Class 302 Profile and Models

The British Rail Class 302 was a type of electric multiple unit  introduced between 1958 and 1960 for outer suburban passenger services on the London, Tilbury and Southend line. This class of multiple unit was constructed using the Mark 1 bodyshell and was slam-door. Like all the Eastern Region AC EMUs of the period, they were equipped to operate on both 25 kV AC and the reduced 6.25 kV voltage in the inner London areas where headroom for the overhead wires was reduced. They were among the first electric units delivered to the Eastern Region and, although ordered for the LT&S electrification, a route they were long associated with, they were used initially on the Liverpool Street to Hertford East, Bishop's Stortford and Enfield Town lines when they were electrified in November 1960. Following the privatisation of British Rail, ownership of the last 30 units passed to Eversholt Rail Group with all units being leased by LTS Rail. The run-down of class 302s started in 1984 with the majority being phased out when Class 310 where introduced on to the LT&S in 1988 with last 30 units being withdrawn by 1998.

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