and it is planned to restore it to its original unrefurbished condition. The set contains the buffet car previously in set no. 2305 (ex-7014).
- 3Cep unit no. 1198 has been preserved on the Dartmoor Railway. This was converted from former 4Bep unit 2314 (ex-2304) for use on the Lymington branch.
- 4Bep units nos. 2311 and 2315 are preserved on the Eden Valley Railway. These were the final two 4Bep units in service with South West Trains.
- Both driving motors from unit no. 1589 are preserved on the Dartmoor Railway.
- The intermediate trailers from unit no. 1500 (ex-7153) are preserved at Coventry Railway Centre.
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Description The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Meldon, near Okehampton in Devon. ...
The Lymington Flyer is the name given to rail service operated over the branch line from Brockenhurst to Lymington. ...
The Eden Valley Railway is located near Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria. ...
A Class 458 unit at Virginia Water station in April 2004. ...
Description The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Meldon, near Okehampton in Devon. ...
Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ...
Unit Number
(current in bold) | Type | Phase | DMSO | TBCK | TSOL
(*TRB) | DMSO | Livery | Location | Notes | | 7003 | 1532 | - | - | 4Cep | Phase 1 | 61390 | - | - | - | Network SouthEast | Coventry Railway Centre | - | | 7016 | 2305 | 2315 | - | 4Bep | Phase 2 | 61798 | 70354 | 70229 | 61799 | South West Trains | Eden Valley Railway | - | | 7019 | 2301 | 2311 | - | 4Bep | Phase 2 | 61804 | 70607 | 70539 | 61805 | South West Trains | Eden Valley Railway | - | | 7105 | 1537 | 2325 | - | 4Bep | Phase 1 | 61229 | 70235 | 69345* | 61230 | South West Trains | East Kent Railway | Unit 7105 was the first-built production unit. | | 7113 | 1524 | - | - | 4Cep | Phase 1 | - | - | 70262 | - | BR Green | Hastings Diesels | Operates with preserved Class 201 unit 1001. | | 7150 | 1523 | - | - | 4Cep | Phase 1 | 61383 | - | - | - | Network SouthEast | Coventry Railway Centre | - | | 7153 | 1500 | 1547 | - | 4Cep | Phase 1 | - | 70345 | 70302 | - | LSE "Jaffa Cake" | Coventry Railway Centre | Unit 7153 was the prototype refurbished unit. | | 7175 | 2304 | 2314 | 1198 | 3Cep | Phase 2 | 61736 | 70573 | - | 61737 | South West Trains | Dartmoor Railway | Unit 1198 was dedicated to the "Lymington Flyer" service. | | 7178 | 1589 | - | - | 4Cep | Phase 2 | 61742 | - | - | 61743 | BR Green | Dartmoor Railway | - | Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ...
The Eden Valley Railway is located near Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria. ...
The Eden Valley Railway is located near Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria. ...
Description The East Kent Railway is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. ...
The British Rail Class 201 is a DEMU. They were built for the London - Hastings line but most were scrapped after electrification in 1986. ...
Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ...
Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ...
Description The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Meldon, near Okehampton in Devon. ...
The Lymington Flyer is the name given to rail service operated over the branch line from Brockenhurst to Lymington. ...
Description The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Meldon, near Okehampton in Devon. ...
Fleet Details The final three units (nos. 1697-1699) were withdrawn in July 2005. Unit 1698 was reinstated a month later and is still in traffic. Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ...
