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Modern
LOCOMOTIVES
ILLUSTRATED
£4.50
August-September 2015
No. 214
Southern Design
Electric Multiple Units
The UK’s Number One Modern Traction Partwork
Modern
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Above:
Brand new from the Southern
Railway workshop at Peckham Rye,
de-icing set No. S95 is seen at Tulse Hill on
14 September 1960, just days after release
to traffic. The two-car set is formed of the
driving cars of original 3-SUB No. 1514,
which was later augmented into 4-SUB No.
4344.
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Cover:
In the closing years of 4-SUB
operation on the South Western Division
of the Southern Region, sets Nos. 4630 and
4626 pull away from New Malden on the
up slow line on 14 September 1977, with
a route '32' service from the Windsor side
of Waterloo to the main side of Waterloo
via Richmond and Kingston.
Cover Inset:
Passing Clapham Junction, a rake of BIL
stock, led by set No. 2066 rounds the curve
on the up main line on 2 July 1960 with
a stopping service from Portsmouth &
Southsea low level to Waterloo.
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Southern
Design EMUs
or the main, the most significant interest
in UK railways is with the big and
glamorous diesel and electric locomotive
classes. However, the more mundane multiple
unit trains also deserve a mention, especially
the former London & South Western Railway
and London Brighton & South Coast Railway's
early introduction of 'modern traction' electric
stock, paving the way for the post-1923 Southern
Railway to electrify most of its suburban and
latterly main line systems using the 660-750V dc
third rail system.
This edition of
Modern Locomotives Illustrated
looks at the L&SWR, LB&SCR and Southern-
design fleets introduced until the early 1950s.
In the main, especially with the suburban stock
these were very basic, answering the need to ship
high volumes of passengers into London every
morning and back home each evening. The sets
carried the highest number of seated passengers
possible, with room for an equal number
standing. The travelling experience was poor, but
people had little option to make their journey to
work.
When the Southern saw benefit from the
electrification of the main lines, more plush
rolling stock was ordered, suitable for higher
speeds and eventually with gangways to allow
passengers to walk through entire trains to reach
a catering vehicle. The Southern even extended
their electrification to include three dedicated
Pullman rakes for use on the world famous
Brighton Belle train.
Although most of the older Southern design
stock was replaced in the 1950s-60s by new
purpose designed vehicles, the Southern design
SUB stock remained in service until the 1980s,
using straight Westinghouse brakes, having no
cab safety features or even a speedometer for the
driver.
The final Southern designed stock was not
withdrawn until 1993 when the new Waterloo &
City stock was introduced.
Colin J. Marsden
Editor
L&SWR Motor Sets
LB&SCR Electric Stock
Original Waterloo & City stock
3-SUB
Trailer Sets
2-SL & 2-WIM
2-NOL
4-LAV
6-PUL, 6-PAN, 6-CITY
4-DD
6-TC & 7-TC
2-BIL
2-HAL
5-BEL
4-COR, 6-COR, 4-BUF, 4-RES, 4-GRI
Contents
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4-SUB
1940 Waterloo & City Stock
Departmental Stock
Fleet Table
Mishaps
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n early 1913 the London & South Western
Railway (L&SWR) announced its intention
to embark on large scale electrification of its
suburban lines radiating from London Waterloo
to Wimbledon via East Putney, Waterloo
to Kingston, Hampton Court, Shepperton,
the Hounslow Loop line and both routes to
Guildford, via Woking and Effingham Junction.
This was to use the top contact third rail system,
fed at 600-660V dc.
Power for the 'new' railway would be
supplied by the L&SWR from its own power
station to be built at Durnsford Road between
Wimbledon and Earlsfield, this became
operational in late 1913.
Stock for electrified services was constructed
new or converted from existing stock at the
L&SWR workshops at Eastleigh, where 84
three-car trains were built carrying numbers
E1 - E84. Each was formed of two motor
coaches flanking an intermediate trailer.
Motor coaches were provided with traction
equipment on the bogie below the driving cab,
with a guards van located behind. The total
power output per unit was 1,000hp (746kW),
provided by four 250hp (186.5kW) motors.
Electrical and control equipment was supplied
by the British Westinghouse Company. Control
equipment was carried in cupboards behind
the cab, ventilated by side louvres. Air brakes
were provided by Westinghouse, using two
compressors one mounted under each driving
car.
Power collection was achieved by four
‘slippers’ or shoes, one mounted on each side
of the power bogies, power was transferred on
to a train line, so that it was available through
the train even if only one slipper/shoe was in
contact with the third 'live' rail.
Passenger accommodation was provided
for both first and third class passengers in
compartments, with a total of 185 seats per
set. This was increased to 236 from 1934 when
vehicles were rebuilt and mounted on longer
62ft (18.90m) steel underframes.
