The British Rail Class 423, electric multiple unit passenger trains were mostly built by British Rail at York Works from 1967 to 1974, although the MBSOs and TSOs of the first 20, 7701-7720, were buil
Class 423/1 4 VEP 3427 at Eastleigh in 2001
Class 423/1, No. 3810 arriving at London Waterloo in 2003. This unit was one of the last to carry Network SouthEast livery. It was nicknamed the "Great Escape" after it was exported to Germany for a while for testing. After a failed attempt to preserve it, the unit was scrapped.
Class 423/1, no. 3445 at Waterloo East in 2003, with a service to Charing Cross. This unit is painted in Connex South Eastern livery.
Class 423/1, no. 3514 at London Victoria in 2003. This was the only unit to be painted in Southern's green livery and was one of the last units still in traffic with Southern.
The British Rail Class 421 electric multiple units were built at BR's Holgate Road carriage works between 1964 and 1972. Units were built in two batches, and were initially introduced on services on t
British Rail Class 423
…Class 377 "Electrostar" units into service. Although first introduced in 2002, this did not initially affect the Class 423 as the older 'Phase 1' Class 421 4 CIG units were withdrawn first, due to their age and lower seating capacity. However, as more new units entered traffic, the first Class 423 units were…
Class 421/7 No. 1498 at North Weald in 2012
The interior of Standard Class aboard a Class 421
The interior of a First Class compartment aboard a Class 421
Class 421/5, no. 1313, at London Waterloo in 2003. This is one of 22 "Greyhound" units that were operated by South West Trains.