Unrefurbished Units
| Class | Type | No. Built (Converted*) | Year Built (Converted*) | No. Range | Withdrawn | Notes | | Class 410 | 4Bep | 22 | 1957-63 | 7001-7022 | 1984 | Refurbished 1979-1984. | | Class 411 | 4Cep | 111 | 1956-63 | 7101-7211 | 1984 | Refurbished 1979-1984. | | Class 412 | 4Tep | 4* | 1982* | 2701-2704 | 1986 | Converted back to standard 4Cep. | Refurbished Units | Class | Type | No. Converted | Year Converted | No. Range | Operator | Unit Numbers | Withdrawn | | Class 411/4 | 3Cep | 6 | 1993 | 1401-1406 | BR | 1401-1406 | 1994 | | Class 411/5 | 4Cep | 122 | 1979-84 | 1500-1621 | SET | 1509/11/51/60/62/64/70/74-76/82/84-88/90-95/99, 1602/07/09/11/14-16
1517/35/39/50/55/71/78 (ex. SWT)
| 07/2004 | | SWT | 1507/12/17/19/31/33-35/37-39/44/47/48/50/53/55, 1563/65/66/68/71/73/78/81, 1612 | 05/2004 | | Class 411/6 | 4Cep | 3 | 1995 | 1697-1699 | SET | 1697-1699 (ex. SWT) | - | | SWT | 1697-1699 | 04/2004 | | Class 411/9 | 3Cep | 18 | 1999 | 1101-1118 | SET | 1101-1118 | 03/2003 | | 2 | 2003-04 | 1198-1199 | SWT | 1198-1199 | 12/2004 | | Class 412/0 | 4Bep | 7 | 1979-84 | 2301-2307 | SWT | 2301-2307 | 12/2002* | | Class 412/1 | 4Bep | 7 | 2002 | 2311-2317 | SWT | 2311-2317 | 03/2005 | | Class 412/2 | 4Bep | 7 | 2002 | 2321-2327 | SWT | 2321-2327 | 12/2003 |
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Class 300 was allocated to a proposed fleet of parcels-carrying Electric multiple units, which were to be converted from former Class 307 units. ...
The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as Blue Train units, were introduced for the electrification of the North Clyde line in Strathclyde. ...
The British Rail Class 307 electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh Works from 1954-1956. ...
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The Class 370 tilting trains, also referred to as APT-P (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Prototype), were the pre-production Advanced Passenger Train units. ...
Class 373 in Eurostar livery The British Rail Class 373 are electric multiple units closely related to the French TGV high-speed trains, which operate the Eurostar service from London Waterloo to Paris and Brussels, and the GNER White Rose service from Kings Cross to Leeds. ...
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| | Pre-TOPS: | AM1 - AM2 - AM3 - AM4 - AM5 - AM6 - AM7 - AM8 - AM9 - AM10 - AM11 Class AM1 was allocated to the prototype 25kV AC electric multiple units, converted from fourth-rail DC electric stock in 1952 and used on the Lancaster/Morecambe/Heysham route. ...
The British Rail Class 303 electric multiple units, also known as Blue Train units, were introduced for the electrification of the North Clyde line in Strathclyde. ...
The British Rail Class 307 electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh Works from 1954-1956. ...
The British Rail Class 308 electrical multiple unit was built by BR at York, in three batches, from 1961-62. ...
The AC EMU Groupis trying save an example of this class to join the Class 308 it has already preserved. ...
The British Rail Class 310 is a type of slam-door electric multiple unit built around 1968. ...
Description The British Rail Class 311 electrical multiple unit was built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. ...
CP - CW - SL - MR Lancaster Units The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation CP to the fleet of AC electric multiple units used on lines in the Crystal Palace area. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation CW to the fleet of AC electric multiple units used on line between Coulsdon and Wallington. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation SL to the fleet of AC electric multiple units used on the South London lines. ...
The Midland Railway experimented with electrification on its Heysham-Morecambe-Lancaster line. ...
| | DC units | | Classes: | 401 - 402 - 403 - 404 - 405 - 410 - 411 - 412 - 413 - 414 - 415 - 416 - 418 - 419 - 420 - 421 - 422 - 423 - 424 - 427 - 430 - 431 - 432 - 438 - 442 - 444 - 445 - 446 - 447 - 450 - 455 - 456 - 457 - 458 - 460 - 465 - 466 - 480 - 482 - 483 - 485 - 486 - 487 - 488 - 489 - 491 - 492 - 499 - 501 - 502 - 503 - 504 - 505 - 506 - 507 - 508 The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Bil to the electric multiple units built during the 1930s to work long-disatnce semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London to Eastbourne, Portsmouth and Reading. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Hal to the electric multiple units built during the late 1930s to work long-distance semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London to Maidstone and Gillingham (Kent). ...
