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British Rail Southern Region

4 VEP
(Nos.7701-7894)

 

Unit no. 7836 in the snow at Gillingham in January 1987

© Andy Veitch

 

The Bournemouth electrification scheme authorised in September 1964 required the construction of new rolling stock, that for the fast and semi-fast services being of a novel type incorporating push‑pull operation, and these were the Bournemouth ‘1966 stock’ known as 4 REP (powered) and 3 TC /4 TC (trailer) units, most vehicles for these units being converted from Mark 1 loco‑hauled coaches.

However, the stopping services on the newly electrified lines (none of which proceeded beyond the end of electrified lines at Branksome) required a more conventional type of unit; this being based on the successful ‘1963 stock’ design of 4 CIG and 4 BIG units recently introduced on the Brighton line.

To be known as 4 VEP (4-car Vestibule Electro Pneumatic), twenty units of a new type were ordered (along with the 4 REP /4TC stock) on 30th April 1965 for the commencement of the new services from July 1967. These also being referred to as ‘1963 stock’ with the principal difference between them and the earlier 4 CIG /4 BIG type being higher density 3+2 seating layout including side doors to each seating bay and the first-class compartments (the latter being located at the inner end of each driving trailer) whilst a larger luggage van was also provided.

 

 

Unit no.7705 at Eastleigh

© AR Cowdrey

 

Units nos.7701 to 7720
(First Batch)

The 4 VEP units were newly constructed, to the ‘1963 stock’ layout with a Driving Trailer Composite (DTC) at each end flanking a Motor Brake Second (MBS) and Trailer Second (TS) with construction split between York (driving trailers) and Derby (centre vehicles); this being done to speed construction as York works were busy undertaking the conversion work on Mark 1 coaches for the REP and TC units as well.

Unit no.7701 was released from Derby to Stewarts Lane on 18th March 1967 with these units starting to appear on tests from April 1967. With the exception of the last, all were delivered in time for the inauguration of the new Bournemouth service on 10th July 1967, the units being numbered 7701 to 7720 and painted in all‑blue livery with small yellow panels on the cab ends, matching the 4 REP /4TC fleet.

The first units went into traffic, running with 2 HAP units from 8th May 1967, units nos.7702 /7705 & 7706 being in use. Units from this (and the second batch) had underframe lifting lugs low down near each end of the car; these lugs projected up into the lower bodysides.

 

 

Hauled by 73 126, unit no.7755 enters Redhill on 26th January 1979.

© John Akinson

 

Units nos.7721 to 7755
(Second Batch)

However, before any of the first batch had entered service further thirty-five units (nos.7721 ‑ 7755) were ordered on 21st October 1966 to replace the 4 LAV units on the Brighton line. This and all subsequent batches being entirely constructed at York and delivered as a continuation on from the first batch, entering service from October 1967 through until July 1968. This second batch were finished in blue livery but with full yellow cab ends. There were minor electrical differences between the motorcoaches of these first two batches.

Though ordered as 4 LAV replacements, not all were delivered to the Brighton line with some entering service on the South Western Division and one (unit no.7739) never entering service at all in its intended formation due to one DTC being used for cab signalling tests and other of its vehicles being used (along with disbanded units nos.7741 /7742) to form a temporary 8 VAB buffet unit; this being due to problems with 4 REP availability.

Like the first batch of units, this second batch had underframe lifting lugs low down near each end which projected up into the lower bodysides. However, these lugs were not provided on all subsequent batches of 4 VEP units.

Units nos.7756 to 7815
(Third Batch)

A third batch of fifty 4 VEP units were ordered on 12th January 1968 and numbered 7756 ‑ 7805, these being delivered from February 1969 through to January 1970. These were almost identical to the second batch of units although apart from the first five, there was another minor electrical change to the motor coaches. This batch was subsequently increased by a further ten units ordered 23rd June 1969 (numbered 7806 ‑ 7815).

Introduction of these units enabled a start to be made on the withdrawal of the 2 BIL and 2 HAL units, the new units working on both the South Western and Central divisions. The final ten units followed immediately from the previous batch of fifty, being delivered between February and April 1970 with one unit (no.7808) finished in blue /grey livery as an experiment. Once again these had a minor electrical change to the motorcoaches from the previous batch.

Units nos.7816 to 7853
(Fourth Batch)

Two further large batches of units were subsequently built, the first was of thirty-eight units ordered 14th October 1969 (numbered 7816 ‑ 7853); this forth batch entered service painted in blue /grey livery with full-yellow ends; there were further minor electrical differences compared to the previous three batches. These fourth and fifth batches of units being delivered in one series from May 1972 until June 1974.

Units nos.7854 to 7894
(Fifth Batch)

The fourth batch of 4 VEP units was quickly followed by a further forty-one further units ordered 22nd March 1972 (numbered 7854 ‑ 7894). Like the fourth batch, this fifth batch entered service painted in blue/grey with further minor electrical differences. However, this fifth and last batch were fitted from new with handbrake micro switches.

 

Unit no.7713 approaching Farnborough on Saturday 5th August 1967.

©BloodandCustard

 

Initial Deployment

The first batch of units went to the South Western Division (SWD), most the second batch to the Central Division (CD) with the third batch split between the SWD & CD. Some of the fourth and many of the fifth batch of units were delivered to the South Eastern Division (SED), the first of these going into service on the SED from 7th May 1973 displacing 2 HAP units; some of these 2 HAP units being downgraded to 2 SAP configuration and used to replace some of the oldest 4 SUB units in the suburban area.

Operating throughout the Southern Region, the delivery of these one-hundred & ninety-four units (along with the later batches of 4 CIG units) enabled the complete replacement of the 4 LAV, 2 BIL, 2 HAL, 4 COR, 4 BUF, 4 GRI and 6 COR units and a start on 4 SUB replacement to be made.

Allocations

Though actual units were moved between depots fairly freely, the amount allocated to a particular depot remained fairly constant, though there was some exchanging of 4 CIG and 4 VEP units between Fratton and Wimbledon Park. However, Fratton Depot closed to EMU maintenance in May 1990 and its allocation (along with that from Bournemouth Depot) was transferred to Eastleigh Works where the former DEMU depot was used. From January 1991 Eastleigh concentrated on 4 CIG and 4 BEP units and the 4 VEPs moved again to Wimbledon Park Depot.

Livery Details

Units up to no.7815 had a raised aluminium BR logo fitted to each cabside, these being removed at first repaint and replaced by the more usual transfer placed lower down on the cabside. The first twenty units all received full-yellow ends with all-blue livery at this stage, the last to run with a small yellow warning panel being unit no.7711 repainted in November 1970.

Passenger sidelight (window) frames were unpainted when new, a few were overpainted blue and all later grey during subsequent repaints, the first unit to be painted into blue /grey being unit no.7743 in January 1971 and the last all‑blue unit (no.7740) being repainted blue /grey in December 1972.

 

Interior of 4 VEP MBS with 2+3 seating and ‘Bournemouth Blue’ moquette; its vertical beading shewing each individual seat.

The electric heater grills are visible beneath the seats; behind these there was an aperture between each pair of sets for luggage although these quickly became filthy rubbish-traps.

Arm-rests were only provided adjacent to the gangway with the upper ends of the seats padded for passengers standing.

Rising from the seat backs, the luggage-rack supports can be seen (above each seat, the racks are not visible here).

With the aluminium curtain holdbacks clearly visible, the orange curtains could be pulled forwards towards each droplight. Note the wear & fading of the curtain; these became badly soiled from condensation off the sliding vent-lights.

Just visible are the vertical aluminium door-jamb finger-guards; these first being fitted to the 3D fleet.

© late Alan Hawes

 

Moquette

Seating moquette in all units as delivered was to the blue check pattern which became known as ‘Bournemouth Blue’ as it first appeared on the first batch of twenty 4 VEP units along with the 4 REP /4TC stock built for the Bournemouth electrification.

A few of the first twenty units were re-upholstered with the older style ‘Trojan’ grey seating due to a shortage of blue during their first C1 overhauls. Later, units began to receive NSE ‘Stripy‑Blue’ seating and all were eventually fitted with NSE ‘Blue-Blaze’ seating material.

AWS

Units were all built with AWS equipment fitted, those on SWD having this made operational from mid‑1975, those allocated to CD and SED having this equipment isolated out of use until about August 1981. All units were equipped with a headlight mounted low down in the nose-end gangway door from about 1991, all being done by the end of 1992.

Electrical Equipment

Electrical equipment was similar to that of the 4 CIG and 4 BIG units, though units had conventional handbrakes in each cab and not the electric parking brakes fitted to the early Brighton line 4 CIG /4 BIG stock.

Trailer vehicles were mounted on B5 (S) bogies, the springing on the trailer bogies differing slightly from the similar bogies fitted to 4 CIG /4 BIG stock as expected passenger loads would be greater with the high-density seating layout.

Motor bogies being to the new Mark 6 type. Motorcoaches carried similar equipment as those on the 4 CIG /4 BIG units and four EE507 motors were again fitted although there were minor differences to the 4 CIG /4 BIG version.

Maintenance

Units were allocated to Bournemouth (BOMO), Brighton (BTON), Wimbledon Park (WDON) and Ramsgate (RMGT) depots for routine maintenance, though later Fratton (FTON) and Eastleigh (ELGH) both gained allocations as well.

Heavy overhauls were carried out at Eastleigh and bogie exchanges and electrical overhauls at Ashford Chart Leacon. Some repainting of units and other unprogrammed maintenance also took place at Selhurst and collision repairs at Slade Green when necessary.

