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British Rail Class 466
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· from 1993· British electric multiple units
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 466003 at Ashford International: Joshua Brown from Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 2020-09-26 Class 466 at Grove Park: Huhorihe2· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 466 Networker is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger train built by Metro-Cammell between 1993 and 1994. The units are currently operated by Southeastern.
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 33 years ago, in 1993.
- Still in service after 33 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1993
- in service from
- 1993
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell
- operators
- Southeastern, South Eastern Trains, Connex South Eastern
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- —
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3303610, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 466 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.