British Rail Class 202

The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. These units were built to work the London Charing Cross to Hastings services. Several tunnels along the route had restricted clearance, meaning that these units were build with a narrow body profile. The last six-car units were withdrawn in 1986, when the Hastings line was electrified. The line through the tunnels was reduced to single track, allowing standard loading gauge Class 411 electrical multiple units to replace the diesel units on passenger services. One unit was subsequently reinstated to provide emergency cover, and was renumbered as 202001 to conform with the TOPS numbering system. After the mass withdrawals of 1986, several units were reformed as four-car units, and subsequently renumbered into the Class 203 series. In addition, several vehicles saw further use as departmental vehicles.

Preservation

One complete unit, has been preserved. In addition, two vehicles from unit 1012 have also been preserved. Several of the vehicles from 1012 and 1013 now operate in preserved mainline registered unit 201001. To avoid conflict with Class 60 locomotives, vehicles 60016 and 60018 have been renumbered to 60116 and 60118 respectively. These two vehicles have also been named after towns along the routes which they previously worked.

Fleet Details

tyle="background-color:#FFC0CB"|Withdrawn style="background-color:#87CEFA"|Preserved style="background-color:#98FB98"|Reformed style="background-color:#F4A460"|Departmental Use style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped
Original 6L Units
owspan=2 width=55|DMBSO rowspan=2 width=55|TSOL rowspan=2 width=55|TSOL rowspan=2 width=55|TFK rowspan=2 width=55|TSOL rowspan=2 width=55|DMBSO rowspan=2|Withdrawn rowspan=2 align=left|Status
ew Old
tyle="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|- style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|1011 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60014 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60521 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60522 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60707 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60523 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60015 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|1986 style="background-color:#98FB98"|Reformed to 203001
tyle="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|- style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|1012 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60016 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60524 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60525 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60708 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60526 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60017 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|1986 style="background-color:#87CEFA"|Preserved
tyle="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|202001 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|1013 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60018 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60527 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60528 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60709 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60529 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|60019 style="background-color:#98FB98" align=center|1987 style="background-color:#98FB98"|Reformed as 203101
tyle="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|- style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1014 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60020 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60530 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60531 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60710 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60532 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60021 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|? style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped
tyle="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|- style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1015 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60022 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60533 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60534 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60711 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60535 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60023 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|? style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped
tyle="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|- style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1016 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60024 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60536 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60537 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60712 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60538 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60025 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|? style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped
tyle="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|- style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1017 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60026 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60539 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60540 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60713 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60541 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60027 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|? style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped
tyle="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|- style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1018 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60028 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60542 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60543 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60714 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60544 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60029 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|? style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped
tyle="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|- style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1019 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60030 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60545 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60546 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60715 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60547 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|60031 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|? style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped
Reformed 4L Units
owspan=2 width=55|DMBSO rowspan=2 width=55|TSOL rowspan=2 width=55|TSOL
(*TFK)		 rowspan=2 width=55|DMBSO rowspan=2|Withdrawn align=left rowspan=2|Status
idth=55|New width=55|Old
tyle="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top" align=center|203001 style="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top" align=center|1011 style="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top" align=center|60152
(ex-60014)		 style="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top" align=center|60522 style="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top" align=center|60523 style="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top" align=center|60153
(ex-60015)		 style="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top" align=center|1990 style="background-color:#F4A460" valign="top"|Sandite unit 1067
tyle="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|203101 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|202001 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60018 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60528 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60709* style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|60019 style="background-color:#87CEFA" align=center|1988 style="background-color:#87CEFA"|Preserved
Departmental Units
owspan=2|DM rowspan=2|T rowspan=2|DM (DT*) rowspan=2|Withdrawn align=left rowspan=2|Status
idth=55|New Old
tyle="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1067 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|203001 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|977698 (ex-60152) style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|977697 (ex-60523) style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|977699 (ex-60153) style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|1996 style="background-color:#CECECE"|Scrapped (1996)
tyle="background-color:#FFC0CB" align=center|1068 style="background-color:#FFC0CB" align=center|207014/203001 style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|977700 (ex-60139) style="background-color:#FFC0CB" align=center|977696 (ex-60522) style="background-color:#CECECE" align=center|977701* (ex-60910) style="background-color:#FFC0CB" align=center|1992 style="background-color:#FFC0CB" align=center|Withdrawn - for scrap

 

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