Bearing defects (which also affected some 4 CIG units) led to several units being stored out of use, often for some months, between mid‑1974 and the end of the year.

Sidelights

As delivered, units had sliding ventilator lights fitted above each large sidelight, but these tended to leak and become stiff to operate and all were eventually sealed closed, each door still having an opening droplight for ventilation.

Units had orange curtains fitted from new, hanging halfway along each large sidelight, these tended to become discoloured by contact with leaking sliding vent lights and were removed from units from 1978, though curtains were retained in first class compartments.

 

8 VAB unit

Three units (nos.7739 /7741 & 7742) were disbanded when new to allow the formation of 8 VAB unit no.8001. Classified as TOPS class 480, this unit consisting of blue liveried four DTC and three MBS cars along with a modified loco‑hauled blue-grey liveried RMB vehicle, this leaving several vehicles spare.

Unit no.8001 had the three motorcoaches to maintain the faster 4 REP schedules as it was used on Bournemouth line semi‑fast services. However, it could be divided into five and three-car portions and occasionally operating as such. It could also run in multiple with other 4 VEP units, although not with 4TC stock as it was unable to supply heating and lighting current to the 4TC units.

The 8 VAB lasted in service from 1967 to 1975 when units nos.7741 & 7742 were reformed. Damage to other units meant that unit no.7739 could not be reformed as some of the spare vehicles had already been used as accident replacements. Accordingly, unit no.7739 never ran in its intended formation.

 

4 VEG units

Heavy luggage traffic on units used between Victoria & Gatwick Airport led to unit 7755 being experimentally modified in May 1973 with a number of seating units removed and replaced with luggage racks. This was judged a success and in 1978 twelve units (nos.7788 – 7799) were modified albeit in a different style from 7755 (which reverted to normal).

These were reclassified as 4 VEG units (Class 427) and renumbered 7901 ‑ 7912.

Eventially these were replaced on Gatwick services by cascaded Mark 2 loco‑hauled stock worked push‑pull by Class 73 EDL locomotives and a converted former 2 HAP MBS rebuilt as a luggage van (GLV) during 1984 and the 4 VEG units resumed their former identities once again.

 

Network SouthEast

The first unit (no.7850) to be painted into the new Network SouthEast livery appeared in July 1986 and all units were progressively done over the next three years or so, the last unit in blue /grey livery (no.3002) being painted in NSE colours during February 1990.

TOPS

Units became Class 432 under the BR computerised TOPS numbering system in 1972 though initially no renumbering took place, and this code was revised to Class 423 by 1975.

As part of the TOPS classification units were renumbered from June 1987 as nos.3001 – 3194. Although their full numbers were 423 001 to 423 194 though only the last four digits were displayed on cab ends (3001 – 3194).

However, this renumbering took over a year to complete with the last unit to run with its original number (no. 7827) being renumbered from 16th September 1988.

 

Facelifting

Like the 4 CEP and 4 CIG fleets, it was felt necessary to improve the interior of units with the provision of fluorescent lighting and fitting a P.A. system so units started to be facelifted from early 1988.

Some ( but not all) units had their generous luggage space reduced during this facelift with a new eighteen-seat saloon fitted into part of the former luggage area; these units being renumbered at works in a new series upwards from no.3401 /3421 in order of out-shopping.

As the first twenty units had originally had some blue asbestos insulation in the floors of the York-built vehicles, these units were kept grouped together as 3401 – 3420 with the others becoming mixed‑up in former number order.

Additional Seating

The modification work on the brakevans of motorcoaches meant these vehicles were out of traffic for longer than the trailers so a float system was created. Units having the brakevan modification usually emerged with a different MBS to that with which they entered.

However, some units were facelifted without this modification and were not renumbered; these units being further modified during their next works overhaul when again the MBS was usually exchanged.

First-class

The amount of first-class accommodation was also reduced, initially on units allocated to the SED with one compartment (adjacent to the second-class saloon) being downgraded. However, later downgradings were of the compartment at the end of the coach adjacent to the toilet with and the first-version units subsequently modified to the later pattern during works overhauls. Here the seating was rebuilt so each downgraded compartment seated eight instead of the six previously.

During 1993, units on the SED started to have a further compartment also downgraded (this being the one adjacent to the earlier one) leaving two first-class compartments towards the centre of the coach in vehicles so modified. However, these downgraded compartments did not have the seating rebuilt and still seated six rather than eight; all later reverted to first class.

 

Oxted Tunnel

During the electrification of the East Grinstead line clearance problems were identified at the north-end of Oxted tunnel. A scheme to increase line speed had been proposed and this would improve the existing clearances. However, Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate saw electrification as major works to the route and required these clearances to be improved to meet current ‘blue-book’ standards.

Various schemes were considered including the huge expense of slab-tracking throughout the tunnel or even singling (this was ruled out as being operationally impracticable).

So, from May 1989 a restriction was imposed on all passenger trains working through this tunnel. This resulted in all 4 VEP units allocated to Brighton having their droplights restricted to open only about four inches else having window bars fitted across those doors with no interior doorhandles. Those diesel units operating services through to Oxted were similarly equipped with stock such as 4 CIG units being prohibited from the route (these were eventually equipped with window bars during the summer of 2003 following a fatality at Clayton Tunnel on Saturday 26th October 2002).

A further restriction was the communicating doors between units were to be locked out of use by the guard when passing through Oxted Tunnel; this was to prevent access to the droplights in the driving cab vestibules. 

This restriction then reduced the amount of inter‑divisional transfers of units between the former Southern Region divisions, and complaints about excessive temperatures in hot weather saw a programme started to further modify Central Division (CD) units with alternate windows opening fully and fitted with window bars. Besides aiding ventilation passenger would be able to see there was a difference in doors lest they struggled to squeeze the internal door handle.

 

LOT Numbers

The following table shows details of LOT numbers for the 4 VEP vehicles, the date of order and their SR electrical codes, diagram numbers and later BR code allocated in the late 1970's which replaced the diagram numbers.


 

Vehicle
Nos.

Unit
Nos.

LOT
No.

Date
ordered

Vehicle
type

Diag.
No.

SR
Code

BR
Code

62121-62140

7701-7720

30760

30-Apr-65

MBS

880

EB

ED2.61.0A

62182-62216

7721-7755

30773

21-Oct-66

MBS

880

EB-1A

ED2.61.1A

62217-62221

7756-7760

30794

12-Jan-68

MBS

881

EB-1A

ED2.61.1B

62222-62266

7761-7805

30794

12-Jan-68

MBS

881

EB-2A

ED2.61.2B

62267

7806

30794

12-Jan-68

MBS

881

EB-2A

ED2.61.2B

62268-62276

7807-7815

30800

23-Jun-69

MBS

881

EB-3A

ED2.61.3B

62317-62354

7816-7853

30813

14-Oct-69

MBS

881

EB-4A

ED2.61.4B

62435-62475

7854-7894

30851

22-Mar-72

MBS

881

EB-6A

ED2.61.6B

70781-70800

7701-7720

30759

30-Apr-65

TS

474

BQ

EH2.76.0A

70872-70906

7721-7755

30772

21-Oct-66

TS

474

BQ

EH2.76.0A

70907-70956

7756-7805

30793

12-Jan-68

TS

474

BQ

EH2.76.0B

70957-70966

7806-7815

30801

23-Jun-69

TS

474

BQ

EH2.76.0B

70997-71034

7816-7853

30812

14-Oct-69

TS

474

BQ

EH2.76.0B

71115-71155

7854-7894

30852

22-Mar-72

TS

474

BQ

EH2.76.0B

76230-76269

7701-7720

30758

30-Apr-65

DTC

458

FB

EE3.65.0A

76333-76402

7721-7755

30771

21-Oct-65

DTC

458

FB

EE3.65.0A

76441-76540

7756-7805

30792

12-Jan-68

DTC

459

FB

EE3.65.-B

76541-76560

7806-7815

30799

23-Jun-69

DTC

459

FB

EE3.65-B

76641-76716

7816-7853

30811

14-Oct-69

DTC

459

FB-1A

EE3.65.1B

76861-76942

7854-7894

30853

22-Mar-72

DTC

459

FB-2A

EE3.65.2B

 

Note:

BR codes subsequently altered to take account of various modifications such as doorlocks and AWS fitment (two different types), window sealing etc.

 


Unit Description

All 4 VEP vehicles were built to Mark 1 standards with an all‑steel body being mounted on a standard 63' 6" underframe, vehicles being 64' 6" long over bodywork and 9' 3" wide over commode handles. Trailer coaches were mounted on BR 5 (S) bogies, motorcoaches on Mk 6 bogies.

Each 4 VEP unit seated forty-eight first-class and two-hundred & thirty-two second-class. They weighed 149 tons and were 265' 8½" long. Shoegear was fitted to the two outermost bogies beneath the driver’s cabs, there being none on motorcoaches.

Passenger access doors at each seating bay were all fitted with doorlocks with an inside catch handle, except those in the corridor section of the DTC vehicles. Windows were fitted from the outside and had an external frame as a result.

 

‘BOMO’-allocated unit no.7719 unusually at Redhill in 1970.

Note the orange curtains hanging down the middle of the passenger sidelights; these could be pulled forward towards the doors (in either direction) from each of the passenger seat backs (which were centrally positioned in the sidelight).

In other words, the 4 VEP units had one large sidelight (with sliding vents) between each pair of doors compared to two smaller quarter lights on EPB /HAP stock etc. The sliding vents were later fixed in the closed position.

