Southern England Railway Photos

Class 3-CEP Electric Multiple Unit

© Michael Taylor

CEPs ( Corridor Electro-pneumatic Braked) designed stock dates from the Kent Coast electrification project of the mid 1950s. The coaches of this set date from 1960-61 and were originally  4 car units but are reduced to 3 car units with two driving motor seconds and a trailer second.  Maximum speed is 90 mph, 145 km/h and have 4 185 kW motors rated at 740kW, 992 hp. They pick up current via a 3rd rail at 750 V dc.

Connex South-East Class 411/9 (3-CEP) emu still in Network South-East livery. Unit 1103 arrives at Ramsgate on a London Victoria to Ramsgate via Chatham and Margate train on September 21^st, 2000.