Title: List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes - Wikipedia
Headings: List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes
List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes
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AC EMUs and dual-voltage EMUs
First generation
Second generation
Modern/Third generation
High speed trains
DC EMUs
Southern Region units
Pre-Nationalisation
Mark 1 and 2 bodyshell
Tube Stock
Modern EMUs
Other DC units
TOPS classes
Battery electric multiple unit (BEMU)
Non National Rail units
See also
References
External links

Content: List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes - Wikipedia
List of British Rail electric multiple unit classes
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This page lists every electric -powered multiple unit allocated a TOPS classification or used on the mainline network since 1948 (i.e. British Railways and post-privatisation). For a historical overview of electric multiple unit development in Great Britain, see British electric multiple units . British Rail operated a wide variety of electric multiple units for use on electrified lines : AC units operate off 25 kV alternating current (AC) from overhead wires. Where clearances for the overhead wires on the Great Eastern Main Line and London, Tilbury and Southend railway routes were below standard, a reduced voltage of 6.25 kV AC was used. The Midland Railway units used 6.6 kV AC. Under the computer numbering, AC units (including mixed-voltage units that can also work off a DC supply) were given a class in the range 300-399. DC units operate off 650-850 V direct current (DC) from a third rail on the Southern Region and North London, Merseyside and Tyneside networks. The Manchester-Bury Railway line used 1,200 V DC from a side-contact third rail. The Manchester South Junction & Altrincham and "Woodhead" and initially the Great Eastern Railway routes used 1,500 V DC from overhead wires.