Class 402 2-HAL Profile and Models
2653. Official Works photograph. January 1938. ©Public Domain
The Southern Railway (SR) gave the designation 2-HAL to the electric multiple units built during the late 1930s to work long-distance semi-fast services on the newly electrified lines from London Victoria to Maidstone and Gillingham (Kent). This type of unit survived long enough in British Rail ownership to be allocated TOPS Class 402. A development of the earlier 2-BIL units, the 2-HAL units (2-car Half Lavatory stock) were so-called because only one car in each unit had a lavatory. |
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Type of Unit |
3rd-Rail Electric Multiple Unit |
Builder |
SR Eastleigh Works |
Build Dates |
1938 to 1955 |
Total Built |
100 sets |
Coaches Per Unit |
2-car |
Power Output |
550hp |
Top Speed |
75mph |
Passenger Capacity |
134 seats |
Operated By |
Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Semi-Fast Regional passenger |
In Service Until |
1971 |
Surviving Examples |
0 |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Ayjay Models | Requires assembly | Not set |
TinHal View |
Tin HAL 2-Car EMU kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Phoenix Railway | Requires assembly | Not set |
PR002 View |
1939 2-Hal Kit - Driving Trailer Composite & Motor brake 3rd | Awaiting Categorisation |