This page lists every electric-powered multiple unit allocated a TOPS classification or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e British Railways and post-privatisation). British Rail operated a wide variety of electric multiple units for use on electrified lines. Modern three-phase AC locomotive (DBAG Class 152) A GG1 An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electric motors which draws current from an overhead wire (overhead lines), a third rail, or an on-board storage device such as a battery or a flywheel energy storage system. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... // Railway electrification in Great Britain describes the various electrification systems that are used, or have been used, for supplying traction current to the railways and tramways of Great Britain. ...

• AC units operated off 25 kV AC from overhead wires. Where clearances for the overhead wires on the Great Eastern and London, Tilbury & Southend routes were below standard, a reduced voltage of 6.25 kV AC was used. The Midland Railway units used 6.6 kV AC. Under the computer numbering, AC units (including mixed-voltage units that can also work off a DC supply) were given a class in the range 300-399.

• DC units operated off 650-850 V DC from a third rail on the Southern Region and North London, Merseyside and Tyneside networks. The Manchester-Bury line used 1200 V DC from a side-contact third rail. The Manchester South Junction & Altrincham and "Woodhead" and initially the Great Eastern routes used 1500 V DC from overhead wires. Under the computer numbering, DC units were given a class in the range 400-599.

AC EMUs and dual-voltage EMUs

First generation

First Great Eastern Class 312 units nos. 312718 and 312721 at Kirby Cross.

Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 636 KB)BR Class 312, nos. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 636 KB)BR Class 312, nos. ... First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich. ... 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. ... The Midland Railway experimented with electrification on its Heysham-Morecambe-Lancaster line. ... Class 300 was allocated to a proposed fleet of parcels-carrying Electric multiple units, which were to be converted from former Class 307 units. ... Class AM1 was allocated to the prototype 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 302 was a type of electric multiple unit introduced onto British Rail in the late 1950s. ... 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. ... British Rail Class 302 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ... British Rail Class 302 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ... Introduced in 1949, British Rail Class 306 consisted of 92 three-car trains which were used on newly electrified suburban lines between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street Station. ... British Railways class 307 train in plain blue livery on a working to Southend Victoria awaits its correct departure time at London Liverpool Street station. ... The British Rail Class 308 electric multiple units were built by BR at York, in three batches, from 1961-62. ... The British Rail Class 309 Clacton Express electric multiple units were built by BR York from 1962-1963. ... Class 310 train in British Railways plain blue calls at Harrow and Wealdstone station. ... The British Rail Class 311 electric multiple unit was built by Cravens at Sheffield in 1967. ... 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. ...

Second generation

Silverlink Metro Class 313 no. 313114 arriving at Clapham Junction.

c2c Class 357 no. 357036 at Southend Central.

• Class 313 (Great Northern and North London)
• Class 314 (Strathclyde)
• Class 315 (Shenfield inner-suburban)
• Class 316 (Prototype units)
• Class 317 (Bed-Pan and Great Northern)
• Class 318 (Strathclyde)
• Class 319 (First Capital Connect)
• Class 320 (Strathclyde)
• Class 321 (Great Eastern, Euston & W Yorks Metro outer-suburban)
• Class 322 (ScotRail: Glasgow/Edinburgh-North Berwick)
• Class 323 (West Midlands & Greater Manchester)
• Class 325 (Parcels)
• Class 332 (Heathrow Express)
• Class 333 (West Yorkshire)
• Class 334 (Juniper - Strathclyde)
• Class 350 (Desiro - West Coast)
• Class 357 (Electrostar - London-Tilbury-Southend)
• Class 360 (Desiro - Great Eastern)
• Class 365 (Networker Express)
• Class 375 (Electrostar)
• Class 376 (Electrostar Metro)
• Class 377 (Electrostar)
• Class 378 (Electrostar Metro - London Overground)

