British Rail Classes 485 and 486

The British Rail Class 485 (or 4Vec) and British Rail Class 486 (or 3Tis) electrical multiple units were originally built for the London Electric Railway from 1923-31 as their 'Standard' tube stock. They were purchased by British Rail in 1967 and transported to the Isle of Wight to work 'mainline' services on the newly electrified Ryde to Shanklin line. At the time the units had already worked for over forty years on the London Underground, but their introduction allowed the final steam locomotives on the line to be withdrawn.

British Rail Class 485 British Rail Class 486
485045 at Shanklin.
In service	1923 - 1964 on London Underground 1967 - 1992 on Island Line
Manufacturer	Metro Cammell, Union Construction Company, Cammell Laird
Family name	Tube
Formation	4 cars per trainset (4-VEC) 3 cars per trainset (3-TIS) DMBSO+TSO+TSO+DMBSO (4-VEC) DMBSO+TSO+DTSO (3-TIS) 5 cars per trainset (5-VEC from 1985) 2 cars per trainset (2-TIS from 1985) DMBSO+TSO+TSO+TSO+DMBSO (5-VEC from 1985) DMBSO+DTSO (2-TIS from 1985)
Capacity	132 seats (4-VEC) 106 seats (3-TIS)
Operator	Network SouthEast
Specifications
Maximum speed	45 mph (72 km/h)
Weight	94 t (93 long tons; 104 short tons) (4-VEC, set) 65 t (64 long tons; 72 short tons) (3-TIS, set) 32 t (31 long tons; 35 short tons) (MBSO) 19 t (19 long tons; 21 short tons) (TSO) 17 t (17 long tons; 19 short tons) (DTSO)
Gauge

British Rail Classes 485 And 486 Media

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  Class 486s at Ryde Pier Head.