NationMaster - Encyclopedia: LYR Electric Units

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. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a pre-grouping (1923) British railway company. ...

Liverpool electrification

In Liverpool, the 600 V DC third rail system was adopted for the electrified LYR lines. The first to be converted was that between Liverpool and Southport, opened to electric trains in March 1904). Liverpool to Aintree followed in 1906, and the line to Ormskirk followed later. Electricity was generated at the LYR's own power station in Formby.

A variety of electric multiple units was used on these routes. The first batch of 50 cars usually operated as four-car units formed of a Trailer First (TF) and a Trailer Third (TT) between two Driving Motor Brake Third (DMBT) cars. All cars had wooden bodies on steel underframes; were 60 feet (18 m) long and 10 feet (3 m) wide; and the driving motor cars weighed 44 tons, the trailer cars 26 tons. 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. ...

Further cars (to different designs) were ordered as further lines were converted and services enhanced. In total, the LYR had 64 DMBT cars, 51 TT cars, 41 TF cars and 3 luggage vans. In order to operate the connection to the Liverpool Overhead Railway, the LYR also owned twelve lightweight cars. In addition, an experimental electric shunting locomotive (of 2-4-2 wheel arrangement) was built for use in the yard at Aintree, but was scrapped in 1919. The Liverpool Overhead Railway opened the February 4, 1893. ... The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early 20th century. ...

These units were replaced by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1930s with new stock that was later classified by British Rail as classes 502 and 503. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... 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. ...

Manchester electrification

From 1913 to 1917, an experimental electric service operated between Bury and Holcombe Brook. The equipment was provided by Dick, Kerr of Preston, which was developing its products for overseas sales. The system used was 3.5 kV DC overhead electification, and two two-car units formed of a Driving Motor Brake Third (DMBT) and a Driving Trailer Third (DTT) were built at the LYR Newton Heath works for the service. This article is about Preston in Lancashire, England. ...

Despite these tests, the LYR decided to proceed with the electrification of the Manchester to Bury line using a 1200 V DC side contact third rail. This was opened to electric trains in 1916, and the following year the branch to Holcombe Brook was converted to use the same system. Electricity was generated at the LYR's own power station at Clifton, where a four-wheel battery electric shunter was used (withdrawn 1946).

In contrast to the Liverpool electric multiple units, the stock used on this line was of all-steel construction. 66 cars were built at the LYR Newton Heath works and operated in five-car units, formed of a DMBT + TT + DMBT + TF + DMBT. Each car was 67 feet 7 inches (20.6 m) long and 9 feet 4 inches (2.8 m) wide; the driving motor cars weighed 54 tons and the trailer cars 29 tons. 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. ...

These units were withdrawn in 1959 and all scrapped, having been replaced by British Rail with new stock that was later designated Class 504. 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. ...

See also

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a pre-grouping (1923) British railway company. ... The British railway system is the oldest in the world. ...

Categories: British Rail electrical multiple units | Multiple units 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. ... Class 411 4Cep no. ... Class 411 4Cep no. ... Class 411 4Cep no. ... 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, no. ... The British Rail Class 424 Networker Classic electrical multiple unit (EMU) was built in 1997 by ADtranz at Derby. ... Class 423, 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. ... 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. ... Class 423, 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. ... 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 411 4Cep no. ... 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 411 4Cep no. ... 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 411 4Cep no. ... 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. ... Class 411 4Cep 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. ... Class 423, no. ... Class 423, no. ... Class 423, no. ... Class 423, 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, no. ... 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 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. ...