British Rail Class 482
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This article concerns the trains used on the Waterloo & City Line immediately prior to its takeover by London Underground in 1994. For their service after 1994, see London Underground 1992 Stock
The British Rail
Class 482 electrical multiple units were built by ABB
in 1992, for use on the Waterloo & City Line
. The units are almost identical to the 1992 tube stock
built for the Central Line
.
Ten 2-car units were built, numbered 482501-510. Each unit consisted of a type "E" driving motor, numbered 65501-510, and a type "F" non-driving motor, numbered 67501-510. Trains were operated using two units semi-permanently coupled, with the driving motors outermost.
The units were built as direct replacements for the elderly Class 487
units, dating from 1940. They were delivered to Ruislip depot during March 1993, and were painted in Network SouthEast
livery; however, as the Waterloo & City Line was completely separate from the rest of the National Rail network, they did not receive yellow front ends. Following commissioning (which included test runs as 8-car trains over most of the Central Line), they were delivered by road to the Waterloo & City line during May and June 1993, and following further test runs, entered service on 19 July 1993.
On 1 April 1994, operational control of the Waterloo & City Line transferred to London Underground
. Shortly after the transfer of the line, unit numbers and NSE logos were removed, and LU roundels added together with Central Line diagrams. The BR car numbers were retained, not having previously been used by London Underground; and some of the other BR markings were also retained on the inner ends of the "F" cars, but otherwise the trains remained in as-built condition until refurbishment in 2006.
London Underground 1992 Stock
The 1992 Tube Stock is the type of train used on the Central line and Waterloo & City line of the London Underground.-Construction:The 1992 Stock was built by ABB for the Central line as the result of the extensive testing of the three 1986 tube stock prototype trains...
The 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...
Class 482 electrical multiple units were built by ABB
Asea Brown Boveri
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in 1992, for use on the Waterloo & City Line
Waterloo & City Line
The Waterloo & City line is a short underground railway line in London, which was formally opened on 11 July 1898. It has only two stations, Waterloo and Bank...
. The units are almost identical to the 1992 tube stock
London Underground 1992 Stock
The 1992 Tube Stock is the type of train used on the Central line and Waterloo & City line of the London Underground.-Construction:The 1992 Stock was built by ABB for the Central line as the result of the extensive testing of the three 1986 tube stock prototype trains...
built for the Central Line
Central Line
The Central line is a London Underground line, coloured red on the tube map. It is a deep-level "tube" line, running east-west across London, and, at , has the greatest total length of track of any line on the Underground. Of the 49 stations served, 20 are below ground...
.
Ten 2-car units were built, numbered 482501-510. Each unit consisted of a type "E" driving motor, numbered 65501-510, and a type "F" non-driving motor, numbered 67501-510. Trains were operated using two units semi-permanently coupled, with the driving motors outermost.
The units were built as direct replacements for the elderly Class 487
British Rail Class 487
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 , numbered 51–62, and sixteen trailers , numbered 71–86, were built...
units, dating from 1940. They were delivered to Ruislip depot during March 1993, and were painted in Network SouthEast
Network SouthEast
Network SouthEast was one of three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE principally operated commuter trains in the London area and inter-urban services in densely populated South East England, although the network reached as far west as Exeter...
livery; however, as the Waterloo & City Line was completely separate from the rest of the National Rail network, they did not receive yellow front ends. Following commissioning (which included test runs as 8-car trains over most of the Central Line), they were delivered by road to the Waterloo & City line during May and June 1993, and following further test runs, entered service on 19 July 1993.
On 1 April 1994, operational control of the Waterloo & City Line transferred to London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
. Shortly after the transfer of the line, unit numbers and NSE logos were removed, and LU roundels added together with Central Line diagrams. The BR car numbers were retained, not having previously been used by London Underground; and some of the other BR markings were also retained on the inner ends of the "F" cars, but otherwise the trains remained in as-built condition until refurbishment in 2006.
Fleet details
| Class | Operator | No. Built | Year Built | Cars per Set | Unit nos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 482 | Network SouthEast Network SouthEast Network SouthEast was one of three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE principally operated commuter trains in the London area and inter-urban services in densely populated South East England, although the network reached as far west as Exeter... |
10 | 1992-93 | 2 | 482501-482510 | Transferred to London Underground 1994 |
External links
- http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=PN7pd76YeCA A film of these trains can be found on the 'youtube' online video website ,made by citytransportinfo