© Peter Winchester

 

Driving Trailer Composite (DTC)

Each unit had two identical Driving Trailer Composite (DTC) coaches, one each end, these having the standard ‘1963 stock’ style cab fitted at the outer end, as in 4 CIG /4 BIG and 4 REP /4TC units. Behind the driver's entrance vestibule was a four-bay saloon with side doors to each seating bay. Seating was arranged five‑a‑side with an off-centre gangway dividing seating units into three and two-aside units.

At the cab vestibule end two sets of two‑aside seats were fitted each side of the communicating door, whilst at the other end of the saloon a four-seat unit was fitted against the partition which formed the inner wall of the first-class compartments. Free standing seating units were all fitted with an overhead luggage rack, the only cantrail level racks being those above the seats mounted against the end partitions of the saloon.

A swing door divided this saloon from a side corridor that led along the remaining length of the coach past the four first-class compartments, this corridor being to the nearside when the cab was leading and the off-centre gangway was also offset to this side.

The open saloon seated thirty-eight second-class whilst each first-class compartment seated six giving a total of twenty-four first-class.

Each first-class compartment had an access door whilst there were two access doors on the corridor side, one opposite the second compartment from the saloon end, the other opposite the lavatory at the extreme inner end of the car.

At the inner end of the car was a lavatory, located on the offside. The corridor kinked round the lavatory to gain access to the central gangway into the next care; a sliding door was fitted here to close across this gangway.

This care was 64' 6" long and weighed 34 tons, was to diagram number 458 (units up to 7755) and 459 (all subsequent units).

Trailer Second (TS)

The Trailer Second (TS) was one long ten-bay saloon with similar seating arrangements to those of the saloon in the DTC vehicles and total seating was ninety-eight second-class. Each seating bay again had side door access and the offset gangway was to the nearside when this vehicle was the second coach in direction of travel.

Again, the vehicle was 64' 6" long and weighed 31 tons and was to diagram number 474. Swing doors were fitted at each end of the saloon to close across the gangway to adjacent vehicles.

Motor Brake Second (MBS)

The Motor Brake Second (MBS) comprised a six-bay open saloon seating fifty-eight; this was identical in layout and fittings to those in the other coaches of the unit.

The remainder of the motorcoach was occupied by a guard’s compartment, adjacent to the saloon and towards the centre of the vehicle, and a generous 26' 0½" luggage area at the other end of the coach.

A side corridor passed alongside the guard's compartment and luggage area, sliding doors (two in the wire mesh screen of the luggage area) and a further sliding door one for the guard's compartment. An inwards opening door was fitted each side by the guard's area, that on the corridor side blocking the gangway when open. Two pairs of outwards opening double doors were fitted along the luggage area and again the corridor kinked round at the coach end to line up with the centre gangway into the adjacent TS vehicle. This motorcoach was marshalled with the luggage end at the centre of the unit against the TS.

Electrical equipment fitted to this coach was similar to those of the 4 CIG /4 BIG unit motorcoaches with the usual EE507 250hp motors, MG set, two DH25 compressors and emergency batteries all being mounted below underframe level. As a result, this coach weighed 48 tons. It was to diagram number 880 (units up to 7755) and 881 (all subsequent units). The offset passenger gangway in the saloon was to the nearside when this coach was second in direction of travel.


Units Nos.7701 - 7720

This first batch of twenty 4 VEP units were those ordered specifically for the stopping services on the newly electrified Bournemouth line in 1967 and were to LOT numbers 30758 (DTC), 30759 (TS) and 30760 (MBS). This batch were the only ones not built entirely at York works, the MBS and TS vehicles being constructed at Derby. They were finished in all‑over blue livery and were the only units delivered without full yellow cab ends, these being blue with white unit numbers and a yellow warning panel on the cab nose end door.

Newly built driving trailers were moved from York to Derby to be formed-up into units there prior to delivery to the Southern Region for commissioning at Stewarts Lane? Unit no.7704 was one of the first delivered, being noted at Clapham Junction on 5th April 1967, whilst unit no.7701 was displayed at Waterloo on 10th April 1967.

A few units were loaned to the Central Division at Brighton in October /November 1967 for driver training and used in traffic, with units nos.7704 /7712 & 7715 (at least) being involved.

All units were repainted once in all-blue livery, gaining full yellow ends and losing their cast aluminium BR double‑arrow symbols; unit no.7707 being the first so treated in May 1969 with unit no.7711 the last in November 1970. All units then received blue /grey livery at their subsequent repaints in 1971 /1972.

The motorcoaches had a facility enabling one motor bogie to be isolated in the event of a motor fault, this was not possible with later units and was subsequently removed from these units in a modification programme at Selhurst during 1975.

Units nos.7706 /7708‑12 /7716 & 7719 were reupholstered with grey ‘Trojan’ moquette during their first C1 overhauls between May 1973 and February 1974 due to a shortage of the usual ‘Bournemouth Blue’ material. However, all reverted to normal moquette at their next overhauls. Unit no.7706 was misformed when overhauled and its TS vehicle was not reupholstered.

The AWS equipment on these units was brought into use during 1975.

The presence of blue asbestos insulation in the floors of the York built DTC vehicles meant that vehicles from this batch have nearly all been kept together in the lowest numbered batch of units during subsequent facelifts, though there have been a few exceptions to this.

These vehicles were allocated design codes from new, these being the basic codes for all subsequent units with additional suffixes to denote electrical changes in later vehicles.

Release dates of driving trailers from York Carriage works were as follows:

7701
11-Feb-67 [1]

7702
18-Feb-67

7703
25-Feb-67

7704
4-Mar-67 [2]

7705
18-Mar-67

7706
1-Apr-67

7707
8-Apr-67

7708
15-Apr-67

7709
15-Apr-67 [3]

7710
29-Apr-67

7711
29-Apr-67 [4]

7712
6-May-67

7713
13-May-67

7714
20-May-67

7715
20-May-67 [5]

7716
27-May-67

7717
27-May-67 [6]

7718
3-Jun-67

7719
10-Jun-67 [7]

7720
17-Jun-67

 

Release dates of units from Derby works were as follows:

7701
18-Mar-67

7702
25-Mar-67

7703
25-Mar-67

7704
1-Apr-67

7705
8-Apr-67

7706
15-Apr-67

7707
29-Apr-67

7708
29-Apr-67

7709
6-May-67

7710
13-May-67

7711
13-May-67

7712
20-May-67

7713
27-May-67

7714
3-Jun-67

7715
3-Jun-67

7716
10-Jun-67

7717
17-Jun-67

7718
17-Jun-67

7719
24-Jun-67

7720
1-Jul-67

 

The following table shows unit formations, the date into service below the unit number and the new number allocated during renumbering of the 4 VEP fleet from June 1987.

 

Unit No.

DTC

MBS

TS

DTC

New No.

Date

Diag. No.

458

880

474

458

 

 

Code

FB

EB

BQ

FB

 

 

7701
2-Jun-67

76231
76740
[8]
76340*
76230

62121
62197 [9]
62121

70781

76230
76690
*
76231

3001

 

 

10-Sep-87

7702
5-May-67

76233
76340
*
76233

62122

70782

76232
76690
*
76232

3002

Jun-87

7703
4-Jul-67

76235
76340
*
76234

62123

70783

76234
76804
[10]
76234
76690
*
76235

3003

Jun-87

7704
26-May-67

76237
76340
*
76236

62124

70784

76236
76690
*
76237

3004

Jun-87

7705
6-May-67

76239
76340
*
76239

62125
62200
[11]
62125

70785

76238
76690
*
76238

3005

Sep-87

7706
6-May-67

76241
76740
[12]
76340*
76241

62126

70786
70875
70786

76240
76675
[13]
76240
76690
*
76240

3006

5-Oct-87

7707
8-Jun-67

76243
76340
*
76243

62127
62200
[14]
62127

70787

76242
76690
*
76242

3007

Sep-87

7708
7-Jun-67

76245
76340
*
76244

62128
62197
[15]
62200 [16]
62128

70788

76244
76686
[17]
76244
76690
*
76244

3008

Jun-87

7709
16-Jun-67

76247
76923
[18]
76247
76690
*
76246

62129

70789

76246
76340
*
76247

3009

Jun-87

7710
16-Jun-67

76249
76690
*
76249
76340
*
76369

62130

70790
70798
70790

76248
76369
76690
*
76249

3010

Sep-87

7711
16-Jun-67

76251

62131
62200 [19]
62131

70791

76250

3011

May-87

7712
16-Jun-67

76253
76340
*
76252

62132

70792

76252
76690
*
76253

3012

Aug-87

7713
26-Jun-67

76255

62133

70793

76254

3013

May-87

7714
27-Jun-67

76257

62134
62267
[20]
62134
62200
[21]
62134

70794

76256
76248

3014

Aug-87

7715
4-Jul-67

76259

62135

70795

76258

3015

Dec-87

7716
6-Jul-67

76261
76340
*
76260

62136

70796

76260
76690
*
76261

3016

Jun-87

7717
8-Jul-67

76263
76340
*
76262

62137

70797

76262
76370
76262
76690
*
76263

3017

Aug-87

7718
8-Jul-67

76265

62138
62200
[22]
62138

70798
70875

76264
76525
[23]
76264

3018

Jun-87

7719
25-Jul-67

76267
76340
*
76267

62139

70799

76266
76690
*
76266

3019

4-Jun-87

7720
24-Oct-67

76269
76340
*
76269

62140

70800

76268
76690
*
76268

3020

30-Jun-87

 

Note:

* ‘Float DTC’

 

 

 

Individual Unit Notes

During 1986 and 1987, this batch of units were subject to reforms during a programme to remove the blue asbestos contamination in the floors of the DTC vehicles. A float of two spare DTC cars were used (vehicles 76340 and 76690) these being formed into units whilst their own DTC cars were asbestos stripped at Eastleigh, the reformed unit then proceeding to works where it was reformed back to original.

