British Rail Class 466
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| British Rail Class 466 | |
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 466006 at Maidstone West operating on the Medway Valley Line. |
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| In service | 1993 - Current |
| Manufacturer | BREL, |
| Family name | Networker |
| Number built | 43 trainset |
| Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
| Operator | Southeastern |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | DMOS -68ft 6 1/2in (20.89m) DTSO - 68ft 6 1/2in (20.89m) |
| Width | 9ft 3in (2.81m) |
| Height | 12ft 4 1/2in (3.77m) |
| Maximum speed | 75mph 121 km/k |
| Weight | Total - 72.4 tonnes |
| Power output | 804hp (600kW) |
| Voltage | 750V dc third rail |
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 network. It is a member of the Networker family of trains.
Class 466 units are used by southeastern Railway' Metro routes in muiltiple 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. They are also used on rural routes in displacing some class 508s.
These two-car EMUs are formed of a driving motor carriage (DMS: Driving Motor Standard) and a driving trailer carriage (DTS: Driving Trailer Standard); all on board seating is standard accommodation. There is one toilet in each unit. The units use sliding plug doors.
The Class 466 EMUs were built 1993-1994 in Birmingham, for the Network SouthEast sector of British Rail. They were inherited by Connex South Eastern and its successors South Eastern Trains and Southeastern. 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 Railway.
| Specification | Sub-class | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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: | DMOS-TOS-TOSL-DMOS | DMC-TOS-TOSL-DMC | DMS-DTS | ||
| 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. | ||||
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 466009 stands at the bay platform at Paddock Wood, operating on the Medway Valley Line. |
 466009 at Maidstone West operating on the Medway Valley Line. |
 466??? and 466009 at Maidstone West operating on the Medway Valley Line. |
 466??? at Maidstone West operating on the Medway Valley Line. |
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