This page lists every electric-powered multiple unit allocated a TOPS classification or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e. British Railways and post-privatisation). For a historical overview of multiple unit development in Great Britain, see British diesel and electric multiple units.
British Rail operated a wide variety of electric multiple units for use on electrified lines:
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TOPS class | Pre-TOPS class | Name or Information | Image |
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Ex-MR units | Lancaster-Morecambe-Heysham | ||
Class 300 | Proposed parcels units | ||
AM1 | 25 kV AC prototype units | ||
Class 302 | AM2 | London-Tilbury-Southend | |
Class 303 | AM3 | Strathclyde. Also on Greater Manchester area services during 1980s/early 1990s. | |
Class 304 | AM4 | Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham | |
Class 305 | AM5 | Chingford, Enfield | |
Class 306 | AM6 | Shenfield (inner-suburban) | |
Class 307 | AM7 | Southend (outer-suburban) | |
Class 308 | AM8 | Eastern Region lines | |
Class 309 | AM9 | Clacton Express. | |
Class 310 | AM10 | Euston outer-suburban. Also West Midlands | |
Class 311 | AM11 | Strathclyde | |
Class 312 | Great Eastern suburban Great Northern suburban West Midlands (four units) |
TOPS class | Built for | Current Operator(s) | Builder | Number built | Image |
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Class 313 | BR Eastern Region (Great Northern suburban) |
Southern, First Capital Connect |
BREL York 1976-77 | 64 x 3-car sets | |
Class 314 | BR Scottish Region (Argyle Line) |
First ScotRail | BREL York 1979 | 16 x 3-car sets | |
Class 315 | BR Eastern Region (Great Eastern suburban) |
National Express East Anglia | BREL York 1980-81 | 61 x 4-car sets | |
Class 316 (I) | (AC Networker prototype) | (never used in passenger service, now out of service) | converted from class 210 and 313 cars | 1 x 4-car set | |
Class 316 (II) | (test unit) | (never used in passenger service, now out of service) | converted from class 307 | 1 x 3-car set | |
Class 317 | Class 317/1 London Midland Region Class 317/2 Network SouthEast ('Bedpan' and Great Northern lines) |
National Express East Anglia, First Capital Connect |
BREL York 1981-82(317/1) 1985-87(317/2) |
72 x 4-car sets | |
Class 318 | Provincial ScotRail (for Strathclyde PTE) |
First ScotRail | BREL York 1984-86 | 21 x 3-car sets | |
Class 319 | Network SouthEast (Thameslink services) |
First Capital Connect | BREL York 1987-88(319/0) 1990(319/1) |
86 x 4-car sets | |
Class 320 | Provincial ScotRail (for Strathclyde PTE) |
First ScotRail | BREL York 1990 | 22 x 3-car sets | |
Class 321 | Network SouthEast (Great Eastern and Euston services); and Regional Railways (for West Yorkshire PTE) |
National Express East Anglia, Northern Rail, London Midland, First Capital Connect |
BREL York 1988-1991 | 117 x 4-car sets | |
Class 322 | Network SouthEast (Stansted Express service) |
First ScotRail | BREL York 1990 | 5 x 4-car sets | |
Class 325 | Rail Express Systems (for Royal Mail) |
FirstGBRf | ABB Derby 1995-96 | 16 x 4-car units |
These use electrical switching devices (thyristors and transistors) and have electronic power control.
