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British Rail Class 432
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Rail· from 1966· class of 15 British “tractor” electric multiple unts
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 3005 Eastleigh Works 22-10-73: Mekydro· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 36274258373 ea64fe602d Hugh Llewellyn: Hugh Llewlllyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 432 (4-REP) electric multiple unit passenger trains were built by BR at York Works from 1966 to 1967 and in 1974. The units were built to power the TC trailer units on services on the South West Main Line. Fifteen four-car units were eventually built.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 60 years ago, in 1966.
- 19.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 152: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 26 years (1966–1992).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1966
- in service from
- 1966
- retired
- 1992
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- British Rail
- operators
- British Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- formation
- 4 cars: DMSO, Driving Motor Open Second-TRB, Trailer Buffet-TBFK, Trailer Corridor Brake First-DMSO
- length
- 19.8 m
- capacity
- 152 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970810, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 432 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.