Diesel Electric Multiple Units.

All power cars on the ex-Southern region DEMUs have above floor mounted engines and all vehicles are equipped with buckeye couplings. They were all built at Eastleigh with the frames laid at Ashford. They are commonly known as 'Thumpers.'

Class 201/202 - Preserved 'Hastings' Unit.

DMBSO-3TSOL-DMBSO.
English Electric 4SRKT engines of 370 kW (500 hp).
Two EE507 traction motors on the inner bogie.
Gangwayed within unit only.
Slam doors.
Dimensions of 17.68 x 2.50 m (60000/60501), 19.66 x 2.50 m (60118/60529), 19.75 x 2.82 m (70262).
Maximum speed of 75 mph.

Unit made up from 2 class 201 short-frame cars and 2 class 202 long-frame cars. 'Hastings' units had narrow bodies for use on the line between Tonbridge and Battle. This had restricted loading guage tunnels which were converted to single track operation in the 1980's allowing standard rolling stock to be used. The set also contains a Class 411 EMU trailer.

Unit number 201001. Cars in formation: 60000, 60501, 70262, 60529, 60118. Car 60000 is named 'Hastings', and the unit is in Southern Region Green.

Class 205/0 - 3H.

DMBSO-TSO-DTCsoL or DMBSO-DTCsoL.
English Electric 4SRKT engines of 450 kW (600 hp).
Two EE507 traction motors on the inner bogie.
Non gangwayed.
Slam Doors.
Dimensions of 20.28 x 2.82 m.
Maximum Speed 75 mph.

Units are: 205001, 205009, 205012, 205018, 205023 (2-car stored at Eastleigh), 205024, 205025, 205028, 205032 and 205033. Based at Selhurst near Croydon.

Class 205/1 - 3H.

Same details as 205/0.
DMBSO-TSOL-DTSOL.
Refurbished 1980 fitted with PA and fluorescent lighting.

One unit: 205205 with cars 60110, 71634, 60810.

Class 207/0 - 2D.

DMBSO-DTSO (formerly DMBSO-TCsoL-DTSO).
These units were built for the Oxted line.
They had a narrow body-profile for use through the Somerhill Tunnel between Tonbridge and Grove Junction. This tunnel was converted to single track in the 1980s.
English Electric 4SRKT engines of 450 kW (600 hp).
Two EE507 traction motors on the inner bogie.
Non gangwayed.
Slam Doors.
Dimensions of 20.34 x 2.74 m (DMBSO), 20.32 x 2.74 m (DTSO), 20.34 x 2.74 m (TCsoL).
Maximum Speed of 75 mph.

One unit left - 207017 with cars 60142 and 60916. Plus spare cars 60135, 60616 and 60138.

Class 207/1 -3D.

DMBSO-TSOL-DTSO.
Details as 207/0 except for, gangwayed sets with a Class 411 EMU trailer vehicle in the middle.

Units are: 207201, 207202 and 207203. All based at Selhurst.

DEMU Photographs.

Southern Region Green 205029 waits at Reading on the 9th January 1993, clearly showing the Motor vehicle with the grills for the engine.	205031 at Salisbury station stabling point on the 26th June 1993.
207001 at Salisbury on the evening of the 22nd May 1993.	207001 at Ashford on the 8th August 1993.
207013 at Salisbury Depot (SA) on the 22nd May 1993. This unit was named "AJAX" after the famous Class 50 locomotive. This end (noted by black triangle) is the Motor Brake vehicle.	207101 at Ashford on the 8th August 1993.

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