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    UKP: BR Multiple Units 309

    Electric Unit

    Class 309 Clacton Express AM9 EMU

    The British Rail Class 309 "Clacton Express" electric multiple units (EMUs) were built by British Rail (BR) York Carriage Works from 1962–1963. They were initially classified as Class AM9 before the introduction of TOPS. These units were the first express 25 kV alternating current (AC) units to be built by British Rail and were their first EMUs capable of 100 mph.

    Twenty-four units were built in three different configurations:  601–608 – Two-car units (309/1) 611–618 – Four-car units containing a griddle car (309/2) 621–627 – Four-car units (309/3)

    Each unit had identical electrical equipment. The original concept called for increasing the power-to-weight ratio when strengthening trains from eight to ten cars in peak periods using the 2-car units, in order to make the peak timetable more resilient.

    Following withdrawal from normal service, three units were transferred to Eastleigh works: numbers 616, 617 and 624. In 2001, two of these units were converted to Class 960 departmental units for cab-signalling tests at the Old Dalby test track. They were reduced in length to 3 cars and painted in a blue and white livery. They were withdrawn in 2004, following completion of the tests, and stored at MoD Pig's Bay, near Shoeburyness, Essex, until early 2009 when they entered preservation. The third unit, 617, was used as a spares donor and sat derelict at Eastleigh until it was scrapped in August 2004. Finally, one vehicle from 309623 survives, TSO purchased by West Coast Railways in 2003 for eventual spares use, however has been sat to this day unrestored at Carnforth MPD Still in its North West Regional Railways colours.

    System 25KV OHLE
    Builder BR York
    Length 19.66m
    Width 2.819m
    Height 3.899m
    Introduced 1962
    Withdrawn 2000
    Power 841kW
    Max Speed 100mph

    Photo: Dan Cardwell

    Number Altnumber Status Formation Note Livery Base Owner
    309616 960101   616   R 977962,977963,977964 BDTC+MBSO+DTSO Tanat Valley Railway ERM UK70/309
    309623 623   71758 BTSO 71758 only preserved West Coast Railway Co. Carnforth UK70/309
    309624 960102   624   R 977965,977966,977967 BDTC+MBSO+DTSO BLG Lavender Line ERM UK70/309