British Rail Class 450
Vehicles of the British class 450 are four -piece electric regional trains ( EMU - electric multiple unit ) from the model developed by Siemens Transportation Systems concept car Desiro.
Manufacturers and operators
In 2001 the company Siemens Transportation Systems has received an order for 110 four -car multiple units, and in 2005 a further 17 four-part series, in their plant in Krefeld- Uerdingen the production of power heads, and in Vienna the middle car, took place. Included in the contract is the maintenance over 25 years in the railroad depot Bournemouth West in Northam near Southampton. The commissioning took place in the test center in Wegberg -Wildenrath. Operator is the British railway company South West Trains.
Conversion to Class 450/5
The railroad depot Bournemouth West in Northam 2008 28 trains from Siemens Class 450/5 High Capacity were rebuilt in the first half. The approximately three-week renovation of a train will increase the capacity. For seats to be replaced in the entrance area and installed new handrails and trash. In the first - class area between the doors of the compartment to be removed. The time of decommissioning of the vehicles will also be used to scratched discs with new ones to replace them with a scratch resistant surface and to provide the toilets with a graffiti -resistant paint.
Stretch
It is operated Class 450 since 2004 on the busiest suburban trains from the South West of England to London's Waterloo station.
These are in detail:
- Waterloo to Alton
- Waterloo to Basingstoke
- Waterloo to Reading
- Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Waterloo to Weybridge (via Hounslow )
- Waterloo to Windsor and Eton Riverside
- Basingstoke to Brighton (via Fareham )
- Ascot to Guildford
- Portsmouth to Southampton
- Wareham after Brockenhurst