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Southern Electric Glossary - Trains and trailers info
Category: Travel and Transportation > Trains and trailers
Date & country: 28/02/2011, UK
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AAmpere, unit measure of electrical current
A60LU train type used on East London line in the Southern Electric area
ACalternating current
AdtranzTrain manufacturer
AlstomTrain manufacturer
AngelA ROSCO
AWSAutomatic Warning System advising driver of status of certain signal types
Belstock type Brighton Belle
Bepstock type Buffet electro-pneumatic (Kent Coast stock) BR Mk I body style with buffet
Bigstock type Buffet Brighton (1960s) BR Mk I body style with buffet
Bilstock type bi-lavatory (1930s semi fast), all withdrawn
BoBoelectric or diesel locomotive with two powered two axle bogies
BRBritish Rail brand name for British Railways British Railways nationalised railway from SR LMSR GWR LNER, predecessor to the current National Railways system
BR SRBritish Railways Southern Region 1948 successor to Southern Railway
Brighton Belleall Pullman express train that used to run between Brighton and London
Brushelectric traction equipment supplier
BTCBritish Transport Commission 1950s body that used to oversee BR
BTHBritish Thomson Houston former electric traction equipment supplier
Bufstock type Buffet (1930s express), all withdrawn
C69LU train type used on District Line in Southern Electric area
CapCoastway Hap stock, all withdrawn
CCEChief Civil Engineer
CDCentral Division (of BR SR), now part of Southern Zone of Network Rail
CepCorridor electro-pneumatic (Kent Coast stock) BR Mk I body style
Cigstock type Corridor Brighton (1960s) BR Mk I body style
Citstock type City (1930s express)
Class 159TOPS code 1990s built three car semi-fast diesel unit used on Waterloo Exeter in service 1999
Class 201TOPS code 1950s built 6S six car demu short underframe narrow body for Hastings line, all withdrawn
Class 202TOPS code 1950s built 6L six car demu long underframe narrow body for Hastings line, all withdrawn
Class 205TOPS code 1950s built 3H three car demu in service 1999
Class 207TOPS code 1960s built 2D/3D two/three car demu in service 1999
Class 313TOPS code 1970s three car high density unit on West London line in Southern Electric area
Class 319TOPS code 1990s built Mk III based four car outer suburban dual voltage Thameslink unit
Class 325TOPS code 1990s built four car Royal Mail dual voltage postal unit
Class 33TOPS code 1960s built BoBo BR SR specified diesel electric locomotive
Class 332TOPS code 1990s built four car express unit used on Heathrow Express
Class 365TOPS code 1990s built outer suburban dual voltage Networker unit
Class 37TOPS code 1960s built CoCo BR diesel electric freight and infrastructure locomotive
Class 373TOPS code 1990s built Eurostar set for Channel Tunnel passenger services
Class 375TOPS code CSE specified 1990s built four car main line unit
Class 401TOPS code 2Bil
Class 404TOPS code 4Cor
Class 405TOPS code 4Sub
Class 410TOPS code 4Bep unrefurbished
Class 411TOPS code 4Cep unrefurbished and refurbished; 3Cep
Class 412TOPS code 4Bep refurbished
Class 413TOPS code 4Cap
Class 414TOPS code 4Hap
Class 415TOPS code 4EPB
Class 416TOPS code 2EPB
Class 418TOPS code 2Sap
Class 419TOPS code MLV
Class 420TOPS code 4Big original configurations
Class 421TOPS code 4Cig; 3Com
Class 422TOPS code 4Big reformed configurations
Class 423TOPS code 4Vep and 4Vop
Class 424TOPS code projected Networker Classic rebuilding programme which has not actually taken place
Class 430TOPS code 4Rep before rebuild
Class 431TOPS code 4Rep after rebuild without buffet car
Class 438TOPS code 4TC
Class 442TOPS code 5Wes
Class 455TOPS code BR SR specified 1980s built Mk III based four car high density suburban unit
Class 456TOPS code BR SR specified 1980s built Mk III based two car high density suburban unit
Class 458TOPS code SWT specified outer suburban four car unit due to start in service in 2000
Class 460TOPS code GEx Juniper series EMU
Class 465TOPS code NSE specified 1990s built four car Networker suburban unit
Class 466TOPS code NSE specified 1990s built two car Networker suburban unit
Class 47TOPS code 1960s built CoCo BR diesel electric general purpose locomotive
Class 488TOPS code BR Mk II 1970s built express trailer 1980s Gatwick Express stock
Class 489TOPS code GLV converted from Hap stock for 1980s Gatwick Express
Class 50TOPS code 1960s built CoCo diesel electric locomotive used on Waterloo-Exeter service, all withdrawn
Class 508TOPS code BR specified 1970s four car high density suburban unit, subsequently reduced to three car
Class 66TOPS code EWS specified 1990s built CoCo freight diesel locomotive in service 1999
Class 70TOPS code SR built 1940s electric locomotive, all withdrawn
Class 71TOPS code BR SR specified 1950s Kent Coast electric locomotive, all withdrawn
Class 73TOPS code BR SR specified 1960s electro-diesel locomotive
Class 74TOPS code 1960s rebuild of Class 71 into electro-diesel locomotive all withdrawn
Class 92TOPS code EWS operated 1990s built dual voltage CoCo electric locomotive for Channel Tunnel freight
Class 930TOPS code departmental unit
Class 931TOPS code departmental unit in service 1999
Class 932TOPS code departmental unit
CMEEChief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer
CoCoelectric or diesel locomotive with two powered three axle bogies
COM4EPB unit with all compartment vehicles, all withdrawn
Connex South CentralTOC based on the former BR SR CD
Connex South EastTOC based on the former BR SR SED
CopCoastway open plan Cig conversion
CorCorridor (1930s express), all withdrawn
CPCrompton Parkinson electric traction equipment supplier
CSCConnex South Central
CSEConnex South East
D78LU train type used in Southern Electric area on District line
DCdirect current
DDDouble Decker stock
de-icingdepartmental unit used for removing ice and snow from third rail during adverse weather conditions
DEMUdiesel electric multiple unit
DigDedicated Brighton temporary formation, classification has not ceased to exist
District Railwaypredecessor of LU District Line
DLdiesel locomotive
Downrunning line direction in general running away from London
