Preserved Pre-World War 2 Southern Railway
Electric Multiple Units and Locomotive

Withdrawn with the number DS75 this small Bo electric locomotive was built 1898 to shunt coal wagons at the Waterloo & City line power station. It is powered by two Siemens 45 kW traction motors. It was numbered 74S by the Southern Railway, although may never have actually carried this, possibly retaining anonymity from its LSWR days. It was overhauled in the early 1940s for depot shunting work and withdrawn by British Rail in May 1968. It is now part of the National Railway Museum collection and today looks like this picture. It now on loan to the Middleton Railway.

The National Railway Museum collection houses driving motor coach 8143 from a 1925 built 1285 Class 3 car suburban unit. 8143 was built 1925 by Metropolitan Cammell and is powered by 2 Metropolitan Vickers traction motors. This car was originally formed in Southern Railway unit 1293 later 4308.

2Bil 2090 is also part of the National Railway Museum collection and is formed of Motor Brake Second 10656 and Driving Trailer Composite 12123. 10656 weighs 43 tons, seating 52 second class passengers in six and a half compartments. 12123 weighs 31 tons, and seats 24 first class and 32 second class passengers in eight compartments with side corridor and lavatory.

2Bil units are of 1936 type stock so are powered by EE339 traction motors. 2090 was built at Eastleigh works in 1937 and was withdrawn from BR operating stock in August 1971. 2090 was formerly available for special workings, including charter by SEG railtours but in after such use was placed in store. 2090 suffered from vandalism and graffiti while stored in West Worthing car shed and after long term storage at St Leonards engineering depot it was repainted at the National Railway Museum, York. It now resides at "Locomotion", the National Railway Museum at Shildon.

In 1973 the Southern Electric Group has preserved 4Cor unit 3142. In 1998 the Group added 4Cor Motor Coach 11187 to its collection.

The other Cor car still preserved is 4Cor motor coach 11179, part of the National Railway Museum collection. 11179 from unit 3131 was built 1937/38 and withdrawn by British Rail in September 1972.

4Buf car 12529 from unit 3084 was also retained for preservation but was extensively damaged by fire in October 1978 during restoration. This vehicle is currently about to be broken up.

6Pul trailer composite 11773, built Eastleigh works 1932, was retained at the Swanage Railway but was broken up in 1997.

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This page updated 2nd May 2007 by Colin Duff.
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