BRITISH RAIL CLASS 402

The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation '2Hal' to the electric multiple units built during the late 1930s to work long-distance semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London to Maidstone and Gillingham (Kent). This type of unit survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS 'Class 402'.

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Construction

Formations

2Pan

Construction

A development of the earlier '2Bil' units, the '2Hal' units ('2'-car 'Ha'lf 'L'avatory stock) were so-called because only one car in each unit had a lavatory. They were built in three batches:

Units	Built	Intended Use
2601-2677	1938	London to Maidstone and Gillingham
2677-2692	1939	London Waterloo to Aldershot and Reading
2693-2699	1948	Post-World War 2 additional units
2700	1955	Accident replacement unit

Formations

The original formations of these units are set out in the table below:

Unit Numbers	DMBT	DTC
2601-2646	10719 to 10764	12186 to 12231
2647-2699	10765 to 10817	12801 to 12853
2700	12664 (ex 4Sub 4590)	12855 (new build)

2Pan

In 1971, six units were converted for use conveying parcels and newspaper traffic. They were renumbered 061-066 and designated '2Pan' ('2'-car 'P'arcels 'a'nd 'N'ewspapers stock), reusing the Pan code originally allocated to 6Pan (Pantry) stock. Their life was not extended by long; within two years all had been withdrawn.