The L&SWR Motor Sets as they became
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L&SWR Motor Sets
Modern Locomotives Illustrated - Southern Design EMUs
known, commenced
Classification:
L&SWR SUB
passenger operation on 25
L&SWR number range:
E1-E84
October 1915 with a service
Grouping number range:
1201-1284
launched between London
Former number range:
Former loco-hauled
Waterloo and Wimbledon
Alpha code:
3-SUB
via East Putney. Passenger
Introduced:
1914-17
services on the Kingston
Built by:
L&SWR Eastleigh
Loop and Shepperton lines
Formation:
DMBT+TC+DMBC
commenced in January 1916,
Vehicle numbers:
DMBT: 80xx and 81xx series
followed by the Hounslow
TC: 93xx series
Loop in March and Hampton
DMBC: 87xx series
Court in June. The ‘New
Set length:
193ft 0¾in (58.85m)
Vehicle length:
64ft 4¼in (19.62m)
Guildford’ line was electrified
Height:
12ft 7in (3.83m)
only as far as Claygate and
Width:
9ft 1in (2.77m)
was ready for use from 20
Seating:
170-185 (33% being first class)
November 1916, at the time,
Internal layout:
Compartment
further electrification of this
Gangway:
Not fitted
route was not undertaken but
Toilets:
Not fitted
was effected after the end of
Weight:
Total - 95 tons
World War 1.
DMBT, DMBC - 33 tons
All 84 ‘Motor Sets’ were
TC - 29 tons
converted from 1904-built
Brake type:
Air
four-car steam hauled
Bogie type:
L&SWR
suburban sets, mounted
Power collection:
600-660V third rail
on wooden frames, coach
Traction motor type:
BTH
ends were of the 'Torpedo'
Horsepower:
1,000hp (746kW)
style with two windows
Max speed:
60mph (97km/h)
and a central headcode or
Coupling type:
Screw
route display between. The
Multiple restriction:
Within type
headcode box was a vertical
Door type:
Slam
rectangle illuminated from
also later cared for at Strawberry Hill depot
behind with an opaque glass panel. Train
which was a former steam shed, after the steam
destinations were identified by a letter and
allocation was transferred to the new Feltham
displayed by a metal stencil in front of the
shed from 1921.
opaque glass display.
Trains were normally operated in three-car
Units were fitted with standard screw
sets, but during peak periods two sets could be
couplings on unit ends, with the control and
coupled together. The unit numbers E1-E84 were
power jumpers mounted on the body structure
carried until the 1923 grouping, from when unit
below the front windows. Between coaches the
coupling used a three link below a single central numbers 1201-1284 were allocated, motor cars
were numbered in the 80xx/94xx series. All units
buffer, air and power/control cables were
were later augmented into 4-SUB formations
attached to the buffer beam. The livery applied
and renumbered into the 41xx/42xx series. After
was L&SWR green with insignia and branding
the 1923 grouping, the units were repainted in
applied in gold.
Southern Railway green and were given standard
Units were allocated to a new electric
'Southern Railway' insignia on their body sides.
n
servicing shed built at Wimbledon, and were
A pair of London & South Western three-car 'Motor Sets', led by unit No. E40 emerge from the southern portal of East
Putney Tunnel and pass the long closed Cromer Road signalbox. The route indicator 'P' indicates this was a Waterloo-
Clapham-East Putney-Wimbledon service.
CJM-Collection
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Fact File - Headcodes
Letter codes used during early years
V
S
H
P
V
O
O
I
S
Waterloo-New Malden-Richmond-Waterloo
Waterloo-Wimbledon-Shepperton
Waterloo-Hampton Court
Waterloo-East Putney-Wimbledon
Waterloo-Richmond-New Malden-Waterloo
Waterloo-Richmond-Hounslow-Waterloo
Waterloo-Hounslow-Richmond-Waterloo
Waterloo-Claygate
Waterloo-Shepperton via Richmond
Above:
Now renumbered to 1210, the original E10
leads a six-car train away from Hounslow in the
mid-1920s with a Waterloo roundabout service via
Twickenham.
CJM-Collection
Right:
A straight 'O' headcode without a bar
above indicated a Waterloo roundabout service
via Hounslow and Twickenham. Set No. E2 is seen
departing from Hounslow bound for Richmond via
Whitton.
CJM-Collection
From 1942, the original L&SWR 'Motor Sets' by now numbered in the
1201-1284 series and already rebuilt on 62ft long underframes were
further modified as 41xx or 43xx 4-SUB stock. Set No. 4135, augmented
with an ex-L&SWR ten-compartment trailer is seen approaching
Clapham Junction on 24 January 1954 with a Waterloo to Waterloo
via New Malden and Kingston service.
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