British Rail Class 466
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The Class 466 750V DC third rail electric multiple unit (EMU) is a suburban EMU, which operates with Class 465 EMUs in southeast London and Kent on the Southeastern Trains' network.
Class 466 units are used by Southeastern Trains' Metro routes with Class 465/0, Class 465/1, Class 465/2 and other Class 466 units. Additionally, Class 466 units are now also operating on outer suburban routes with Class 465/9 units.
These two-car EMUs are formed of a driving motor unit (DMSO) and a driving trailer unit (DTSO); all on board seating is standard accommodation. There is one toilet in each unit, although these are very often out of order. The units use sliding plug doors.
The Class 466 EMUs were built 1993-1994 in Birmingham. Each of these units is 20.89m x 2.82m in dimension and can achieve up to 75mph.
There are a total of 43 Class 466 EMUs on the UK rail network. These are all owned by Angel Trains, leased and operated by Southeastern Trains.
| Specification | Sub-class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465/0 | 465/1 | 465/2 | 465/9 | 466 | |
| Currently owned by: | HSBC Rail | HSBC Rail | Angel Trains | Angel Trains | Angel Trains |
| Operated by: | Southeastern Trains | ||||
| Routes used on: | Metro | Metro | Metro | Outer Suburban | Metro and Outer Suburban |
| Built: | 1991-1993 by BREL, York | 1993-1994 by ABB, York | 1991-1993 by Metro-Cammell | 1991-1993 by Metro-Cammell | 1993-1994, Birmingham |
| Formation: | DMSO-TSO-TSO-DMSO | DMCO-TSO-TSO-DMCO | DMSO-DTSO | ||
| Construction: | Welded aluminium alloy | ||||
| Doors: | Sliding plug | ||||
| Gangways: | Within 4-coach unit only | Within 2-coach unit only | |||
| Electrical Equipment: | GTO inverters | ||||
| Traction motors: | Four Brush TIM970 three-phase induction motors of 280 kW | GEC-Alsthom G352AY three-phase induction motors of 280 kW | |||
| Couplers: | Tightlock | ||||
| Bogies: | BREL P3/T3 | SRP BP62/BT52 | |||
| Maximum speed: | 75 mph | ||||
| Dimensions: | 20.89 or 20.16 x 2.82 m | ||||
| Train brakes: | Disc, rheostatic and regenerative | ||||
| Mass: | 28.6 - 38.9 t | ||||
| Multiple working: | Within Class 365, Class 465 and Class 466 only. | ||||
