The LMS electric units were built in 1926–32 by the

London, Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with London and North Eastern Railway, LNER, Great Western Railway, GWR and Southern Railway (UK), SR. The London, Midland an ...

(LMS) for use on the Liverpool to Ormskirk line and the DC lines in north London, all in England. Having inherited systems with DC electrification, the LMS built a number of new 3-car

electric multiple units An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number ...

. The trains were withdrawn in 1963 and 1964.

Life

In the 1923 grouping, the

(LMS) inherited several suburban railways with DC electrification, including systems in Liverpool and London. In 1926–27, the LMS received 28 driving motor thirds from the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Company, each with four Metrovick motors, 23 composite trailers from the Clayton Wagon Company, and driving trailer thirds from the Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. Similar to the earlier

LNWR electric units The LNWR electric units were ordered by the London and North Western Railway for its suburban services in London. The first cars, made with Siemens equipment, arrived in 1914, and these were followed by two larger batches of units with Maschinenf ...

but with accommodation in compartments (having seating for 40 in first class and 240 in third class)), eleven 3-car sets were sent for use on the Liverpool to Ormskirk line, alongside the earlier LYR electric units. The remainder were used on the Euston and Broad Street DC lines in north London. In 1932, additional cars were purchased to increase the London fleet to 25 three-car sets. These ran with the LNWR electric units and additional third class trailers that were marshalled in or between sets to increase train length to seven cars. The London-based units were withdrawn in 1963. The Liverpool trains were reformed into three and two car units in 1939 to work with the new 5-car stock that became the

British Rail Class 502 The British Rail Class 502 was a type of electric multiple-unit passenger train, originally built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at its Derby Works. Introduced in 1940 and withdrawn by 1980, they spent the whole of their working li ...

, and a 2-car unit was subsequently converted for parcels use. The units were withdrawn in 1964.

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{{British Rail EMU British Rail electric multiple units London, Midland and Scottish Railway Train-related introductions in 1926 Metropolitan Cammell multiple units