TOPS class | Built for | Current Operator(s) | Builder | Number Built | Image |
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Class 323 | Regional Railways (for West Midlands PTE and Greater Manchester PTE) |
Northern Rail, London Midland |
Hunslet 1992-93 | 43 x 3-car sets | |
Class 331 | original classification of Class 332 | - | - | - | |
Class 332 | Heathrow Express | Heathrow Express | Siemens/CAF 1997-1998 2002[4→5Car] |
9 x 4-car sets 5 x 5-car sets |
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Class 333 | Arriva Trains Northern (for West Yorkshire PTE) |
Northern Rail | Siemens/CAF 2000 | 18 x 4-car sets | |
Class 334 Juniper |
ScotRail (for Strathclyde PTE) |
First ScotRail | Alstom Birmingham 1999-2002 | 40 x 3-car sets | |
Class 341 Networker |
proposed units for Crossrail | - | (never built) | - | |
Class 342 Networker |
proposed units for CTRL Domestic Services | - | (never built) | - | |
Class 345 | Crossrail | Approx 60 x 5-car sets | |||
Class 350 Desiro |
Silverlink, Central Trains |
London Midland | Siemens 2004-05 2008-09 |
67 x 4-car sets | |
Class 357 Electrostar |
LTS Rail | c2c | Adtranz/Bombardier Derby 1999-2001 2001-02 |
74 x 4-car sets | |
Class 360 Desiro |
First Great Eastern, Heathrow Connect |
National Express East Anglia, Heathrow Connect |
Siemens 2002-03 2004-2005 |
21 x 4-car sets 5 x 5-car sets |
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Class 365 Networker |
Network SouthEast (Great Northern and South Eastern services) |
First Capital Connect | ABB York 1994-95 | 41 x 4-car sets | |
Class 371 Networker |
proposed units for Thameslink 2000 | - | (never built) | - | |
Class 375 Electrostar |
Connex South Eastern, South Eastern Trains |
Southeastern | Adtranz/Bombardier Derby 1999-2005 | 10 x 3-car sets 102 x 4-car sets |
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Class 376 Electrostar |
South Eastern Trains | Southeastern | Bombardier Derby 2004-06 | 36 x 5-car sets | |
Class 377 Electrostar |
Southern | Southern, First Capital Connect |
Bombardier Derby 2001-05 2008-2009 |
28 x 3-car sets 154 x 4-car sets |
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Class 378 Capitalstar |
London Overground | London Overground | Bombardier Derby 2009-2010 | 57 x 4-car sets | |
Class 379 Electrostar II |
National Express East Anglia | National Express East Anglia | Bombardier Derby 2011 | 30 x 4-car sets | |
Class 380 Desiro |
First ScotRail | ScotRail | Siemens 2009-2011 | 22 x 3-car sets 16 x 4-car sets |
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Class 381 Networker |
proposed Network SouthEast express units | - | (never built) | - |
TOPS class | Built for | Current Operator(s) | Builder | Number Built | Image |
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Class 370 APT-P |
prototype Advanced Passenger Train | (out of service) | BREL Derby 1979 | 6 x 7-car half sets 2 spare cars |
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Class 373 TGV |
Eurostar | Eurostar SNCF |
various builders 1992-96 | 14 x 8-car half sets 64 x 10-car half sets 1 spare car |
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Class 390 Pendolino |
Virgin West Coast | Virgin Trains | Alstom Birmingham 2001-04 | 53 x 9-car sets | |
Class 395 Javelin |
Southeastern | Southeastern | Hitachi 2007-09 | 29 x 6-car sets |
The Southern Railway and its successor, the Southern Region of British Rail, used three letter codes to classify their DC EMU fleets, as shown after the TOPS class numbers. Southern Region EMUs were classified in the 400 series under TOPS.
