Preserved electric multiple unit 4-COR Unit No.3142 on the East Kent Railway, Kent UK
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G3NCKBFile size:
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3829 x 2553 px | 32.4 x 21.6 cm | 12.8 x 8.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
12 March 2016Location:
Shepherdswell - East Kent Railway, Station Road, Shepherdswell, United KingdomMore information:
The Portsmouth express multiple-units, like the now preserved 3142, were made up of four coaches, so that three units were required to form a twelve-coach train. On the Brighton line twelve coach trains consisted of two six coach units. On the Portsmouth line it would have been wasteful to have provided three buffet cars so, for the first time in Britain, gangways were provided between units so that passengers could reach the restaurant car from any part of the train. This feature of the trains led to the units’ official classification, 4COR, meaning four coach corridored unit.The train was built in 1938