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 643 KB)BR Class 313/1, no. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 643 KB)BR Class 313/1, no. ... Silverlink Trains is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... Class 313/0, no. ... Clapham Junction is a railway station located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 648 KB)BR Class 357, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 648 KB)BR Class 357, no. ... For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred... Class 357, no. ... Class 313/0, no. ... The British Rail Class 314 is an electric multiple unit train found on the SPT rail network in Central Scotland. ... The British Rail Class 315 is a 25kv overhead current collection version of the dual voltage Class 313. ... Class 316 has been allocated to two distinct prototype 25kV AC electric multiple units, used to to test new traction equipment in the early 1990s. ... Class 317/1, no. ... 318267 at Gourock railway station, showing corridor connection on the drivers cars. ... Class 319/0, no. ... Class 320 no. ... Class 321/3, no. ... Class 322, no. ... 323242 departs Longbridge 1 September 2005 Class 323, no. ... Similar in end-on appearance to a Class 365 or Class 465 Networker unit, the Class 325 was British Rails wonderful new unit in the early 1990s to take over parcels working on electrified lines. ... Class 332 at Paddington The British Rail Class 332 is the type of train used on the Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport. ... The British Rail Class 333 electrical multiple units were built by Siemens and are based on the Class 332 trains operated by Heathrow Express. ... Class 334021 Larkhall & 334004 Glasgow Central Station, Scotland. ... 350120 passing Kingsthorpe, just north of Northampton station, on the 22nd April 2007, with a Birmingham bound service 350110 at Stafford departing for Birmingham, 29 October 2005 The British Rail Class 350 Desiro electrical multiple units were built by Siemens AG from 2004-2005. ... Desiro DMU, as part of an InterCity Săgeata Albastră (Blue Arrow) train in Romania, run by Căile Ferate Române A Bulgarian State Railways-operated Desiro train at the Central Railway Station in Sofia Desiro is a brand name of modular trains manufactured by Siemens of Germany. ... Class 357, no. ... Electrostar trains are the new standard on many of Londons commuter routes. ... Class 360, no. ... Desiro DMU, as part of an InterCity Săgeata Albastră (Blue Arrow) train in Romania, run by Căile Ferate Române A Bulgarian State Railways-operated Desiro train at the Central Railway Station in Sofia Desiro is a brand name of modular trains manufactured by Siemens of Germany. ... Categories: Stub | Multiple Units ... Class 375/6, no. ... Class 376, no. ... Class 377/1, no. ... Artists impression of a Class 378 train Impression of the internal layout of a Class 378 The Class 378[1] is a type of Electric Multiple Unit that has been ordered for the new London Overground network and franchise. ...

Supertrains

• Class 370 (Advanced Passenger Train)
• Class 373 (Eurostar)
• Class 390 (Pendolino)
• Class 395 (Javelin)

The Class 370 tilting trains, also referred to as APT-P (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Prototype), were the pre-production Advanced Passenger Train units. ... The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was an unsuccesful prototype tilting train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s. ... The British Rail Class 373 or TGV-TMST train is an electric multiple unit that operates the Eurostar service from London Waterloo to France and Belgium. ... A Eurostar on the CTRL going through the Medway Towns Eurostar is a train service connecting the UK with Paris (Gare du Nord), Lille and Brussels (Brussels South). ... Class 390 no. ... Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Switzerland and China. ... Class 395 is the designation[1] of new EMUs being built for Southeastern to operate new high speed domestic services on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL-DS) and the Olympic Javelin shuttle services to the 2012 Summer Olympics. ... Artists impression of the 140 mph (225 km/h) CTRL-DS trains on order, which are expected to run the Javelin service. ...

DC EMUs

Southern Region units

The Southern Railway and its successor, the Southern Region of British Rail, used three letter codes to classify their DC EMU fleets, as shown after the TOPS class numbers. 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. ... 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 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. ...

TOPS classes

South Eastern Trains Class 411 unit no. 1586 at London Victoria.

Gatwick Express Class 489 unit no. 489110 at London Victoria.

• Class 401 2Bil
• Class 402 2Hal or 2Pan
• Class 403 5Bel
• Class 404 4Cor
• Class 405 4Sub
• Class 410 4Bep
• Class 411 4Cep
• Class 412 4Bep
• Class 413 4Cap
• Class 414 2Hap
• Class 415 4EPB
• Class 416 2EPB
• Class 418 2Sap
• Class 419 MLV
• Class 420 4Big
• Class 421 4Cig or 3Cop
• Class 422 4Big or 8Dig
• Class 423 4Vep or 4Vop
• Class 424 (Networker Classic Prototype)
• Class 427 4Veg
• Class 430 4Rep
• Class 431 6Rep
• Class 432 4Rep
• Class 438 4TC
• Class 442 5Wes (Wessex Express)
• Class 444 5Des (Desiro)
• Class 445 4Pep
• Class 446 2Pep
• Class 447 (Proposed Battersea Bullet)
• Class 450 4Des (Desiro)
• Class 455
• Class 456
• Class 457 (Networker Prototype)
• Class 458 4Jop (Juniper)
• Class 460 8Gat (Juniper - Gatwick Express)
• Class 465 (Networker)
• Class 466 (Networker)
• Class 480 8Vab
• Class 482 (Waterloo & City Line)
• Class 483 (Isle of Wight)
• Class 485 4Vec
• Class 486 3Tis
• Class 487 (Waterloo & City Line)
• Class 488 (Gatwick Express Trailers)
• Class 489 GLV
• Class 491 4TC
• Class 492 3TC
• Class 499 TLV

Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 716 KB)BR Class 411, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 716 KB)BR Class 411, no. ... South Eastern Trains (SET) was a British train operating company, in public ownership, who provided train services in south east London and South East England from November 2003 to March 2006. ... Class 411 4Cep no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 730 KB)BR Class 489, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 730 KB)BR Class 489, no. ... 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. ... 489104 passing through Clapham Junction on 19th July 2003. ... The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Bil to the 750V DC third rail electric multiple units built during the 1930s to work long-distance 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. ... British Rail Class 414 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ... British Rail Class 415 was a suburban train commissioned by British Rail in England. ... The British Rail Class 416 (or 2EPB) electric multiple units were built in the 1950s to work inner suburban passenger services. ... British Rail Class 418 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ... 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 electric multiple unit (EMU) was built in 1997 by ADtranz at Derby. ... Class 423/1, no. ... The British Rail Class 432 (or 4Rep) electric multiple units were built by BR at York Works from 1966-1967 and 1974. ... The British Rail Class 432 (or 4Rep) electric multiple units were built by BR at York Works from 1966-1967 and 1974. ... The British Rail Class 432 (or 4Rep) electric multiple units were built by BR at York Works from 1966-1967 and 1974. ... The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) were unpowered electric multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-1967 and 1974. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Class 444, no. ... Desiro DMU, as part of an InterCity Săgeata Albastră (Blue Arrow) train in Romania, run by Căile Ferate Române A Bulgarian State Railways-operated Desiro train at the Central Railway Station in Sofia Desiro is a brand name of modular trains manufactured by Siemens of Germany. ... 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. ... Desiro DMU, as part of an InterCity Săgeata Albastră (Blue Arrow) train in Romania, run by Căile Ferate Române A Bulgarian State Railways-operated Desiro train at the Central Railway Station in Sofia Desiro is a brand name of modular trains manufactured by Siemens of Germany. ... Refurbished South West Trains Class 455. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... 489104 passing through Clapham Junction on 19th July 2003. ... The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) were unpowered electric multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-1967 and 1974. ... The British Rail Class 438 (or 4TC) were unpowered electric multiple unit built by BR at York Works from 1966-1967 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. ...

Pre-TOPS classes

• Class 2Nol
• Class 2SL
• Class 2Wim
• Class 3Sub
• Class 4Buf
• Class 4DD
• Class 4Gri
• Class 4Lav
• Class 4Res
• Class 6Cit
• Class 6Pan
• Class 6Pul

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 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. ... 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 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 404 4Cor, 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. ... Class 404 4Cor, no. ... The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designations 6Pul, 6Cit and 6Pan to electric multiple units 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 electric multiple units 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 electric multiple units built to work the routes between London and Brighton, West Worthing and Eastbourne. ...

Other DC units

The 500 series classes were reserved for DC (third/fourth rail) EMUs not from the Southern Region. This included the DC (third/fourth rail) lines in North London, Merseyside and Greater Manchester. The DC electric network around Tyneside had been de-electrified by the time TOPS was introduced, and the stock withdrawn or transferred to the Southern Region. 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. ...

Merseyrail Class 507 unit no. 507026 at Liverpool Central.

TOPS classes 507026 calls at Liverpool Central working a Southport-Hunts Cross train. ... 507026 calls at Liverpool Central working a Southport-Hunts Cross train. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ... 507001 illustrated in the new post-refurbishment Merseyrail livery. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ...

Class	Info	Image
Class 501	North London stock
Class 502	Liverpool-Southport-Ormskirk stock
Class 503	Mersey-Wirral stock
Class 504	Manchester-Bury stock
Class 505	Manchester-Altrincham stock
Class 506	Manchester-Hadfield/Glossop stock
Class 507	Merseyside stock
Class 508	Merseyside stock

Pre-TOPS classes A London bound Class 501 train calls at Harrow and Wealdstone. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x896, 269 KB) Summary A London bound Class 501 train calls at Harrow and Wealdstone. ... British Rail Class 502 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ... A British Rail Class 503 train on the Liverpool Loop and Link underground system. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 570 pixelsFull resolution (1188 × 847 pixel, file size: 308 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A British Rail Class 503 train on the Liverpool Loop and Link underground system. ... The British Rail Class 504 was a unique type of electric multiple unit that ran on 1200V DC third rail with side contact current collection. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1250x891, 281 KB) [edit] Summary A Class 504 train at Manchester Victoria station just weeks before closure for conversion to the Metrolink light rail system. ... British Rail Class 505 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ... British Rail Class 506 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ... 507001 illustrated in the new post-refurbishment Merseyrail livery. ... 507033 on a New Brighton train, calling at Hamilton Square station. ... 508136 at Kirkdale on 2 August 2004 in original Merseyrail livery. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 862 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Merseyrail Class 508 third rail EMU 508141 calls at the underground platform at Liverpool Lime Street railway station with a Wirral Line service to Chester. ...

• Ex-LNER Units (Tyneside stock)
• Ex-LNWR Units (North London stock)
• Ex-LYR Units (Manchester-Bury stock)

LNER electric units was locomotives commissioned by London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in England. ... 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. ...

Battery electric multiple unit

This was a one-off unit, withdrawn before the introduction of TOPS. 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. ...

• 79998/79999

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. ...

See also

• British Rail locomotive and multiple unit numbering and classification
• SR multiple unit numbering and classification
• British Rail coach designations

A number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for locomotives and multiple units operated by British Railways (BR), and this page explains the principal systems devised. ... 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 London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway both developed a system of identifying carriages by means of alphabetic codes. ...

References

External links

• The Railway Centre
• DPTnet - The Departmentals Website