TOPS class | SR class | Name or Information | Image |
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2Nol | |||
2SL | South London | ||
2Wim | Wimbledon-Croydon | ||
3Sub | |||
4Buf | |||
4Gri | |||
4Lav | |||
4Res | |||
6Cit | London Bridge-Brighton | ||
6Pan | Pantry units | ||
6Pul | Pullman London Victoria-Brighton |
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Class 401 | 2Bil | ||
Class 402 | 2Hal 2Pan |
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Class 403 | 5Bel | ||
Class 404 | 4Cor | ||
Class 405 | 4Sub |
TOPS class | SR class | Name or Information | Image |
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4DD | Double Deck EMU | ||
Class 410 | 4Bep | ||
Class 411 | 4Cep | ||
Class 412 | 4Bep | ||
Class 413 | 4Cap | 2 x 2Hap permanently coupled | |
Class 414 | 2Hap | ||
Class 415 | 4EPB | ||
Class 416 | 2EPB | ||
Class 418 | 2Sap | 2Hap units with declassified 1st Class accommodation | |
Class 419 | MLV | London-Dover/Folkestone boat trains | |
Class 420 | 4Big | ||
Class 421 | 4/3Cig 3Cop |
Last 2 units of this type in service were withdrawn in 2010 | |
Class 422 | 4Big 8Dig |
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Class 423 | 4Vep 4Vop |
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Class 427 | 4Veg | First stock used for Gatwick Express | |
Class 430 | 4Rep | ||
Class 431 | 6Rep | ||
Class 432 | 4Rep | ||
Class 438 | 3TC 4TC |
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Class 480 | 8Vab | ||
Class 482 (I) | 8Mig | ||
Class 488 | Gatwick Express Trailers | ||
Class 489 | GLV | Gatwick Express driving trailers | |
Class 499 (I) | TLV |
TOPS class | SR class | Name or Information | Image |
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Class 482 (II) | Waterloo & City Line sold to LU |
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Class 483 | Isle of Wight ex LU 1938 stock |
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Class 485 | 4Vec | ex LU Standard stock | |
Class 486 | 3Tis | ex LU Standard stock | |
Class 487 | Waterloo & City Line |
TOPS class | SR class | Name or Information | Image |
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Class 424 | Networker Classic Prototype | ||
Class 442 | 5Wes | Wessex Express | |
Class 444 | 5Des | Desiro | |
Class 445 | 4Pep | Second Generation EMU prototype - 4 car | |
Class 446 | 2Pep | Second Generation EMU prototype - 2 car | |
Class 447 | Proposed Battersea Bullet | ||
Class 450 | 4Des | Desiro | |
Class 455 | |||
Class 456 | |||
Class 457 | DC Networker prototype | ||
Class 458 | 4Jop | Juniper | |
Class 460 | 8Gat | Juniper - Gatwick Express | |
Class 465 | Networker - 4 car | ||
Class 466 | Networker - 2 car | ||
Class 471 | Proposed Networker - Main Line Express |
The 500 series classes were reserved for miscellaneous DC EMUs not from the Southern Region. This included the DC (third/fourth rail) lines in North London, Manchester and Merseyside and the OHLE lines in Greater Manchester. The DC electric network around Tyneside had been de-electrified by the time TOPS was introduced, and the stock withdrawn or transferred to the Southern Region.
Class | Info | Image | Notes |
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Class 501 | North London stock | 650 V Third & Fourth Rail | |
Class 502 | Liverpool-Southport/Ormskirk stock | 650 V Third Rail | |
Class 503 | Mersey-Wirral stock | 650 V Third Rail | |
Class 504 | Manchester-Bury stock | 1.2 kV Side Contact Third Rail (Unique on BR network) |
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Class 505 | Manchester-Altrincham stock | 1.5 kV OHLE | |
Class 506 | Manchester-Hadfield/Glossop stock | 1.5 kV OHLE | |
Class 507 | Merseyside stock | 750 V Third Rail | |
Class 508 | Merseyside stock | 750 V Third Rail | |
Class 510 | Original classification of Class 455 |
This was a one-off unit, withdrawn before the introduction of TOPS.
All rail vehicles operating on part of the National Rail network are required to be given TOPS codes. For this reason, both London Underground and Tyne & Wear Metro trains have their own TOPS classes:
Class | Info | Image | Notes |
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Class 499 (II) | London Underground rolling stock | Classification given to all LU stock operating on NR, regardless of line | |
Class 994 | Tyne & Wear Metro rolling stock |
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