Southern Electric Multiple Units

Car TypesPullman NamesOther Names

The following is a list of the various Electric Multiple Unit sets to run on the Southern region of British Rail or earlier on Southern Railways. (Note that the class names shown are not necessarily "official" but are those generally recognised by modellers).

I don't have much information on stock introductions, refurbishing, and withdrawals after 1983 so that part of the table is not as complete as the earlier data. If you have info that will help me bring this chart up to date or to fill the gaps in the info that is shown please let me know.

Entries are listed based on the date that the class was first introduced. Entries within a class are in unit number order. An asterisk (*) after the class name indicates that the class was still in service in 1989. For a key to the configuration codes see below.

The table does not include the original overhead stock introduced by the LBSCR in 1903, the original 3rd rail stock introduced by the LSWR in 1913 or the multitude of 2 car trailer sets converted from ex LBSCR and LSWR steam stock between 1920 and 1938.

Car Type Abbreviations

The following is a list of the codes used in the above table to indicate the configuration of the set.

Note that all third class stock was altered to second class in 1956.

Pullman Car Names

As was common practice for first class and composite Pullman cars, those contained within the multiple unit sets each had their own name on the side of the car. The following list of original set numbers shows the name of the named Pullman car(s) contained within each set as at 1937.

6PUL

6CITY

5BEL

The 4PUL sets built in 1964 reused five of the Pullman cars from the 6PULs that were withdrawn from service at that time.

Named Restaurant Cars

The buffet cars in the 4REP sets were also named.