Class 455 EMU
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The Class 455 EMU is a type of British electric multiple unit train introduced in the early 1980s for suburban commuter services in the South East of England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 455 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric multiple unit
ⓘ
suburban passenger train ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| builtBy | BREL York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carBodyConstruction | steel ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | third rail shoegear ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| couplingType | Tightlock ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commuter services
ⓘ
inner suburban services ⓘ suburban services ⓘ |
| doorType | slam doors (as built) ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1982 ⓘ |
| era | British Rail modernisation period ⓘ |
| family | Mark 3-derived EMU ⓘ |
| formation | 4-car unit ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| introduced | 1982 ⓘ |
| introducedFor | London and South East sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterModification | fitted with power-operated sliding doors on some units ⓘ |
| manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| multipleWorking |
compatible with Class 456
ⓘ
compatible with Class 458 (in some configurations) ⓘ |
| operator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Network SouthEast NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorRegion | South East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorSector | commuter rail in South East England ⓘ |
| operatorType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| ownedBy | rolling stock leasing companies ⓘ |
| powerType | electric ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperation |
London commuter network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South London suburban routes ⓘ South Western Main Line suburban routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger ⓘ |
| successor |
British Rail Class 375
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Rail Class 377 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 701 NERFINISHED ⓘ British Rail Class 707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| tractionType | electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| usedFor | high-frequency stopping services ⓘ |
| usedOn |
suburban routes from London Bridge
ⓘ
suburban routes from London Victoria ⓘ suburban routes from London Waterloo ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.