British Rail Class 447
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. [1][2][3]
British Rail Class 447 Media
- Battersea Power Station, 1934 with only two chimneys (Our Generation, 1938).jpg
Battersea power station was built in two phases. This is the power station in 1934, with the first phase operational
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Battersea power station in 1950
- Battersea Power Station in London.jpg
Battersea power station was designed in the brick cathedral style
Coal was usually brought to the station by colliers, and unloaded by cranes. These two cranes, pictured in 2008, were removed in 2014.
The station in November 1986, three years after ceasing to generate electricity
The station's roof was removed in the late 1980s, when there were plans to convert the structure into a theme park.
Real Estate Opportunities were granted permission to redevelop the power station in November 2010
Battersea Power Station from the Chelsea Bridge
The power station's 39-acre (16 ha) site received much interest, with many submitting bids in the 2012 sale.
- Battersea Power Station Feb05.jpg
Potential buyers were required to preserve the station's Grade II* listed four iconic chimneys and lime wash towers.
References
- ↑ "British Rail Class 447; alchetron.com". alchetron.com.
- ↑ "We-live-and-die-by-pretty-lies-lost-beauties-of-rail-road-and-air; thebeautyoftransport.com". thebeautyoftransport.com.
- ↑ "unbuilt-london-the-battersea-bullet-train-53831; www.ianvisits.co.uk". www.ianvisits.co.uk.