The MBS and TS vehicles were then also overhauled to match their DTC cars with the two float DTC cars being transferred to the next unit for treatment.

As a result, several units ended up with their DTC cars marshalled at the opposite ends. Footnotes for these two vehicles are not shown in the preceding tables, 76340 having the standard FB code, 76690 being FB‑1A and diagram 459. However, both are marked with a * symbol.

 

Unit

 

7701

MBS 62121 suffered an electrical fire at Surbiton 1-Aug-81 and temporarily replaced by 62197 (ex. spare) until Sep-81.

DTC 76231 to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 15-May-87 and replaced by 4 CIG DTC 76740 (ex.7390) .In this form unit seated forty-two first and two-hundred & thirty second.

Unit returned to Eastleigh for further reform 1-Jun-87 and 76230 also taken for asbestos strip. 76740 to unit no.7706 and both DTC cars replaced by usual ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7710). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 26-Jun-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7706. Unit released 10-Sep-87 as no.3001.

7702

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 5-May-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 (ex.7724) & 76690 (ex.7700). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 12-Jun-86 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7703.

7703

New unit visited Eastleigh works between 22-May-67 and 31-May-67 during commissioning.

Unit slightly damaged in sidelong collision with 4 EPB unit no.5118 at Wimbledon Park 10-Jan-83.

DTC 76234 and MBS 62123 both damaged 26-Jan-85 at Micheldever (probably in sidescrape incident with passing freight train) and both to Slade Green for body repairs. MBS 62123 released 14-Mar-85 and moved to Fratton 19-Mar-85 and unit temporarily reformed with 4 CIG DTC 76804 (ex. damaged 7383) from 6-Jun-85. In this form unit seated forty-eight first and two-hundred & twenty-two second.

DTC 76234 released from Slade Green 30-Sep-85 and unit reverted to normal formation.

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 9-Jun-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7702). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 15-Jul-86 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7704.

7704

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 15-Jul-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7703). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 26-Aug-86 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7707.

7705

MBS 62125 defective during Nov-80 and temporarily replaced by 62200 (ex. spare).

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 23-Sep-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7707). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 28-Oct-86 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7717.

7706

Unit ran with TS 70875 (ex. spare) replacing 70786 stored at Stewarts Lane in Jan‑72 and from Jul-72 until c.Jan‑76 in connection with ‘H frame’ bogie trials. Unit reupholstered with grey ‘Trojan’ moquette in January 1974 (during this period).

Unit to Eastleigh 9-Dec-75 for C3 overhaul but TS 70875 not overhauled, unit released 19-Jan-76. When unit reverted to normal formation c.Jan‑76 TS 70786 retained ‘Bournemouth Blue’ seating moquette.

TS 70875 was stored at Chart Leacon then moved to Eastleigh (between TLV vehicles 68202 & 68205) and was given a C3 overhaul there between 22-Nov-76 and 3-Dec-76.

Unit derailed at Farnham Shed 12-Dec-77 with DTC 76240 damaged and to unit no.7833; DTC replaced by 76675 (ex.7833). Unit reverted to original Feb-78.

DTC 76241 to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 4-Jun-87 and replaced by 4 CIG DTC 76740 (ex.7701). In this form unit seated forty-two first and two-hundred & thirty second.

Unit returned to Eastleigh for further reform 29-Jun-87 and 76240 taken for asbestos strip and 76740 returned to 7390. Both replaced by usual ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7701). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 18-Aug-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7709. Unit released 5-Oct-87 as no.3006.

7707

Due to electrical defects, MBS 62127 temporarily replaced by 62200 (ex. spare) Jun-76.

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 26-Aug-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7704). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 23-Sep-86 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7705.

7708

Unit in collision with 4 SUB unit no.4708 at Wimbledon Park 14-Sep-72 and TS 70788 damaged but repaired.

MBS 62128 damaged Nov-83 (where?) and unit stopped. DTC 76244 exchanged for a few days from 17-Nov-83 with 76686 (ex.7838) but still out of use. MBS 62128 then replaced by spare 62197, though this exchanged after about a week with the other spare MBS 62200. Reverted to normal by Feb-84.

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 19-Nov-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7717). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 22-Dec-86 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7716.

7709

DTC 76247 cab damaged in sidescrape collision with unit no.5791 at Wimbledon Park 23-Dec-81 and temporarily exchanged with 76923 (ex.7885) until Apr-82 when 76247 returned and 76923 to 7861.

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 18-Aug-87 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7706). Returned to normal formation in Eastleigh works 12-Sep-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.3013.

7710

DTC 76248 damaged in accident at Bournemouth depot about November 1968 (possibly in collision with 4TC unit no.418) and car to Eastleigh 18-Nov-68 for C5 repair, released 27-Mar-69 and to spare (being stored at Micheldever).

Car back to Eastleigh 20-Aug-70 for C3 overhaul, painted blue with yellow end and released 28-Oct-70; back to Micheldever from 27-Jan-71 (now nominally part of ‘unit no.7739’).

Replaced in unit no.7710 by 76369 (spare ex. disbanded 7739) about November 1968. Unit running with full yellow end on one driving cab and small yellow panel on the other driving cab after this reformation.

Unit to Eastleigh 2-Jul-70 for C3 overhaul, released 16-Jul-70 still blue but with full yellow ends on both cabs.

Spare DTC 76248 used temporarily in unit no.7729 between Mar-71 until Aug-71 then formed permanently into unit no.7714 from Jun-72.

Unit in collision with no.7423 at Fratton depot 28-Nov-82 with DTC 76249 & TS 70790 both damaged; these replaced by 76690 & 70798 (both ex. spare) until repairs completed at Selhurst and reverted to normal formation from Jun-83.

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 11-May-87 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7720). However, only 76249 required this work as 76369 did not contain asbestos. Reformed to normal at Eastleigh works 1-Jun-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7701.

7711

MBS 62131 damaged by fire at Lymington Town 15-Dec-81 and replaced by 62200 (ex.7718) until 62131 repaired Jun-82 when 62200 to unit no.7714.

Unit to Eastleigh for asbestos strip on DTC cars 17-Feb-87 and released 7-Apr-87, only unit of batch not reformed with spare ‘Float’ DTC cars.

7712

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 17-Feb-87 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7716). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 18-Mar-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7719.

7713

Unit damaged by fire at Wimbledon 10-Apr-74 and out of use until mid-May-74 after repairs at Chart Leacon (Ashford).

7714

Unit in collision with derailed ballast train at Surbiton 4-Jul-71, badly damaged and DTC 76256 overturned. DTC 76257, MBS 62134 and TS 70794 all moved from Surbiton to Wimbledon South Sidings 16-Jul-71 pending repairs.

Damaged DTC 76256 was moved from Surbiton to Wimbledon Park 16-Aug-71 and partly dismantled there by November 1972, then stored until scrapped at Norwood Yard Jun-82. Repaired MBS 62134 exchanged with damaged 62267 (ex.7806) from Jan‑72 to Jun-72. DTC 76256 withdrawn and replaced by 76248 ex. spare (ex.7710 via unit no.7729).

Unit out of use until Jun-72, both 76248 and 62267 being taken to Minster 1-Jan-72 thence to Slade Green for repairs in Jan-72.

Unit in further collision with 4 SUB no.4693 at Wimbledon Park 21-Jun-75 with MBS 62134 damaged and temporarily replaced by spare MBS 62200 from 23-Jun-75 (pending repairs to 62134 which moved to Eastleigh 1-Jul-75). Reverted to normal formation 15-Jan-76.

MBS 62134 again replaced by 62200 briefly in Jun-82.

7716

Unit badly damaged in ‘runaway’ collision at West Byfleet 30-Mar-78 and stored out of use until c.Aug‑80. DTC 76261 moved from Wimbledon Park to Slade Green for repairs 14-Aug-80.

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 22-Dec-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7708). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 19-Feb-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7712.

7717

DTC 76262 temporarily replaced by spare DTC 76370 from 25-Sep-72 for a few days and unit used for windscreen washer tests with EDL E6101.

Unit used for various brake tests for most of 1973.

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 27-Oct-86 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTCcars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7705). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 20-Nov-86 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7708.

7718

Two coaches of unit slightly damaged when derailed at Ore 2-Jan-70.

Unit badly damaged in 'runaway' collision at West Byfleet 30-Mar-78 and out of use until Dec-80 when DTC 76265 released from repairs at Slade Green and unit back to traffic with MBS 62200, TS 70875 (both ex. spare) and DTC 76525 (ex.7911) whilst own three coaches still undergoing repairs at Slade Green. DTC 76525 was still in 4 VEG livery and returned to 7911 Feb-81 when own 76264 repaired.

Unit out of use again from 12-Mar-81 as spare 62200 with 70875 to Eastleigh for C1 overhaul and DTC cars 76264 & 76265 both spare at Eastleigh Airport Sidings.

Unit back to use again with 62200 and 70875 from 14-Apr-81. Own MBS 62138 repaired by Dec-81 and replaced 62200 with this coach to 7711. TS 70875 made permanent in 7718 from May-82 and 70798 then spare after repairs.

7719

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 18-Mar-87 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7712). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 13-Apr-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7720. Unit released 12-Jun-87 as no.3019.

7720

Both DTC cars to Eastleigh for asbestos strip 13-Apr-87 and replaced by ‘Float’ DTC cars 76340 & 76690 (ex.7719). Reformed to normal in Eastleigh works 11-May-87 and ‘Float’ DTC cars to unit no.7710. Unit released 30-Jun-87 as no.3020.

