British Rail Class 402

Infobox DMU
name = British Rail Class 402


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Manufacturer = Eastleigh Works, frames from Lancing
Formation = DMBS-DTCK
Built = Unknown
InService = 1939-1971
Weight = Total - 76 tons
Capacity =
MaxSpeed = 75mph 121km/h
Brakes = Air
Engine = 2 x 275 hp traction motors
total 550 hp (410 kW)
Operator = Southern Railway and
British Railways|The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2Hal to the electric multiple units built during the late 1930s to work long-distance semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London to Maidstone and Gillingham (Kent). This type of unit survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS Class 402.

Construction

A development of the earlier 2Bil units, the 2Hal units (2-car Half Lavatory stock) were so-called because only one car in each unit had a lavatory. They were built in three batches:

Formations

The original formations of these units are set out in the table below:

2Pan

In 1971, six units were converted for use conveying parcels and newspaper traffic. They were renumbered 061-066 and designated 2Pan (2-car Parcels and Newspapers stock), reusing the Pan code originally allocated to 6Pan (Pantry) stock. Their life was not extended by long; within two years all had been withdrawn.