- British Rail Class 414
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name = British Rail Class 414
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Manufacturer = BR Eastleigh
Formation = power car + trailer car
Built = Unknown
InService = 1956-1984
Weight = Total - 72 tons
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MaxSpeed = 75mph 121km/h
Brakes = Air (EP/Auto)
Engine = 2 x 250 hp traction motors
total 500 hp (373 kW)
Operator =British Rail |TheBritish Rail Class 414 (or 2Hap)electric multiple unit s were built between1956 and1963 .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 These were followed by 173 new-build units, numbered in the range 6001-6173.The class 414 started to be withdrawn in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 containingblue asbestos .In
1983 , ten Driving Motor Cars were converted for use on theGatwick Express service in conjunction with Class 73 locomotives and Class 488 unpowered EMU trailers. These units were reclassified as Class 489.
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