 


Units nos.7721 - 7755

This batch of units were delivered immediately following the first from October 1967 until July 1968 and were ordered to replace the 4 LAV units on the Brighton line, LOT numbers being: 30771 (DTC cars), 30772 (TS cars), 30773 (MBS cars). Unit no.7722 had arrived by 2nd October 1967 with nos.7721 & 7723 following by 11th October 1967.

The first 4 VEP working on the Brighton line commenced from 16th October 1967, initially using ‘borrowed’ SWD units, units working the 07.42 Brighton to London Bridge, the first of the CD’s own units going into traffic the following week. Not all these units went directly to the Brighton line, some being used on the SWD instead, units nos.7721 ‑ 7724 being loaned to the South Western in December 1967, unit no.7723 returning by May 1968 with the other three soon afterwards.

Three units of this batch (nos.7739 /7741 & 7742) did not enter service but were used in the formation of 8 VAB unit no.8001, this unit surviving in traffic until 1975 when units nos.7741 & 7742 finally entered service. However, unit no.7739 never ran as such as some of its intended cars (spare on the formation of no.8001) were subsequently used to replace accident damaged vehicles in other units.

This batch of 4 VEP units were delivered with full yellow ends and had slight electrical differences from the first batch, the MBS design code being EB‑1A.

Units allocated to the SWD had their AWS equipment brought into use during 1975 (initially units nos.7732 - 7749) whilst those at Lovers Walk had this equipment isolated until 1978. AWS fitted units had their BR design code amended from EE3.65.0A to EE3.65.4A when these were allocated. Many of the earlier units of this batch were repainted once in all‑blue livery, but those from no.7743 upwards went blue/grey on their first repaints. All were subsequently renumbered into the 30xx series.

Dates of release of coaches from York Carriage Works (week-ending dates) are as follows:

 

Unit

DTC

TS

MBS

DTC

7721

76333
2-Sep-67

70872
9-Sep-67

62182
16-Sep-67

76334
2-Sep-67

7722

76335
2-Sep-67

70873
9-Sep-67

62183
23-Sep-67

76336
2-Sep-67

7723

76337
9-Sep-67

70874
16-Sep-67

62184
30-Sep-67

76338
9-Sep-67

7724

76339
16-Sep-67

70875
30-Sep-67

62185
7-Oct-67

76340
16-Sep-67

7725

76341
23-Sep-67

70876
7-Oct-67

62186
14-Oct-67

76342
30-Sep-67

7726

76343
23-Sep-67

70877
7-Oct-67

62187
21-Oct-67

76344
30-Sep-67

7727

76345
7-Oct-67

70878
14-Oct-67

62188
28-Oct-67

76346
21-Oct-67

7728

76347
21-Oct-67

70879
14-Oct-67

62189
4-Nov-67

76348
21-Oct-67

7729

76349
28-Oct-67

70880
4-Nov-67

62190
11-Nov-67

76350
28-Oct-67

7730

76351
4-Nov-67

70881
11-Nov-67

62191
18-Nov-67

76352
4-Nov-67

7731

76353
11-Nov-67

70882
11-Nov-67

62192
25-Nov-67

76354
18-Nov-67

7732

76355
18-Nov-67

70883
18-Nov-67

62193
25-Nov-67

76356
25-Nov-67

7733

76357
25-Nov-67

70884
2-Dec-67

62194
2-Dec-67

76358
2-Dec-67

7734

76359
2-Dec-67

70885
9-Dec-67

62195
9-Dec-67

76360
9-Dec-67

7735

76361
16-Dec-67

70886
16-Dec-67

62196
16-Dec-67

76362
16-Dec-67

7736

76363
23-Dec-67

70887
23-Dec-67

62197
30-Dec-67

76364
23-Dec-67

7737

76365
30-Dec-67

70888
13-Jan-68

62198
13-Jan-68

76366
13-Jan-68

7738

76367
6-Jan-68

70889
6-Jan-68

62199
20-Jan-68

76368
13-Jan-68

7739

76369
20-Jan-68

70890
20-Jan-68

62200
27-Jan-68

76370
20-Jan-68

7740

76371
27-Jan-68

70891
27-Jan-68

62201
3-Feb-68

76372
27-Jan-68

7741

76373
3-Feb-68

70892
3-Feb-68

62202
10-Feb-68

76374
3-Feb-68

7742

76375
10-Feb-68

70893
10-Feb-68

62203
17-Feb-68

76376
10-Feb-68

7743

76377
17-Feb-68

70894
17-Feb-68

62204
24-Feb-68

76378
17-Feb-68

7744

76379
24-Feb-68

70895
24-Feb-68

62205
2-Mar-68

76380
24-Feb-68

7745

76381
2-Mar-68

70896
2-Mar-68

62206
9-Mar-68

76382
2-Mar-68

7746

76383
9-Mar-68

70897
9-Mar-68

62207
16-Mar-68

76384
9-Mar-68

7747

76385
16-Mar-68

70898
16-Mar-68

62208
23-Mar-68

76386
16-Mar-68

7748

76387
23-Mar-68

70899
23-Mar-68

62209
30-Mar-68

76388
23-Mar-68

7749

76389
30-Mar-68

70900
6-Apr-68

62210
6-Apr-68

76390
30-Mar-68

7750

76391
6-Apr-68

70901
20-Apr-68

62211
13-Apr-68

76392
13-Apr-68

7751

76393
20-Apr-68

70902
27-Apr-68

62212
27-Apr-68

76394
27-Apr-68

7752

76395
27-Apr-68

70903
4-May-68

62213
4-May-68

76396
4-May-68

7753

76397
11-May-68

70904
11-May-68

62214
11-May-68

76398
11-May-68

7754

76399
18-May-68

70905
25-May-68

62215
25-May-68

76400
18-May-68

7755

76401
1-Jun-68

70906
1-Jun-68

62216
8-Jun-68

76402
8-Jun-68

 

 

Dates units entered service are shown below the unit number.

 

Unit

DTC

MBS

TS

DTC

New No.

Date

Diag. No.

458

880

474

458

 

 

Code

FB

EB-1A

BQ

FB

 

 

7721
23-Oct-67

76334

62182

70872

76333

3021

Jul-87

7722
23-Oct-67

76336

62183

70873

76335

3022

Jul-87

7723
28-Oct-67

76338
76639
[24]
76500 [25]
76338

62184

70874

76337

3023

Jun-87

7724
4-Nov-67

76340
76346
76511 [26]

62185

70875
70893
71021

76339
76639
[27]
76339

3024

Feb-88

7725
25-Nov-67

76342

62186
62200
62186

70876

76341

3025

Jun-87

7726
25-Nov-67

76344

62187

70877

76343

3026

May-87

7727
9-Dec-67

76346
76811
[28]
76346

62188

70878

76345

3027

Jun-87

7728
9-Dec-67

76348

62189

70879

76347

3028

Jun-87

7729
9-Dec-67

76350

62190
62197
62190

70880

76349
76248
76349

3029

Jun-87

7730
6-Jan-68

76352

62191

70881

76351

3030

Jun-87

7731
16-Dec-67

76354

62192

70882

76353

3031

May-87

7732
23-Dec-67

76356

62193

70883

76355

3032

May-87

7733
20-Jan-68

76358

62194

70884
71017
70875
70884

76357

3033

Jun-87

7734
13-Jan-68

76360

62195

70885

76359

3034

Jun-87

7735
3-Feb-68

76362

62196

70886
70890

76361

3035

Jun-87

7736
27-Jan-68

76364

62197

70887
71021

76363
76690 [29]

Disb.

6-Oct-80

7737
17-Feb-68

76366

62198

70888

76365

3037

Jun-87

7738
17-Feb-68

76368

62199

70889

76367

3038

Aug-87

7739

Unit

not

formed

 

 

 

7740
29-Feb-68

76372

62201

70891

76371

3040

Dec-87

7741
1-Apr-68
then Jan-75

76374

62202

70892

76373

3041

Jun-87

7742
1-Apr-68
then Jan-75

76376

62203

70886

76375

3041

Feb-88

7743
6-May-68

76378

62204

70894

76377

3043

Jun-87

7744
4-May-68

76380
76876
[30]
76380

62205

70895

76379

3044

Jul-87

7745
25-Apr-68

76382
76339
76382

62206
62200
62206
62200
62206

70896
70798
70896

76381

3045

Mar-88

7746
15-May-68

76384

62207

70897

76383

3046

Jun-87

7747
4-May-68

76386

62208

70898

76385

3047

Jun-87

7748
2-May-68

76388

62209

70899

76387

3048

Mar-88

7749
23-May-68

76390

62210

70900

76389

3049

Oct-87

7750
25-May-68

76392

62211

70901

76391

3050

Oct-87

7751
1-Jun-68

76394

62212

70902

76393

3051

Dec-87

7752
8-Jun-68

76396

62213
62200
62213

70903

76395

3052

Nov-87

7753
22-Jun-68

76398

62214

70904

76397

3053

Dec-87

7754
23-Jul-68

76400

62215

70905

76399

3054

Jun-87

7755
23-Jul-68

76402

62216

70906

76401

3055

Mar-88

 

 

Individual Unit Notes

Unit

 

7721

Unit out of use with bearing trouble during late 1974/early 1975 and stored at Minster. Back to traffic early in 1975.

7722

Unit out of use with bearing trouble during 1974, motors and shoes removed at Chart Leacon and unit hauled to Norwood Yard for store 17-Oct-74. Back to traffic early in 1975.

