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.
| British Rail Class 487 | |
|---|---|
 A Class 487 at the London Transport Museum Depot  The interior of a Class 487 DMBSO, looking towards the driving cab at the Bank end, with the 'hump' over the powered bogie. | |
| In service | 1940–1993 |
| Manufacturer | English Electric |
| Built at | Dick, Kerr works, Preston |
| Family name | Tube |
| Replaced | W&CR stock |
| Constructed | 1938–1940 |
| Entered service | 1940 |
| Scrapped | 1993 |
| Number built | 28 vehicles (12 DMBSO, 16 TSO) |
| Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
| Number scrapped | 27 vehicles |
| Formation | One DMBSO, or two DMBSO flanking up to 3 TSO |
| Capacity | DMBSO: 40 seats, 40 standing TSO: 52 seats, 52 standing |
| Operator | Southern Railway British Rail Southern Region Network SouthEast |
| Depot(s) | Waterloo (Waterloo & City line) |
| Line(s) served | Waterloo & City line |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 47 ft 0 in (14+3⁄8 m) 49 ft 1+3⁄4 in (14.98 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 7+3⁄4 in (2.64 m) |
| Height | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
| Maximum speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
| Traction system | Two EE 190 hp (140 kW) traction motors per DMBSO |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| UIC classification | DMBSO: Bo′2′ TSO:2′2′ |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
British Rail Class 487 Media
Class 487 vehicle alongside a 1967 Stock unit at the London Transport Museum depot in Acton
A Class 487 Waterloo & City line driving motor carriage in Network SouthEast livery being stored near to the National Railway Museum in York. These featured just three passenger doors per side - arranged as a pair and a single.
The internal air vents at the carriage ends on the Class 487 Waterloo & City line driving motor carriages featured a 'Southern Railway' logo, whilst on the trailers the logo was 'Southern Region'.
Inside a Class 487 Waterloo & City line driving motor carriage
Class 487 Waterloo & City line trailer second open carriage in BR Blue. Unlike the driving motors these featured two sets of twin sliding passenger doors.
Inside a Class 487 Waterloo & City line trailer second open carriage
Interior of a Class 487 train
No. 61 at the LT Museum Depot
Empty Class 487 stock, at the old sidings near Waterloo station, in 1988. Two trailers and one motor coach are shown in the original painting scheme.
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