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Class 205 'Thumper' DEMU 1118
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Built: Eastleigh/Ashford Works 1957
Withdrawn: 2004
Owner: Private
Engine: English Electric 4SRKT @ 600BHP Fitted with Napier MS200 Turbo Charger
Generators: Main Generator English Electric Type 824/1B 6-pole, rated @ 330 Kw 600 Amps @ 550 Volts DC
Aux Generator English Electric Type 906/1B 6-pole, rated @ 13.3 Kw 147 Amps @ 90 Volts
Transmission: 2 x English Electric Type EE507 Traction Motors rated @ 250hp (190kw) each
Configuration: 1 x Driving Motor Brake Second Open (DMBSO) Coach No 60117
1 x Driving Trailer Composite (DTCsoL) Coach No 60828
Heating: Electric Train Heating (ETH)
Max speed: 75 mph
Livery: Blue
Status: In service
Notes: Driving trailer 60828 (built 1962), originally in unit 1129, replaced scrapped 60817 after the Cowden accident in 1995

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Phone: 01825 750515

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