7723

Unit out of use with bearing trouble during 1974 and stored at Minster, later being hauled to Barnham for further store 22-Nov-74. Back to traffic early in 1975.

DTC 76338 damaged in derailment and collision with signalbox at Bognor Regis 15-Feb-80. Temporarily replaced by 4 CIG DTC 76639 (ex. spare ex. withdrawn 7365) and unit seated forty-eight first and two-hundred & twenty-two second-class in this formation.

Later by Jun-80, 76639 to no.7362 and replaced by 4 VEP DTC 76500 (ex.7785) and unit to normal formation.

Unit reverted to original formation Nov-80 after 76338 repaired at Slade Green.

7724

TS 70875 to spare for bogie trials and exchanged with 70893 (ex. spare ex.7742) Jun-68. Coach stored at Micheldever Jun-68 and visited Eastleigh between 5-Dec-68 and 24-Dec-68 for C4 overhaul but no repaint, back to Micheldever until moved to Eastleigh 29-Jan-71 and fitted with experimental ‘H frame’ bogies with flexicoil suspension and painted blue/grey, released 25-Feb-71 and used for tests in 4 CIG unit no.7406 from Oct-71. It ran further trials formed into several other units for short periods before being formed permanently into no.7718 in May-82.

Unit out of use with bearing trouble during 1974 and stored at Minster, later being hauled to Barnham for further store 22-Nov-74. Back to traffic early in 1975.

DTC 76339 damaged in derailment at Fratton May-84 and temporarily replaced by 4 CIG DTC 76639 (ex. spare) until Aug-84 and unit seated forty-eight first and two-hundred & twenty-two second-class in this formation.

When 76339 repaired, used briefly to replace a DTC in unit no.7745 before returning to no.7724.

Unit badly damaged in head-on collision with no.7390 near Copyhold Jct. 6-Nov-85 and temporarily disbanded, DTC cars 76339 and 76340 also MBS 62185 all to Slade Green for repairs, TS 70893 badly damaged and condemned 8-May-86. DTC 76340 used from May-86 after repair along with 76690 (ex.7700) as ‘Float’ DTC during asbestos removal programme for first twenty 4 VEP units.

Unit reformed ‘on paper’ from Dec-86 and withdrawn TS 70893 replaced permanently by 71021 (ex. spare). TS 70893 scrapped by contractors from V. Berry Ltd. (Leicester) in Brighton Top Yard 14 /15-Oct-86. DTC 76340 replaced by damaged 76346 (ex.7727).

Unit still out of use with 76346, 62185 and 76339 all under repair. DTC 76346 when repaired to no.7791 from Apr-87 and replaced in no.7724 by fire damaged 76511 (ex.7791). MBS 62185 released from repairs 16-Dec-86 and used briefly in no.7819 from 18-Jan-87 until 13-Feb-87. (See notes for unit no.3024).

7725

MBS 62186 damaged at Brighton c.Dec-77 and replaced by spare 62200 until Jul-79 when 62186 repaired. 62186 stored for a while at Wimbledon Park prior to repairs (at Slade Green?)

7727

Unit in collision with tractor on the line near Bognor Regis 24-Oct-86. DTC 76346 damaged and to Slade Green for repair 13-Nov-86, nominally as part of no.7724, replaced by 4 CIG DTC 76811 (ex.7700) and unit seated forty-eight first and two-hundred & twenty-two second-class in this formation. 76811 to no.7791 and unit reverted to original formation with 76346 (ex.7791 via no.7724) 5-Apr-87.

Unit also received modifications to saloon sidelight windows at Brighton, being fitted throughout with large one‑piece units early in 1987.

7729

Unit in collision with 4 SUB no.4722 at Wimbledon Park Mar-71 and DTC 76349 damaged and temporarily replaced by 76248 (ex. damage repair from no.7710).

Unit moved from Wimbledon Park to Micheldever 26-Apr-71 where spare 76248 attached and on to Bournemouth for reform. 76349 then to Eastleigh for repair 17-May-71, returning to Bournemouth 17-Jul-71 and unit reverted to normal Aug-71 (76248 returned to spare) though to no.7714 permanently from Jun-72.

MBS 62190 damaged by electrical fire at Purley 28-Jan-83 and temporarily replaced by 62197 (ex. spare) until repaired Jun-83.

Unit received modifications to saloon sidelight windows at Brighton, being fitted throughout with large one‑piece units early in 1987.

7733

Unit damaged in collision with no.7049 in Fratton Yard 17-Feb-72 and repaired at Stewarts Lane.

Unit in further collision with class 33/1 locomotive no.33117 at Bournemouth Carriage Sidings 12-Jun-77 with DTC 76357 and TS 70884 both damaged. TS 70884 exchanged with 71017 (ex.7836), but this coach returned to no.7836 by Aug-77 and replaced by 70875 (ex. spare ex .7724).

Unit 7733 given a C3 overhaul at Eastleigh between 18-Apr-78 and 19-May-78 whilst mis-formed with 70875 (also overhauled).

After periods stored at Wimbledon Park and Plumstead, TS 70884 to Slade Green for repairs Jun-80 with unit back to original formation Aug-80 and 70875 to spare once again.

7735

TS 70886 to spare (damaged?) and replaced by 70890 (spare ex.7739) c.May‑68 on formation of 8 VAB unit no.8001.

After repair 70886 remained spare and stored at Micheldever, though it visited Eastleigh between 5-Dec-68 and 20-Dec-68 for C4 overhaul but not repainted, was taken to Selhurst for an overhaul about May 1972, then to store at Strawberry Hill from 11-Mar-74 until formed into no.7742 Jan-75, moving from Strawberry Hill to Bournemouth 4-Jan-75 arriving at Eastleigh (with unit no.8001) 14-Jan-75.

7736

DTC 76363 slightly damaged by fire at Winchester 3-Apr-80.

Unit in collision with no.7840 27-Apr-80 at Portsmouth Harbour; DTC 76364 & MBS 62197 both badly damaged. DTC 76363 & TS 70887 both to unit no.7840 and replaced by damaged 76690 & 71021 (ex.7840). DTC 76364 to Slade Green for repairs 11-Sep-80 and to 4 VEG no.7911 after repairs Feb-81.

Unit disbanded from 6-Oct-80, coaches 76690, 71021 and 62197 all being moved from Fratton to Plumstead pending repairs at Slade Green 16-Feb-81. MBS 62197 repaired by Aug-81 and held spare at Wimbledon Park, whilst 76690 and 71021 both moved back to Fratton after repairs 19-Feb-82.

7738

Unit from Wimbledon to Derby Research 17-Jul-71 and returned 24-Jul-71, (reason unknown).

7739

Unit disbanded after commissioning (noted complete at Selhurst 10-Feb-68) with MBS 62200 to 8 VAB unit no.8001 from Apr-68. Remaining three vehicles (76369/70 & 70890) all spare.

This unit eventually deleted from stock without ever running in traffic as spare coaches all used in other units.

DTC 76369 arrived at Eastleigh 2-May-68 and sent to store at Bournemouth? 10-May-68. DTC 76369 used in unit no.7710 from Nov‑68, DTC 76370 used for cab signalling tests until 1975 and finally into traffic formed in no.7768 in May-76. TS 70890 also used almost immediately in unit no.7735.

7741

Unit disbanded after commissioning with DTC cars 76373/74 & MBS 62202 all to 8 VAB unit no.8001 (3-car portion) from Apr-68.

TS 70892 spare, stored initially at Selhurst and arrived at Eastleigh 2-May-68 for C5 repair, released 21-Jun-68 to Micheldever for store. It visited Eastleigh again between 5-Dec-68 and 6-Jan-69 for C4 overhaul though not repainted. It was returned to Selhurst for an overhaul about May 1972. It was later moved from Selhurst to Strawberry Hill 11-Mar-74.

TS 70892 from Strawberry Hill to Bournemouth 4-Jan-75 and arrived at Eastleigh (with unit no.8001) 14-Jan-75. Unit then reformed to original formation, given C1 overhaul and released into traffic as such for first time from 31-Jan-75.

7742

Unit disbanded after commissioning with DTC cars 76375/76 & MBS 62203 all to 8 VAB unit no.8001 from Apr-68. TS 70893 spare and arrived at Eastleigh 2-May-68 for C5 repair, released 21-Jun-68 and used in no.7724 from Jun-68.

Unit reformed at Eastleigh works from 14-Jan-75 with three vehicles released ex. disbanded no.8001 and TS 70886 (ex. spare ex.7735) given C1 overhaul thence released into traffic as such for first time from 30-Jan-75.

7743

New unit to Eastleigh 24-Apr-68 for C5 repair to TS 70894 during commissioning, released 2-May-68.

7744

New unit to Eastleigh 18-Apr-68 for C5 repair to all three trailers during commissioning, released 26-Apr-68.

Unit in collision with nos.7861 & 7057 at Fratton depot 4-Feb-74 and DTC 76379 damaged. DTC 76380 exchanged with damaged 76876 (ex.7861) and both DTC cars to Slade Green for repairs 13-Feb-74, remaining two vehicles stored at Fratton pending completion when both units reverted to original formation May-74, 76876 returning from Slade Green 20-Apr-74 followed by 76379 2-May-74.

Unit damaged in ‘runaway’ collision at West Byfleet 30-Mar-78 and out of use until Nov-78 after DTC 76380 back from repair at Slade Green to Wimbledon Park 1-Nov-78. DTC 76379 used for brake tests on Shepperton branch with 4 CEP MBS 61035 (ex.7102) during this period.

