page_title: British Rail Class 442
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 442
caption_attribution_description: English: Refurbished Standard Class interior of SWR’s 442417
context_page_description: The British Rail Class 442 Wessex Electrics is a class of electric multiple-unit passenger trains introduced in 1988 by Network SouthEast on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth to coincide with the electrification of the line from Bournemouth. Twenty-four five-car units were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Derby Litchurch Lane Works.
  Following the privatisation of British Rail, the fleet was sold to Angel Trains and operated by South West Trains up until February 2007, when they were replaced by Class 444 and Class 450s. After a period in storage, they were leased to Southern for use on Gatwick Express services from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. The units were withdrawn in 2016 from Gatwick Express services and in March 2017 from Southern peak-hour London Bridge to Brighton and Eastbourne services.
  Eighteen re-entered service with South Western Railway on London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour services from 2019.
  The class holds the world speed record for a third-rail train with 108 mph, attained on 11 April 1988.
context_section_description: The British Rail Class 442 (5WES) Wessex Electrics (nicknamed the Plastic Pigs) is a class of electric multiple-unit passenger trains introduced in 1988 by Network SouthEast on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth to coincide with the electrification of the line from Bournemouth. Twenty-four five-car units were built by British Rail Engineering Limited's Derby Litchurch Lane Works.
  Following the privatisation of British Rail, the fleet was sold to Angel Trains and operated by South West Trains up until February 2007, when they were replaced by Class 444 and Class 450s. After a period in storage, they were leased to Southern for use on Gatwick Express services from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. The units were withdrawn in 2016 from Gatwick Express services and in March 2017 from Southern peak-hour London Bridge to Brighton and Eastbourne services.
  Eighteen re-entered service with South Western Railway on London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour services from 2019.
  The class holds the world speed record for a third-rail train with 108 mph (174 km/h), attained on 11 April 1988.
caption: The interior of South Western Railway refurbished Standard Class accommodation
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