Photo Class 455735 South West Trains Inner Suburban EMU 2014

Class 455735 Electric Multiple Unit, Woking Station

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Photo of Class 455735 electric multiple unit, resplendent in the eye-catching blue, red and orange South West Trains livery, waits at Woking station in Surrey, England, in June 2014, whilst en route for London Waterloo station.

 

The British Rail Class 455/7 EMU, which draws its electrical power from a 'third rail' through a 'contact shoe' which sits on the lowest point between the bogie wheels, operates on the southern region and are all allocated to Wimbledon train depot.

The Class 455 electric multiple unit UK passenger train, built in the early 1980s, first saw service on British Rail on the 28th March 1983.  

Restricted to a maximum speed of 75 mph, these units do not offer first-class seating or toilets as they were designed specifically for inner suburban services.  They use the same body shell as the Class 317, Class 318 and the Class 150 diesel multiple unit.

Class 455 EMU Trains on YouTube:

South West Trains 455866 & 455718 leaving Woking.

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