British Rail Class 487
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| British Rail Class 487 | |
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 Class 487 at NRM |
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| In service | 1940-1993 |
| Manufacturer | English Electric |
| Number built | 28 vehicles |
| Formation | 5 cars (usually) |
| Operator | British Rail Southern Region Network SouthEast |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 49ft 1¾in |
| Width | 8ft 7¾in |
| Height | 9ft 7in |
| Maximum speed | 35 mph |
| Gauge | Standard |
The British Rail Class 487 electric multiple units were built by English Electric in 1940, for use on the Waterloo & City Line.
Twelve motor carriages (DMBSO), numbered 51-62, and sixteen trailers (TSO), numbered 71-86, were built. Trains were formed of various formations, from a single motor carriage, to pairs of motor cars with up to three intermediate trailers.
They were originally classified Class 453 under TOPS but were later reclassified Class 487.
The Waterloo & City Line was operated as part of the BR Southern Region. Stock was painted in British Railways green livery, which was replaced by BR Blue in the 1970s. In 1986, the line came under the ownership of Network SouthEast, and their blue, red and white livery was applied.
By the 1990s the units were urgently in need of replacing. This came in the form of new Class 482 two-car units, which were delivered to traffic in 1992/93. The final Class 487 vehicles were taken by road to Glasgow for scrap, which was their single longest journey above ground.
The Class 487 units were unique on the National Rail network in not requiring yellow ends due to the fact that the route they operated did not integrate at all with the rest of the network.
One vehicle, DMBSO no. 61, has been preserved by the National Railway Museum.
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 A Class 487 Waterloo & City Line driving motor carriage in Network SouthEast livery being stored near to the National Railway Museum in York. These featured just three passenger doors per side - arranged as a pair and a single. |
 The internal air vents at the carriage ends on the Class 487 Waterloo & City Line driving motor carriages featured a 'Southern Railway' logo, whilst on the trailers the logo was 'Southern Region'. |
 Inside a Class 487 Waterloo & City Line driving motor carriage. |
 Inside a Class 487 Waterloo & City Line driving motor carriage. |
 Class 487 Waterloo & City Line trailer second open carriage in BR Blue. Unlike the driving motors these featured two sets of twin sliding passenger doors. |
 Inside a Class 487 Waterloo & City Line trailer second open carriage. |
 Interior of a Class 487 train. |
