British Rail Class 423
Class of British electric multiple units no longer in active service / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The British Rail Class 423 (4 VEP), electric multiple unit passenger trains were mostly built by British Rail (BR) at York Works from 1967 to 1974, although the MBSOs and TSOs of the first 20, 7701-7720, were built at Derby Works. They have manually opening doors next to every seating row and were the last coaching stock built in this pattern for BR. They were mostly found working outer-suburban services in South London and rural services in Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, up to 2005 when they were finally replaced by Electrostar and Desiro units. The fleet had a working life of 38 years.
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British Rail Class 423 (4 VEP) | |
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In service | 1967 – 26 November 2005 |
Manufacturer | British Rail |
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Built at | |
Number built | 194 |
Formation | 4 cars per trainset: DTCsoL+MBSO+TSO+DTCsoL[2] |
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Fleet numbers | |
Capacity | 42F/280S (as built) |
Operators | British Rail InterCity Network SouthEast Connex South Eastern South Eastern Trains Connex South Central Southern South West Trains |
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Specifications | |
Car length | 66 ft 7 in (20.29 m) |
Width | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Height | 12 ft 9+1⁄4 in (3.893 m) |
Doors | Hinged slam |
Maximum speed | 90 mph (145 km/h)[6] |
Weight | 157.5 t (155.0 long tons; 173.6 short tons) (as built) |
Traction motors | EE507 |
Power output | 1,000 hp (750 kW) |
Electric system(s) | 750 V DC third rail |
Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
Coupling system | Drop-head buckeye[7] |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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