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Waterloo & City Railway electric units
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The Waterloo & City Railway began operating services on 11 July 1898 with newly built 4-car electric multiple units, each consisting of two Driving Motor vehicles sandwiching a pair of unpowered Trailer vehicles, the first EMU design to be used in a deep-level tube railway.
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Waterloo & City Railway electric units | |
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![]() Illustration of W&CR train at Waterloo in 1898 | |
In service | 1898-1940 |
Manufacturer | Jackson and Sharp Company |
Built at | Eastleigh Works (assembly from kits) |
Family name | Tube stock |
Constructed | 1897-1898 1899 1921 |
Scrapped | 1940 |
Number built | 31 vehicles (16 Driving Motor, 15 Trailer) |
Number scrapped | 31 vehicles |
Formation | 4/5-car (DM-T-T-DM/DM-T-T-T-DM) (Peak) 1-car (DM) (Off-Peak) |
Capacity | DM 46 seats T 56 seats |
Operators | Waterloo & City Railway LSWR Southern Railway |
Depots | Waterloo (Waterloo & City line) |
Lines served | Waterloo & City line |
Specifications | |
Car length | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) (DM) 46 ft 3+1ā2 in (14.11 m) (T) |
Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Height | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
Traction system | Two Siemens 60 hp (45 kW) traction motors per DM |
Power output | DM: 120 hp (89 kW) |
Electric system(s) | 530-600 V DC |
Current collector(s) | Third rail |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1ā2 in) |
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