Former 5Bel carriage, 284 Vera at London Victoria on 15th August 2003. ...
Class 404 4Cor, no. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation Sub to the wide variety of electric multiple units that were used on inner-suburban workings in the South London area. ...
The British Rail Class 413 (or 4Cap) units were formed in 1982 by permanently coupling two Class 414 2Hap units together. ...
The British Rail Class 419 Motor Luggage Vans (or MLV) were built from 1951-61 by BR at Eastleigh Works. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
The British Rail Class 424 Networker Classic electrical multiple unit (EMU) was built in 1997 by ADtranz at Derby. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) is an unpowered electrical multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-67 and 1974. ...
Class 442, no. ...
Class 444, no. ...
The Pep Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rails Southern Region during the early 1970s. ...
The Pep Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rails Southern Region during the early 1970s. ...
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. ...
Class 450 at Woking The British Rail Class 450 third rail DC EMU began service during 2004. ...
The Class 455 is an electric suburban train used in South London, UK. They are operated by South West Trains and Southern. ...
Class 456, no. ...
In the late 1980s, the Network SouthEast division of British Rail, which operated the railway network in South East England, started to develop a new standard train, known as the Networker. ...
Class 458, no. ...
Class 460, no. ...
Description The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by Metropolitan Cammell and BREL between 1991 and 1993, and brought into service from 1991 onwards. ...
Class 466s are two-car versions of the British_Rail_Class_465. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
Former Class 482 units, 65507+67507 and 67508+65508, at Bank tube station on the Waterloo & City Line on 25th January 2003. ...
Class 483, no. ...
The British Rail Class 485 (or 4Vec) electrical multiple units were original built for the London Electric Railway from 1923-31 as their Standard tube stock. ...
The British Rail Class 486 (or 3Tis) electrical multiple units were original built for the London Electric Railway from 1923-31 as their Standard tube stock. ...
The British Rail Class 487 electrical multiple units were built by English Electric in 1940, for use on the Waterloo & City Line. ...
Class 488/3, no. ...
Class 489, no. ...
The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) is an unpowered electrical multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-67 and 1974. ...
The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) is an unpowered electrical multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-67 and 1974. ...
British Rail allocated Class 499 to a fleet of six luggage vans used in electric multiple unit formations on boat train services between London and Dover. ...
507019 wears the drastically different new Merseyrail livery. ...
508138 bearing the Revised livery, one of six 508s to receive this colourful variant. ...
| | SR classes: | GLV - MLV - TLV - 2Bil - 2EPB - 2Hal - 2Hap - 2Nol - 2Pan - 2Pep - 2Sap - 2SL - 2Wim - 3Cep - 3Cig - 3Cop - 3Sub - 3TC - 3Tis - 4Bep - 4Big - 4Buf - 4Cap - 4Cep - 4Cig - 4Cor - 4DD - 4Des - 4EPB - 4Gri - 4Jop - 4Lav - 4Pep - 4Rep - 4Res - 4Sub - 4TC - 4Tep - 4Vec - 4Veg - 4Vep - 4Vip - 4Vop - 5Bel - 5Des - 5TCB - 5Wes - 6Cit - 6Pan - 6Pul - 6Rep - 8Dig - 8Gat - 8Mig - 8Vab Class 489, no. ...
The British Rail Class 419 Motor Luggage Vans (or MLV) were built from 1951-61 by BR at Eastleigh Works. ...
British Rail allocated Class 499 to a fleet of six luggage vans used in electric multiple unit formations on boat train services between London and Dover. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Bil to the electric multiple units built during the 1930s to work long-disatnce semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London to Eastbourne, Portsmouth and Reading. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Hal to the electric multiple units built during the late 1930s to work long-distance semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London to Maidstone and Gillingham (Kent). ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Nol to the electric multiple units built during the 1930s from old London and South Western Railway carraige bodies on new underframes. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Hal to the electric multiple units built during the late 1930s to work long-distance semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London to Maidstone and Gillingham (Kent). ...
