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British Rail Class 413

Class of British electric multiple unit

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The British Rail Class 413 (or 4-CAP) units were formed from 1982 by permanently coupling two Class 414 2-HAP units together.

01History

The British Rail Class 413 (or 4-CAP) units were formed from 1982 by permanently coupling two Class 414 2-HAP units together, initially for East and West Coastway services from Brighton. There were two sub-classes of units: class 413/2, units 3201-3213, converted in 1982 from phase 1 2 HAP units 6001-6049. These units were formed DTCsoL - MBSO - MBSO - DTCsoL, with the former driving equipment of the DMBSO decommissioned, giving the new designation; and class 413/3, converted from the later phase 2 build units 6050-6173, units 3301-3311 (formed 1982, again with the MBSOs innermost) and 3321-3325 (formed 1991, with the DMBSO outermost giving the formation, DMBSO - TCsoL - TCsoL - DMBSO. The centre vehicles again had their driving equipment decommissioned.

02Fleet list

Class 413/2Former 2-HAP UnitsDTCsoLMBSOMLSODTCsoL
32016006 + 600977120653986540177123
32026004 + 602077118653966541277134
32036003 + 603277117653956542477146
32046018 + 602877132654106542077142
32056021 + 603077135654136542277144
32066027 + 603177141654196542377145
32076012 + 603677126654046542877150
32086033 + 603777147654256542977151
32096015 + 603877129654076543077152
32106010 + 604277124654026543477156
32116001 + 603577115653936542777149
32126014 + 604177128654066543377155
32136005 + 604077119653976543277154

Eleven Class 413/3 unit were converted in 1982 from 'Phase 2' 2-HAP units (6043-6173, later reclassified as Class 414/3). Units were marshalled with the driving motor vehicles in the centre.

Class 413/3Former 2-HAP UnitsDTCsoLDMBSODMLSODTCsoL
33016055 + 605775373612536125575375
33026043 + 604675361612416124475364
33036052 + 605475370612506125275372
33046084 + 608575402612826128375403
33056081 + 610475399612796130275422
33066056 + 605875374612546125675376
33076060 + 607375378612586127175391
33086048 + 606675366612466126475384
33096053 + 605975371612516125775377
33106045 + 606175363612436125975379
33116093 + 609975411612916129775417

In 1991 a further five units (3321-3325) were converted from 'Phase 2' 2-HAP units (by now renumbered into the range 4301-4322). These units had the driving motors marshalled outermost.

Class 413/3Former 2-HAP UnitsDMBSODTCsoLDTCsoLDMBSO
33214305 + 4310 (ex-6070 + 6080)61268753887539861278
33224314 + 4315 (ex-6064 + 6097)61262753827541561295
33234307 + 4318 (ex-6075 + 6102)61273753937542061300
33244306 + 4319 (ex-6072 + 6105)61270753907542361303
33254303 + 4317 (ex-6063 + 6100)61261753817541861298

03Withdrawal

The final units were withdrawn in 1994/95. None survived into preservation.

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