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British Rail Class 456 information


British Rail Class 456
South West Trains Class 456 approaching Guildford
Interior in June 2018, after refurbishment
In serviceSeptember 1991 – 17 January 2022
ManufacturerBritish Rail Engineering Limited
Built atHolgate Road Works, York
Family nameBR Second Generation (Mark 3)
Constructed1990–1991
Refurbished
  • 2005–2007 by Southern
  • 2014–2015 by South West Trains
Scrapped2022
Number built24
Number scrapped24
SuccessorClass 377 (Southern)[1]
Formation
  • 2 cars per unit:
  • DMSO-DTSO
Fleet numbers456001–456024
Capacity152 seats
OwnersPorterbrook
Operators
  • Connex South Central
  • Network SouthEast
  • South West Trains
  • South Western Railway
  • Southern
Depots
  • Selhurst (Croydon)
  • Wimbledon (London)
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel[2]
Car length19.95 m (65 ft 5 in)[2]
Width2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)[2]
Height3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)[2]
Doors
  • Double-leaf pocket sliding
  • (2 per side per car)
Wheelbase
  • 14.17 m (46 ft 6 in)
  • (over bogie centres)
Maximum speed75 mph (121 km/h)
Weight
  • 72.5 tonnes (71.4 long tons; 79.9 short tons)
Power output500 hp (373 kW)
Electric system(s)750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)Contact shoe
Minimum turning radius71 m (232 ft 11 in)[2]
Braking system(s)Air (Westcode)
Safety system(s)
  • AWS
  • TPWS
Coupling systemTightlock[2]
Multiple workingWithin class, and with Class 455
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The British Rail Class 456 was an electric multiple unit passenger train introduced by Network SouthEast on inner-suburban services in South London to replace the elderly Class 416 2EPB units.[3] Twenty-four two-car units were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's York Carriage Works in 1990 and 1991.[1]

Following the privatisation of British Rail, the fleet was sold to Porterbrook and operated by Southern up until late 2013, when they were transferred to South West Trains and heavily refurbished.[4][5] Routes that were operated by Class 456 units will be operated by new Class 701 Bombardier Aventra units in the future.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Southern Farewell to Class 456". extra.southernelectric.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Vehicle Diagram Book No. 210 for Electrical Multiple Units (including A.P.T.)" (PDF). Barrowmore MRG. BRB Residuary Ltd. 182–183. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ Llewelyn, Hugh (2016). EMUs A History. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445649832.
  4. ^ Class 456 Electric Multiple Unit Fleet Technical Information. Porterbrook. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "RailServices Increase Capacity and Comfort for South West Trains" (Press release). Knorr-Bremse United Kingdom. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Bombardier wins South Western Aventra contract". Rail magazine. Peterborough. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

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