7745

MBS 62206 briefly replaced by 62200 (ex. spare) for a few days in Aug-80. Unit in collision with open door on freight train near Worting Jct. 18-Jun-84 and bodysides badly damaged. DTC 76382 temporarily replaced by 76339 (ex. damage repairs from no.7724). MBS 62206 & TS 70896 both replaced by 62200 & 70798 (ex. spare). Reverted to normal by Aug-84.

7746

New unit to Eastleigh 2-May-68 for C4 repair to TS 70897, unit released 10-May-68 just prior to first release to traffic.

Unit damaged in ‘runaway’ collision at West Byfleet 30-Mar-78 and out of use until Nov-79. Unit given a C5 repair at Slade Green and coaches released as follows: DTC 76383 6-Oct-79, TS 70897 11-Oct-79, MBS 62207 29-Oct-79 and DTC 76384 5-Nov-79. Unit back to traffic c.29-Nov-79.

7748

Unit in collision with 4 EPB no.5118 at Wimbledon Park 5-Jul-78 and DTC 76388 damaged but repaired.

7752

MBS 62213 briefly exchanged with 62200 (ex.7700) May‑86.

7754

DTC 76400 damaged in collision with Class 33/1 loco no.33104 near Micheldever 26-Jan-85 but repaired.

7755

From May-73 this unit was the subject of a seating layout experiment to provide additional luggage accommodation for passengers travelling between Victoria and Gatwick Airport. Each passenger saloon had alternate seating units on the two‑aside side of the gangway removed and replaced by luggage stacks. Each DTC lost two sets of seats, the MBS three and the TS five, reducing their second-class seating capacity to thirty, forty-six and seventy-eight respectively and reducing the unit total from two-hundred & thirty-two to one-hundred & eighty-four. These modifications were carried out at Stewarts Lane.

Unit 7755 was then usually used on a special diagram between Victoria and Gatwick only, though it still visited Brighton for maintenance. This experiment was considered partly successful as twelve units were later also modified with additional racks (though to a different arrangement) from May 1978, these becoming the 4 VEG units.

Unit no.7755 reverted to normal seating layout about May 1977. This unit (with no.7756) the subject of a further experiment in late 1978 when all the saloon sidelight windows were modified and the former sliding vents at the top were removed and replaced by large one‑piece windows.

               

               


Units no. 7756 - 7805

These units were the first of ninety-eight units built to replace the 2 BIL and 2 HAL units, ordered in three batches of fifty, ten and thirty-eight, this batch being to LOT numbers: 30792 (DTC), 30793 (TS) and 30794 (MBS). They were virtually identical to the second batch of units though, apart from the first five there was a further minor electrical change to the motor coaches resulting in their design code being EB‑2A. The diagram numbers of the DTC cars and MBS cars also changed, though there was no change to the layout of the vehicles, possibly due to the omission of the underframe lifting lugs on these units.

All were new in plain blue livery with full yellow ends, all being repainted blue/grey on first repaint. Release dates of coaches from York Carriage Works are known (up to unit no.7773) and are listed below.

Units entered service from February 1969 through until January 1970 and dates to traffic are shown below the unit numbers. Their first diagrammed workings were on the Waterloo to Portsmouth line from 3rd March 1969 replacing 2 BIL units, though units nos.7756 ‑ 7758 went to the Central Division and replaced the last 4 LAV units.

Units nos.7759 ‑ 7763 went new to the SWD, and later units were allocated to Streatham Hill though units nos.7771 and 7790 both went into traffic briefly on SWD when new. Twelve of these units, 7788 - 7799, were renumbered as 4 VEG units nos.7901 - 7912 in May 1978; all reverting to their original numbers again in May 1984 when displaced from the Gatwick Airport service.

By early 1981, units nos.7760 - 7783 were allocated to the South Eastern division and some of these started to have one first-class compartment in each DTC downgraded during 1984 (units nos.7763, 7770 and 7775 at least being done) before all of the Ramsgate allocated units were transferred away, and the compartments altered back to original.

Dates of release of coaches from York Carriage Works (week ending dates) are shown below:

 

Unit

DTC

TS

MBS

DTC

7756

76441
7-Dec-68

70907
7-Dec-68

62217
7-Dec-68

76442
7-Dec-68

7757

76443
14-Dec-68

70908
14-Dec-68

62218
14-Dec-68

76444
14-Dec-68

7758

76445
21-Dec-68

70909
21-Dec-68

62219
21-Dec-68

76446
21-Dec-68

7759

76447
28-Dec-68

70910
28-Dec-68

62220
28-Dec-68

76448
28-Dec-68

7760

76449
4-Jan-69

70911
4-Jan-69

62221
4-Jan-69

76450
4-Jan-69

7761

76451
4-Jan-69

70912
11-Jan-69

62222
11-Jan-69

76452
11-Jan-69

7762

76453
11-Jan-69

70913
18-Jan-69

62223
18-Jan-69

76454
18-Jan-69

7763

76455
25-Jan-69

70914
25-Jan-69

62224
25-Jan-69

76456
25-Jan-69

7764

76457
1-Feb-69

70915
1-Feb-69

62225
1-Feb-69

76458
1-Feb-69

7765

76459
1-Feb-69

70916
8-Feb-69

62226
8-Feb-69

76460
8-Feb-69

7766

76461
8-Feb-69

70917
15-Feb-69

62227
8-Feb-69

76462
8-Feb-69

7767

76463
15-Feb-69

70918
22-Feb-69

62228
15-Feb-69

76464
15-Feb-69

7768

76465
22-Feb-69

70919
1-Mar-69

62229
22-Feb-69

76466
22-Feb-69

7769

76467
1-Mar-69

70920
1-Mar-69

62230
1-Mar-69

76468
1-Mar-69

7770

76469
8-Mar-69

70921
8-Mar-69

62231
8-Mar-69

76470
8-Mar-69

7771

76471
15-Mar-69

70922
15-Mar-69

62232
15-Mar-69

76472
15-Mar-69

7772

76473
15-Mar-69

70923
22-Mar-69

62233
22-Mar-69

76474
22-Mar-69

7773

76475
22-Mar-69

70924
29-Mar-69

62234
29-Mar-69

76476
29-Mar-69

 

 

 

Unit

DTC

MBS

TS

DTC

New No.

Date

Diag. No.

459

881

474

459

 

 

Code

FB

EB-1A

BQ

FB

 

 

7756
25-Feb-69

76442

62217

70907

76441

3056

Dec-87

7757
19-Feb-69

76444

62218

70908

76443

3057

Jun-87

7758
25-Feb-69

76446

62219

70909

76445

3058

Jul-88

7759
20-Feb-69

76448

62220

70910

76447

3059

Feb-88

7760
20-Feb-69

76450

62221

70911

76449

3060

Sep-87

Code

 

EB-2A

 

 

 

 

7761
28-Feb-69

76452

62222

70912

76451

3061

Jun-87

7762
27-Feb-69

76454

62223

70913

76453

3062

Feb-88

7763
11-Mar-69

76456

62224

70914

76455

3063

Jun-87

7764
28-Feb-69

76458

62225

70915

76457

3064

Jun-87

7765
22-Mar-69

76460

62226
62200
[31]
62226

70916

76459

3065

Mar-88

7766
3-Apr-69

76462

62227

70917

76461

3066

Aug-87

7767
3-Apr-69

76464

62228

70918

76463

3067

Aug-87

7768
27-Mar-69

76466

62229

70919

76465
76370 [32]

3068

Sep-87

7769
1-Apr-69

76468

62230

70920

76467

3069

May-88

7770
12-Apr-69

76470

62231

70921

76469
76532
76469

3070

Aug-87

7771
19-Apr-69

76472

62232

70922

76471

3071

Jun-87

7772
3-May-69

76474

62233

70923

76473

3072

Oct-87

7773
26-Apr-69

76476

62234

70924

76475

3073

Oct-87

7774
10-May-69

76478

62235

70925

76477

3074

Oct-87

7775
14-May-69

76480

62236

70926

76479

3075

Aug-87

7776
20-May-69

76482

62237

70927

76481

3076

Jun-87

7777
29-May-69

76484

62238

70928

76483

3077

Jun-87

7778
18-Jun-69

76486

62239

70929

76485

3078

Jun-87

7779
18-Jun-69

76488

62240

70930

76487

3079

Aug-87

7780
28-Jun-69

76490

62241

70931

76489

3080

Jun-87

7781
5-Jul-69

76492

62242

70932

76491

3081

Jul-87

7782
5-Jul-69

76494

62243

70933

76493

3082

May-87

7783
12-Jul-69

76496

62244

70934

76495

3083

Jul-87

7784
12-Jul-69

76498

62245

70935

76497

3084

May-87

7785
21-Jul-69

76500
76338
[33]
76500

62246

70936

76499

3085

May-87

7786
2-Aug-69

76502

62247

70937

76501

3086

May-87

7787
6-Oct-69

76504

62248

70938

76370 [34]
76503

3087

May-87

7788
16-Aug-69

76506

62249

70939

76505

7901
7788

3088

May-87

7789
11-Sep-69

76508

62250

70940

76507

7902/3089

May-87

7790
6-Sep-69

76510

62251

70941

76509

7903/3090

Jun-87

7791
23-Sep-69

76512

62252

70942

76511
76346
[35]
76811 [36]
76511

7904
7791

3091

Jun-87

7792
27-Sep-69

76514

62253

70943

76513

7905
7792

3092

May-87

7793
13-Dec-69

76516

62254

70944

76515

7906/3093

Jun-87

7794
11-Oct-69

76518

62255

70945

76517

7907/3094

May-87

7795
29-Oct-69

76520

62256

70946

76519

7908/3095

Jun-87

7796
25-Oct-69

76522

62257

70947

76521

7909/3096

Jun-87

7797
17-Nov-69

76524

62258

70948

76523

7910/3097

May-87

7798
15-Nov-69

76526
76364 [37]

62259

70949

76525

7911/3098

May-87

7799
8-Nov-69

76528

62260

70950

76527

7912/3099

May-87

7800
22-Nov-69

76530

62261

70951

76529

3100

Jun-87

7801
29-Nov-69

76532
76469
76532

62262

70952

76531

3101

Jun-87

7802
6-Dec-69

76534

62263

70953

76533

3102

Jun-87

7803
13-Dec-69

76536

62264

70954

76535
76684
[38]
76535

3103

Jul-87

7804
21-Jan-70

76538

62265

70955

76537

3104

May-87

7805
10-Jan-70

76540

62266
62459 [39]
62266
62379
[40]
62266

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Unit Notes

Unit

 

7756

Along with nos.7757 & 7758, unit delivered by 6-Jan-69. This unit (with no.7755) the subject of an experimental modification early in 1979 when all the saloon sidelight windows were replaced by large one‑piece units without the former sliding vents at the top.

