British Rail Class 405
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British Rail Class 405 | |
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In service | 1941-1983 |
Manufacturer | Eastleigh Works |
Number built | 185 sets |
Formation | power car + 2 trailer cars + power car |
Operator(s) | Southern Railway and British Railways |
Specifications | |
Maximum speed | 75 mph (121 km/h) |
Weight | DMBS - 39–43 long tons (40–44 t; 44–48 short tons) |
Traction motors | Four |
Power output | Early units: 4 x 275 hp (205 kW) total 1,100 hp (820 kW) Later units: 4 x 250 hp (190 kW) total 1,000 hp (750 kW) |
Braking system(s) | Air (Westinghouse) |
Under the British Rail TOPS computer system, Class 405 was allocated to surviving examples of the Southern Railway 4-Sub Class electric multiple units built between 1941 and 1951. Details of the origins and history of that class are found in the SR Class 4Sub article.
History[]
179 out of the 184 new units constructed between 1946 and 1951 were still surviving at the introduction of the TOPS computer system in the early 1970s,[1] but were expected to have limited working lives. All surviving units were allocated to Class 405, but divided into two sub-classes. Sub-class 405/1 included the former Southern Railway sets numbered between 4112 and 4387, and sub-class 405/2 included the former British Railways sets built after 1949 and numbered between 4601 and 4754.[2] All had been withdrawn by 1983.
Preservation[]
Class 405/2 unit number 4732 is currently stored at the One:One Collection, Margate. [3][4][5]
Unit number (current in bold) |
DMBSO | TO | TT | DMBSO | Built | Livery | Location | ||
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- | 4732 | - | 12795 | 12354 | 10239 | 12796 | 1954 Eastleigh | Southern Green | One:One Collection, Margate |
References[]
- ^ Williams and Percival (1973).
- ^ Williams and Percival (1973).
- ^ "Locomotive Storage Ltd in Margate welcomes the only surviving 4732 4-SUB unit". 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Last coach for only surviving 4-SUB unit arrives in Margate". 18 June 2018.
- ^ 4-SUB EMU gets permanent home Railways Illustrated January 2021 page 25
Further reading[]
- Marsden, Colin J. (1982). EMUs. Motive Power Recognition. Vol. 2. Ian Allan. pp. 58–63. ISBN 9780711011656. OCLC 16537600.
- Beecroft, Gregory; Rayner, Bryan; Brown, David (March 1984). "Objects all sublime". Rail Enthusiast. EMAP National Publications. pp. 10–14. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.
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