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{{Short description|Class of British electric multiple unit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox train
| background = #000f89;color:white
| name = British Rail Class 487
| image = Museum Deopt's collection (37764510485).jpg
| imagealt =
| imagesize = 300px
| caption = The sole preserved Class 487 vehicle at the London Transport Museum Depot
| interiorimage = 487-DM-Inside1.jpg
| interiorimagealt =
| interiorcaption = The interior of a Class 487 DMBSO, looking towards the driving cab at the Bank end, with the 'hump' over the powered bogie.
| service = 1940–1993
| manufacturer = [[English Electric]]
| factory = [[Dick, Kerr & Co.|Dick, Kerr works]], Preston
| family = [[British Rail tube trains|Tube]]
| replaced = [[Waterloo & City Railway electric units|W&CR stock]]
| yearconstruction = 1938–1940
| yearservice = 1940
| refurbishment =
| yearscrapped = 1993
| numberconstruction =
| numberbuilt = 28 vehicles (12 {{abbr|DMBSO|Driving Motor Brake Open Second}}, 16 {{abbr|TSO|Trailer Open Second}})
| numberservice =
| numberpreserved = 1 vehicle
| numberscrapped = 27 vehicles
| successor = [[British Rail Class 482|Class 482]]
| formation = One DMBSO, or two DMBSO flanking up to 3 TSO
| fleetnumbers = DMBSO: 51–62 TSO: 71–86
| capacity = DMBSO: 40 seats, 40 standing TSO: 52 seats, 52 standing
| operator = [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] [[Southern Region of British Rail|British Rail Southern Region]] [[Network SouthEast]]
| depots = [[Waterloo Underground Depot|Waterloo (Waterloo & City line)]]
| lines = [[Waterloo & City line]]
| carbody =
| trainlength =
| carlength = {{convert|47|ft|0|in|m|frac=8|abbr=on}} {{convert|49|ft|1+3/4|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|8|ft|7+3/4|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|9|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| floorheight =
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| entrylevelorstep =
| art-sections =
| doors =
| maxspeed = {{convert|35|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| weight =
| acceleration =
| deceleration =
| traction = Two [[English Electric|EE]] {{convert|190|hp|abbr=on}} traction motors per DMBSO
| poweroutput = ''DMBSO:'' {{convert|380|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}
| transmission =
| aux =
| powersupply =
| hvac =
| electricsystem = 660 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[third rail]]
| collectionmethod = [[Contact shoe]]
| uicclass = ''DMBSO:'' Bo′2′ ''TSO:''2′2′
| aarwheels =
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| multipleworking =
| gauge = {{Track gauge|uksg|allk=on}}
}}
The '''British Rail Class 487''' [[electric multiple unit]]s were built by [[English Electric]] in 1940, for use on the [[Waterloo & City line]].

Twelve motor carriages ([[British Rail coach type codes|DMBSO]]), numbered 51–62, and sixteen trailers (TSO), numbered 71–86, were built. Trains were in various formations, from a single motor carriage, to pairs of motor cars with up to three intermediate trailers.

They were originally classified Class 453 under [[TOPS]] but were later reclassified Class 487.

The Waterloo & City line was operated as part of the [[Southern Region of British Railways|BR Southern Region]]. Stock was painted in British Railways green livery, which was replaced by [[British Rail corporate liveries#Rail Blue|Rail Blue]] in the 1970s, a version of all over blue with grey detailing. In 1986, the line came under the ownership of [[Network SouthEast]], and their blue, red and white livery was applied.

The Class 487 units were unique on the [[British Rail]] network for a couple of reasons. They did not feature the normal yellow ends because the route they operated was entirely in tunnels where the darkness would render them pointless and the line did not integrate at all with the rest of the network. The units were only fitted with red lights at the ends, thus the front of the train displayed two red lights instead of the more usual white.

By the 1990s the units were urgently in need of replacing. This came in the form of new [[British Rail Class 482|Class 482]] two-car units, which were delivered to traffic in 1992/93. The final Class 487 vehicles were taken by road to [[Glasgow]] for scrap, which was their single longest journey above ground. One vehicle, DMBSO no. 61, was initially stored at the [[National Railway Museum]] in [[York]], before being transferred to the [[London Transport Museum]]'s Acton Depot. This vehicle has had a major internal and external restoration by the London Transport Museum to have it in the condition it was on the day it left service in 1993.<ref>{{Cite sign |title=Waterloo & City line Car SR61, built 1940|year=2018 |type=Sign |publisher=London Transport Museum }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:1967 stock & British Rail Class 487.jpg|Class 487 vehicle alongside a [[London Underground 1967 Stock|1967 Stock]] unit at the London Transport Museum depot in Acton
Image:487-DM-NRM-York.jpg|A Class 487 Waterloo & City line driving motor carriage in Network SouthEast livery being stored near to the National Railway Museum in York. These featured just three passenger doors per side - arranged as a pair and a single.
Image:487-DM-Southern-Railway-logo.jpg|The internal air vents at the carriage ends on the Class 487 Waterloo & City line driving motor carriages featured a 'Southern Railway' logo, whilst on the trailers the logo was 'Southern Region'.
Image:487-DM-Inside2.jpg|Inside a Class 487 Waterloo & City line driving motor carriage
Image:487-TSO-Blue.jpg|Class 487 Waterloo & City line trailer second open carriage in BR Blue. Unlike the driving motors these featured two sets of twin sliding passenger doors.
Image:487-TSO-inside.jpg|Inside a Class 487 Waterloo & City line trailer second open carriage
Image:Interior of Class 487.jpg|Interior of a Class 487 train
Image:Old Waterloo & City line car at London Transport Museum Acton Depot (8649197945).jpg|No. 61 at the LT Museum Depot
File:1988-Waterloo-empty stock-28.jpg|Empty Class 487 stock, at the old sidings near Waterloo station, in 1988. Two trailers and one motor coach are shown in the original painting scheme.
</gallery>

==Fleet Details==
{|class="wikitable"
!Class
!Operator
!|No. Built
!Year built
!Cars per Set
!Unit nos.
!BR Design Code
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|'''Class 487'''
|rowspan=2|[[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] [[Southern Region of British Rail|Southern Region]] [[Network SouthEast]]
|align=center|12
|rowspan=2 align=center|1940
|rowspan=2 align=center|1
|align=center|51-62
|align=center|EB260 / SR842
|DMBSO - could operate independently
|-
|align=center|16
|align=center|71-86
|align=center|EH260 / SR846
|TSO - could only operate with DMBSO
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{Marsden-SouthernEMU1|pages=65–70}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=EMUs|first=Colin J.|last=Marsden|series=Motive Power Recognition|volume=2|publisher=Ian Allan|year=1982|pages=112–115|isbn=9780711011656|oclc=16537600}}

==External links==
*{{commons category inline|British Rail Class 487}}

{{Waterloo & City line navbox}}
{{British Rail EMU}}

[[Category:Southern Railway (UK) electric multiple units|WC]]
[[Category:British Rail electric multiple units|487]]
[[Category:Train-related introductions in 1940]]
[[Category:English Electric multiple units]]

British Rail Class 487 - Revision history

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