7764

DTC 76458 slightly damaged when derailed by a fallen tree near Norbury 8-Aug-72.

7765

MBS 62226 damaged by fire at Brighton 11-Jul-76 and temporarily replaced by 62200 (ex. spare) until c.5‑77.

7767

Unit ran briefly during Dec-69 with DTC 76370 replacing one (which?) DTC in connection with cab signalling tests.

7768

Unit involved in sidelong collision at Copyhold Jct 16-Dec-72 with all four vehicles derailed and badly damaged; not rerailed until 7-Jan-73.

Unit out of use and stored pending repairs, initially at Haywards Heath then Gatwick by March 1973. Moved to Crystal Palace 11-Apr-73 and remained there until taken to Slade Green for repairs c.Feb‑74.

DTC 76465 eventually to unit no.7852 Mar-74 and replaced by 76370 (ex. spare from disbanded no.7739 thence via numerous other units for short periods as fitted with experimental SRAWS).

DTC 76466 released from Slade Green 24-Sep-74 and moved to Eastleigh, whilst TS 70919 & MBS 62229 were ready 21-Dec-74 and moved to Fratton.

DTC cars 76370 & 76466 moved Eastleigh to Fratton 2-Jan-75 and unit reformed 3-Jan-75, but not released back to traffic until 7-May-76 when SRAWS tests completed; 76370 having been last SR main line coach in all blue livery.

The reformed unit no.7768 arrived at Eastleigh 21-Apr-76 for overhaul and repaint and was released 7-May-76 in blue/grey, 76370 now matching the remaining three coaches of the unit.

7769

Unit ran briefly c.Dec‑69 with DTC 76370 replacing one (which?) DTC in connection with cab signalling tests.

7770

Unit damaged (where?) c.Apr‑87 and DTC 76469 temporarily exchanged with damaged 76532 (ex.7801) for about a month and unit out of use pending repair, back to normal formation 2-May-87.

7775

DTC 76479 damaged in collision with vans at Brighton 4-Apr-73 but repaired.

7780

Unit delivered about 3-Jun-69. Unit ran on tests with spare DTC 76370 replacing one (which?) DTC 24-Jun-69 prior to first release to traffic.

7781

Unit delivered about 5-Jun-69. DTC 76492 had the large sidelight windows along the corridor side of the vehicle replaced by large one‑piece units May-80. All saloon windows remained unchange.

7785

DTC 76499 & TS 70936 both damaged c.Jun‑80, (probably in collision with no.7362 at Lovers Walk). DTC 76500 temporarily exchanged with damaged 76338 (ex.7723). TS 70936 to Slade Green for repairs 23-Jul-80 with unit reverting to original formation Nov-80.

7787

Unit used for cab signalling tests with spare DTC 76370 replacing 76503 from Aug-69 to 29-Oct-69 prior to first release to traffic.

               

Units nos.7788 – 7799
These ran as 4 VEG units 7901 - 7912
between May 1978 and May 1984.

Unit

 

7791

Unit damaged by fire at Victoria 24-Feb-87, one compartment of DTC 76511 damaged and this car replaced temporarily by 76346 (ex. damage repairs from no.7727 via no.7724). 76346 quickly returned to ‘own’ unit no.7727 and replaced by 4 CIG DTC 76811 (ex.7727) from 5-Apr-87; unit seated forty-eight first and two-hundred & twenty-two second in this formation.

Damaged 76511 moved from Fratton to Slade Green for repairs 3-Apr-87 and released 22-Jun-87 with unit reverting to original formation from Jun-87.

7793

Unit used for heating tests from 6-Oct-69 prior to release to traffic 12-Dec-69.

7795

Unit used for cab signalling tests with spare DTC 76370 replacing one (which?) DTC c.Dec‑69 prior to first release to traffic.

7798

Unit damaged when running as 4 VEG no.7911 with DTC 76526 scrapped and replaced with 76364 (ex.7736) so unit in new formation when renumbered back as no.7798.

7801

Unit in collision with no.7435 at Fratton 19-Feb-73 and DTC 76532 damaged but repaired.

DTC 76532 again damaged c.Apr‑87 (where?) and temporarily exchanged with 76469 (ex.7770) for about a month, back to normal formation 2-May-87

7803

Unit damaged in ‘runaway’ collision at West Byfleet 30-Mar-78. In Jun-78 DTC 76535 temporarily exchanged with damaged 76884 (ex.7865). Reverted to original formation Feb‑79, but still out of use pending completion of repairs until c.Oct‑79.

7805

Unit damaged in collision with 3T unit no.1404 at Portsmouth Harbour 26-Sep-79 but repaired.

Unit (with nos.7911 & 7882) in ‘runaway’ collision and derailment at Streatham Hill 14-Jun-80; MBS 62266 damaged and temporarily exchanged with 62459 (ex.7882) from Jul-80 until Sep-80 pending repairs at Slade Green.

MBS 62266 out of use with electrical defects Feb-86 to Apr-86 and temporarily replaced by 4 CIG MBS 62379 (ex. damaged no.7391). In this form unit seated forty-eight first and two-hundred & thirty second-class.

 

 


Units No.7806 - 7815

This small batch of units was a follow‑on order from the previous batch of fifty, also for 2 BIL/2 HAL replacement, and these were delivered immediately following the previous batch. Again, there was a slight electrical modification to motorcoaches, the design code for this batch being EB‑3A although the first unit (no.7806) had some experimental heating equipment from new and its code was EB‑5A.

These units were ordered to LOT numbers: 30799 (DTC), 30800 (MBS) & 30801 (TS) and were the final batch delivered in all‑blue livery with raised BR double arrow symbols on cabsides (except unit no.7808 which was delivered experimentally painted in blue/grey livery). All the remainder were repainted blue/grey on first overhaul.

Units nos.7807 ‑ 7811 went into traffic on new diagrams on the Mid‑Sussex line displacing further 2 BIL/2 HAL units, being briefly stored at Barnham after commissioning.

 

UNIT

DTC

MBS

TS

DTC

New No.

Date

Diag. No.

459

881

474

459

 

 

Code

FB

EB-5A

BQ

FB

 

 

7806
18-Feb-70

76542

62267
62134
[41]
62267

70957

76541

3106

Jul-87

Code

 

EB-3A

 

 

 

 

7807
16-Feb-70

76544

62268

70958

76543

3107

May-87

7808
11-Feb-70

76546

62269

70959

76545

3108

Jun-87

7809
18-Feb-70

76548

62270

70960

76547

3109

Jun-87

7810
24-Feb-70

76550
76739
[42]
76550

62271

70961

76549

3110

Oct-87

7811
28-Feb-70

76552

62272

70962

76551

3111

Aug-87

7812
2-Mar-70

76554

62273

70963

76553

3112

Aug-87

7813
7-Mar-70

76556

62274

70964

76555

3113

14-Jul-87

7814
24-Mar-70

76558

62275

70965

76557

3114

Sep-87

7815
3-Apr-70

76560

62276

70966

76559

3115

Sep-87

 


 

Individual Unit Notes

Unit

 

7806

Unit delivered 17-Jan-70 and used for heating tests prior to release to traffic.

Unit badly damaged in collision with derailed ballast train at Surbiton 4-Jul-71, the three trailer coaches being moved to Wimbledon South Sidings for store 16-Jul-71. Unit out of use until Jan-72 when MBS 62267 (still damaged), exchanged with 62134 (ex.7714). Reverted to original formation from Jun-72.

7807

Unit damaged in collision with 4 COR no.3134 at Fratton 30-Dec-71 but repaired.

Unit out of use late 1974/early 1975 with defective wheel bearings, stored at Minster.

7810

MBS 62271 damaged by fire at Waterloo 3-Sep-72 but repaired.

Unit briefly exchanged DTC 76550 with 4 CIG DTC 76739 (ex.7389) 20-Jan-87 due to large number of units snow damaged, but not used in traffic in this formation and reverted 31-Jan-87.

7811

Unit delivered c.13-Feb-70.

7812

Unit delivered c.13-Feb-70.

7813

Unit delivered c.13-Feb-70.

7815

Unit used for cab signalling tests with spare DTC 76370 replacing 76559 20-Mar-70 to 26-Mar-70, on brake tests between Lewes and Seaford 20-Apr-70 thence back on cab signalling tests from 28-Apr-70 to c.May‑70.

DTC 76559 used along with 76370 and two 4 CIG coaches also for cab signalling tests, this all prior to no.7815 being released to traffic in correct formation.