BRITISH RAIL CLASS 207

The British Rail 'Class 207' (or 3D) diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh in 1962.

Contents

Current operations

Preservation

Fleet Details

Technical details

External links

Current operations

The class were used on the Oxted Line and the Marsh Link Line.
The final two units were withdrawn in August 2004.

Preservation

Three complete units have been preserved:

★ 207017 - Spa Valley Railway

★ 207202 - East Lancashire Railway

★ 207203 - Swindon and Cricklade Railway (as a 2-car unit)
In addition, driving motor vehicle from unit 207013 has also been preserved:

★ 207013 - DMBSO 60138 - Walthamstow Pump House Museum
The centre trailer from unit 207203 has been at a private location:

★ 207203 - TSOL 70547 - Private site, Hungerford

Fleet Details

Key:	Preserved	Rebuilt	Departmental Use	Scrapped

'Unrefurbished Class 207/0'

Unit No.		Name	Final livery	DMBSO		TCsoL		DTSO		Withdrawn	Status
New	Old
207001	1301	-	NSE	60126		60600		60900		1994	Scrapped
207002	1302	-	NSE	60127		60601		60901		1992	Converted to 207103
207003	1303	-	Blue/Grey	60128		60602		60902		?	Scrapped
207004	1304	-	NSE	60129		60603		60903		1992	Converted to 207101
207005	1305	-	NSE	60130		60604		60904		1992	Converted to 207102
207006	1306	-	Blue/Grey	60131		60605		60905		?	Scrapped
207007	1307	-	Blue/Grey	60132		60606		60906		?	Scrapped
207008	1308	-	Blue/Grey	60133		60607		60907		?	Scrapped
207009	1309	-	Blue/Grey	60134		60608		60908		?	Scrapped
207010	1310	-	NSE	60135		60609		60909		03/1994	Tractor unit 951070
207011	1311	-	NSE	60136		60610		60910		05/1990	Sandite unit 1068
207012	1312	-	Blue/Grey	60137		60611		60911		?	Scrapped
207013	1313	-	NSE	60138		60612		60912		03/1994	Tractor unit 951070
207014	1314	-	NSE	60139		60613		60913		05/1990	Sandite unit 1068
207015	1315	-	Blue/Grey	60140		60614		60914		?	Scrapped
207016	1316	-	Blue/Grey	60141		60615		60915		?	Scrapped
207017	1317	-	Connex	60142		60616		60916		03/2004	Preserved
207018	1318	-	Blue/Grey	60143		60617		60917		?	Scrapped
207019	1319	-	Blue/Grey	60144		60618		60918		?	Scrapped

'Refurbished Class 207/1'

Unit No.		Name	Final livery	DMBSO			DTSO			Withdrawn	Status
207101	207004	Ashford Fayre	NSE	60129			60903			1995	Converted to 207201
207102	207005	Brighton Royal Pavilion	NSE	60130			60904			1995	Converted to 207202
207103	207002	-	NSE	60127			60901			1995	Converted to 207203

'Refurbished Class 207/2'

Unit No.		Name	Final livery	DMBSO		TSOL		DTSO		Withdrawn	Status
207201	207101	Ashford Fayre	Connex	60129		70286		60903		2003	Scrapped
207202	207102	Brighton Royal Pavilion	Connex	60130		70549		60904		08/2004	Preserved
207203	207103	-	Connex	60127		70547		60901		08/2004	Preserved

'Departmental Units'

Unit No.		Final livery	DMB		T		DMB (DT ★ )		Withdrawn	Status
-	1068	NSE	977700 (ex-60139)		977696 (ex-60522)		977701 ★ (ex-60910)		1992	Scrapped
951070	1070	NSE	977906 (ex-60135)		-		977907 (ex-60138)		1998	Preserved

Technical details

Power car (one per set)

★ Introduced: 1962

★ Weight: 56 tons

★ Engine: English Electric 4-cylinder type 4SRKT Mark II of 600 bhp at 850 rpm

★ Transmission: Electric, two English Electric traction motors

★ Maximum tractive effort: Not known

★ Driving wheel diameter: Not known

★ Coupling code: Not known

★ Train heating: Electric

External links

★ Spa Valley Railway - owners of 3 car 207017

★ Hampshire & Sussex Unit Preservation Society (HSUPS) - former owners of preserved TCsoL 60616 from unit 207017.

★ Hastings Diesels - previous owners of preserved DMBSO 60138 from unit 207013.