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.
Twelve motor carriages (DMBSO), numbered 51-62, and sixteen trailers (TSO), numbered 71-86, were built. Trains were formed of various formations, from a single motor carriage, to pairs of motor cars with up to three intermediate trailers.
They were originally classified Class 453 under TOPS but were later reclassified Class 487.
The Waterloo & City Line was operated as part of the BR Southern Division. Stock was painted in British Railways green livery, which was replaced by BR Blue in the 1970s. In 1986, the line came under the ownership of Network SouthEast, and their blue, red and white livery was applied.
By the 1990s the units were urgently in need of replacing. This came in the form of new Class 482 two-car units, which were delivered to traffic in 1992/93. The Class 482 is virtually identical toLondon Underground 1992 Stock, operating on the Central Line; theWaterloo & City Line was subsequently amalgamated into the London Underground in 1994. The final Class 487 vehicles were taken by road to Glasgow for scrap, which was their single longest journey above ground.
One vehicle, DMBSO no. 61, has been preserved by the National Railway Museum.

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.

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.

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★ [1]A film of these trains can be found on the 'youtube' online video website,made by citytransportinfo.