British Railways, Southern Region, Diesel Electric Multiple Units - BR(S) DEMU - The Thumpers.

Hastings units - 6S / 6L / 6B ~ class 201/2/3	Multimedia
Hampshire units - 2H / 3H ~ class 205	Preservation
Oxted units - 3D ~ class 207	Diesel Electric

DEMUs parked at St.Leonards. Hastings Diesel 1001, Railtrack 'sandite' 930301 (ex 205 DMBS) and Connex 207202. Image © Chris Livings

This web site pulls together various sorces of information to provide a one-stop overview of the BR(S) DEMUs.

Links	Hampshire & Sussex Unit Preservation Society   Yahoo Thumpergroup   Preservation sites
References	'British Rail Fleet Survey - 9 Diesel Multiple Units' by Brian Haresnape, published Ian Allen 1986 'DEMU Construction, Testing & Commissioning' by A.A. La Bouchardiere, published H&SUPS 'Southern DEMUs' by Michael Welch, published Capital Transport 2005 'Diesel-Electric Traction Equipment' English Electric Ltd Traction Dept. handbook.

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