Class 405 4-SUB Profile and Models

Class 405 4-SUB

4707 at Whitton in May 1975. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The Southern Railway (SR) and the British Railways (Southern Region) (BR(S)) used the designation Sub to cover a wide variety of electric multiple-unit passenger trains that were used on inner-suburban workings in the South London area. The designation 'Sub' was first officially used in 1941 to refer to newly built 4-car units. However, during the 1940s large numbers of earlier '3-Car Suburban Sets' were increased to four cars by the addition of an 'Augmentation' trailer, and became part of the 4-Sub category. The SR and BR (S) continued to build or else rebuild 4-car units to slightly different designs which became part of the 4-Sub Class. Many of these later examples survived in passenger use until late 1983, by which time British Rail had allocated to them TOPS Class 405.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

3rd-Rail Electric Multiple Unit

Builder

SR Eastleigh Works

Build Dates

1941 to 1951

Total Built

185 sets

Coaches Per Unit

4-car

Passenger Capacity

368 to 386 seats

Power Output

1,000 to 1,100hp

Top Speed

75mph

Operated By

Southern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Semi-Fast Regional passenger

In Service Until

1983

Surviving Examples

Some individual cars preserved

 

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