The Pep Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rails Southern Region during the early 1970s. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2SL to the small fleet of electric multiple units dedicated for use on the South London lines. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Wim to the small fleet of electric multiple units dedicated for use on the Wimbledon to Croydon line. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation Sub to the wide variety of electric multiple units that were used on inner-suburban workings in the South London area. ...
The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) is an unpowered electrical multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-67 and 1974. ...
The British Rail Class 486 (or 3Tis) electrical multiple units were original built for the London Electric Railway from 1923-31 as their Standard tube stock. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 404 4Cor, no. ...
The British Rail Class 413 (or 4Cap) units were formed in 1982 by permanently coupling two Class 414 2Hap units together. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 404 4Cor, no. ...
The two 4DD electric multiple units were the only double-deck trains to run on the main line railway network in Britain. ...
Class 450 at Woking The British Rail Class 450 third rail DC EMU began service during 2004. ...
Class 404 4Cor, no. ...
Class 458, no. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 4Lav to the electric multiple units built to work the semi-fast services on the route between London and Brighton. ...
The Pep Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rails Southern Region during the early 1970s. ...
Class 404 4Cor, no. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation Sub to the wide variety of electric multiple units that were used on inner-suburban workings in the South London area. ...
The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) is an unpowered electrical multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-67 and 1974. ...
The British Rail Class 485 (or 4Vec) electrical multiple units were original built for the London Electric Railway from 1923-31 as their Standard tube stock. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
Former 5Bel carriage, 284 Vera at London Victoria on 15th August 2003. ...
Class 444, no. ...
The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) is an unpowered electrical multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-67 and 1974. ...
Class 442, no. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designations 6Pul, 6Cit and 6Pan to the different types of electric multiple unit built to work the routes between London and Brighton, West Worthing and Eastbourne. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designations 6Pul, 6Cit and 6Pan to the different types of electric multiple unit built to work the routes between London and Brighton, West Worthing and Eastbourne. ...
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designations 6Pul, 6Cit and 6Pan to the different types of electric multiple unit built to work the routes between London and Brighton, West Worthing and Eastbourne. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 460, no. ...
Class 421/3, no. ...
Class 423/1, no. ...
| | Pre-TOPS: | BEMU - LNER Tyneside Units - LNWR Watford Units - LYR Bury Units The Battery Electric Multiple Unit was an experimental two-car Multiple unit, built at the same time and in the same style as the prototype Derby Lightweight Diesel multiple units. ...
During 1909-1922, the London and North Western Railway embarked on a large-scale project to electrify their whole London inner-suburban network, encompassing the lines from London Euston to Watford and London Broad Street to Richmond. ...
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway electrified two of their urban railway networks - one in Liverpool and the other in Manchester - in order to improve the service offered against the competition being put up by new electric tramways. ...
| | Departmental units | | Classes: | 910 - 920 - 930 - 931 - 932 - 933 - 935 - 936 - 937 - 960 The Class 910 designation is used by Network Rail for a fleet of former Class 488 Gatwick Express trailer sets, now used as Brake_force runner sets in departmental service. ...
The Pep Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rails Southern Region during the early 1970s. ...
Class 930, no. ...
The British Rail Class 931 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units converted for departmental use. ...
The British Rail Class 932 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units and diesel electric multiple unit carriages converted for departmental use. ...
The British Rail Class 933 was reserved for former Southern Region electrical multiple units converted for departmental use. ...
The Pep Stock were prototype electric multiple units used on British Rails Southern Region during the early 1970s. ...
The British Rail Class 936 was reserved for former electrical multiple units not from the South-East, converted for departmental use. ...
The British Rail Class 937 was reserved for former AC electrical multiple units, converted for departmental use. ...
The British Rail Class 960 was reserved for former diesel multiple units converted for departmental use, and former electrical multiple units rebuilt as test trains. ...
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