British Rail Class 414
The British Rail Class 414 (or 2Hap) electric multiple units were built between 1956 and 1963.
209 of these two car units were built in 3 batches. The first batch of thirty-six units were built on the reclaimed underframes of older SR 2Nol units, to the old SR-style Bullied design and numbered in the range 5601-5636. These units had the formation DMBSO - DTCKL. In the late 1970s, the first class seating was downgraded in the DTCKL, becoming DTSKL. The units were then reclassified as class 418/0 2 SAP. All were withdrawn by 1982, with the DMBSO getting refurbished and integrated into the class 415 refurbishment programme. The DTSKLs were scrapped. The second and third batches of units, numbered 6001 - 6049 and 6050 - 6173 respectively, were formed DMBSO - DTCsoL, as opposed to the earlier DTSKL, and were built to the newer standard MK 1 coach profile. Again in the 1970s, several of these later units had their first class accomodation downgraded to second class. They were also reclassified as 418 2 SAP and numbered in the 59xx series, eventually being converted back to their original configuration by 1982 when many of these two later batches of units got reformed to class 413/2 and 413/3 4 CAP units. In compliance to the TOPS numbering system, surviving units from the range 6001 - 6049 got renumbered into the 42xx series (class 414/2); and the surviving units of 6050 - 6173 became 43xx (class 414/3).
The class 414 started to be withdrawn in 1982 because of a large number of them containing blue asbestos.
In 1983, ten Driving Motor Cars were converted for use on the Gatwick Express service in conjunction with Class 73 locomotives and Class 488 unpowered EMU trailers. These units were reclassified as Class 489.
Read more about British Rail Class 414: Preservation
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