British Rail Class 447
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Class 447 was the designation given to the Electric multiple unit
trains that would have run the shuttle services (branded the Battersea Bullet) between London Victoria and the entertainment complex planned for the site of the former Battersea Power Station
. Three units were planned, each of four cars, and since the trains would have been privately owned by the operator of the entertainment complex, British Rail
allocated carriage numbers 99469-99481 (from the private owner carriage series) for the individual vehicles.
In the event, the early 1990s recession spelt the end of the Battersea project. The entertainment complex was never built, nor were the trains, and the former power station still stands as an empty shell. It is unlikely that the Class 447 design will be revived, even if work ever resumes at the Battersea site.
This train could operate a different service (probably South West Trains) if revived.
A concept drawing can be seen here.
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
trains that would have run the shuttle services (branded the Battersea Bullet) between London Victoria and the entertainment complex planned for the site of the former Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, South London. The station comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built first in the...
. Three units were planned, each of four cars, and since the trains would have been privately owned by the operator of the entertainment complex, British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
allocated carriage numbers 99469-99481 (from the private owner carriage series) for the individual vehicles.
In the event, the early 1990s recession spelt the end of the Battersea project. The entertainment complex was never built, nor were the trains, and the former power station still stands as an empty shell. It is unlikely that the Class 447 design will be revived, even if work ever resumes at the Battersea site.
This train could operate a different service (probably South West Trains) if revived.
A concept drawing can be seen here.
