British Rail Class 411 facts for kids

British Rail Class 411
Class 411 4 Cep no. 1586, about to depart London Victoria on 18th March 2003, with a service to Ramsgate. The unit was painted in the old Network SouthEast livery, and was operated by Connex South Eastern (later South Eastern Trains). This was the unit's last train before being withdrawn from traffic later the same day. It has since been scrapped.
In service	1956-2005
Manufacturer	BR Eastleigh
Number built	135 trainsets
Formation	power car + 2 trailer cars + power car
Operator	British Rail, South West Trains, Connex South Central, South Eastern
Specifications
Car length	265ft 8 1/2in
Width	9 ft 3 in (2.81m)
Height	12 ft 6 in (3.81m)
Maximum speed	90mph (145 km/h)
Weight	Total - 159.4 tonnes
Power output	4 x 250 hp traction motors total 1,000 hp (746kW)
Voltage	750V dc third rail

The British Rail Class 411 (or 4 Cep) electrical multiple units were built at Eastleigh works from 1956-63 for the newly electrified main lines in Kent. These units were based on the earlier Southern Railway 4Cor design, built in 1937.

Images for kids

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  Class 411 4CEP no. 1602, at Dover Priory on 27 April 2003. This was the only 4 Cep unit to be painted in Connex South Eastern livery, after it suffered damage in a collision in 1999, and had to be repaired at Eastleigh works. This unit lasted in traffic until 2004, and has since been scrapped.

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  Class 412 4BEP no. 2325, departing London Waterloo on 15 August 2003. This unit was reformed in 2002, with the addition of a buffet car. It was withdrawn by South West Trains later in 2003, and is now preserved at the Epping Ongar Railway.

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  Class 411 no. 1521 at Waterloo East station in 1988, in British Rail's "Jaffa Cake" express livery.

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  1198 immediately following preservation in 2005 former South West Trains Class 411/9 on the Dartmoor Railway following withdrawal in December 2004.