British Rail Class 414
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Class 414 (or 2Hap) electric multiple unit
s were built between 1956 and 1963.
209 of these two car units were built to two similar sub-classes. The first batch of thirty-six units were built on the underframes of older SR Class 2Nol
units, and numbered in the range 5601-5636. These were followed by 173 new-build units, numbered in the range 6001-6173.
The class 414 started to be withdrawn in 1982 because of a large number of them containing blue asbestos.
In 1983, ten Driving Motor Cars were converted for use on the Gatwick Express
service in conjunction with Class 73
locomotives and Class 488
unpowered EMU trailers. These units were reclassified as Class 489
.
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
Class 414 (or 2Hap) electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s were built between 1956 and 1963.
209 of these two car units were built to two similar sub-classes. The first batch of thirty-six units were built on the underframes of older SR Class 2Nol
SR Class 2Nol
The Southern Railway gave the designation 2-NOL to the electric multiple units built during the 1930s from old London and South Western Railway carriage bodies on new underframes...
units, and numbered in the range 5601-5636. These were followed by 173 new-build units, numbered in the range 6001-6173.
The class 414 started to be withdrawn in 1982 because of a large number of them containing blue asbestos.
In 1983, ten Driving Motor Cars were converted for use on the Gatwick Express
Gatwick Express
Gatwick Express is the name given to the frequent rail shuttle service between Victoria station in London and Gatwick Airport in South East England, operated by the Southern franchise...
service in conjunction with Class 73
British Rail Class 73
The British Rail Class 73 is a United Kingdom model of electro-diesel locomotive. The type is unusual in that it can operate from a 750 V DC third-rail or an on-board diesel engine to allow it to operate on non-electrified routes...
locomotives and Class 488
British Rail Class 488
The British Rail Class 488 are unpowered trailer sets, converted from Mark 2F coaches for the Gatwick Express service from London Victoria railway station to Gatwick Airport....
unpowered EMU trailers. These units were reclassified as Class 489
British Rail Class 489
The British Rail Class 489 is a type of electrical multiple unit, specially converted for use on Gatwick Express trains, from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport....
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Preservation
Unit 4311 - Electric Railway Museum, BagintonCoventry Railway Centre
The Electric Railway Museum is located in Warwickshire, south of Coventry city, outside Baginton, and near to Coventry Airport. The heritage railway centre was also known as "The Airfield Line" as the railway was built on the site of a greenfield...