British Rail EMU Class 3XX photographs

25kVac Shenfield stock. First Thyristor controlled 25kV stock on BR (1966)

Also London Tilbury and Southend (LTS Stock)

Initially known as AM2 stock (later 302 stock)

Also Colchester and Clacton Stock – 1958 (309)

EE main transformer for AM2 25kVac stock (25/6.25 kVac)

AEI. Photo: P.15372. AM3 stock for Glasgow Suburban (MVE Equipment) (25/6.25 kVac)

Class AM4 stock for Manchester and Liverpool to Crewe stock. (BTH equipment) (25/6.25 kVac)

EE equipment BR. DL 4904 – AM10 stock (later 310 stock) (25/6.25 kVac only)

Equipment used on ‘312’ class trains, used on [both] LMR and GN suburban services to London Euston and Kings Cross respectively.

Class 309 stock. 2nd class open interior (1962) - (Included in GEC booklet ‘Liverpool St – Clacton Express Electric Multiple Unit Stock’)

HM Queen shakes hands with John Legg MD of GEC Traction. (Believed to be an inauguration of electric services to Glasgow with class 87 in 1974), in cab of 87018

The first BTH/Brcw 25kVac Bo-Bo loco No. E3001 [to pass stock near Chetford] New 1959/60

Driver’s view from cab of E3001 when new 1959/60

AEI (BTH)/BRCW Class ALI No E3 at speed

AEI/EE Class 86 loco on demonstration run from Euston to Crewe 1966

AEI (Manchester) – Beyer Peacock 25kVac loco at Crewe (Top and utility copies)

E3057 and E3058 Class AL5 25kVac locos built by BR Doncaster with BTH electrical equipment

Silicon rectifier tray being withdrawn from one of the BR [built] Class AL5 locos

BR built Class 85 loco No. E3067 fitted with AEI (Rugby) BTH electrical equipment

Cab view of one of 10 AEI- Beyer Peacock Class AL2 locos. Electric equipment by AEI, Manchester

Commonwealth motor [bogie] as fitted to class AL2 locos built by AEI- Beyer Peacock

AEI (Rugby) Mercury [Arc] rectifier as fitted to Class AE2 (M/C) Beyer Peacock AL2 locos

AEI-EE Class 86 25kVac loco on train from Euston. E3121

BR Class AL6

BR Class AL3 EE/Vulcan Foundry body shell undergoing buffing stress test

BR Class AL2 25kVac loco on oil train

GEC powered Class 87 Vo 87101 wilt thyristor control system

BR built Class 87 on test train Thyristor loco 87101. GEC equipment