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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Rugby to
Leamington LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth LMS Route: Rugby to
Leicester LMS Route: Rugby to Market Harborough
Rugby Shed: lnwrrm2490
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A number of AM10 Electric Multiple Units are seen being
serviced at Rugby depot on 29th March 1965. Later classified under TOPs as
Class 310 sets, the AM10 is a slam-door, alternating current (AC) electric
multiple unit (EMU) introduced in 1963 as part of the West Coast Main Line
electrification project. Constructed at BR's Derby Carriage and Wagon Works
they consisted of four coach types: a second class driving trailer; a second
class trailer; a second class motor car (with guard's/luggage compartment above
which the Stone Faiveley AMBR pantograph was mounted); and a composite (1st and
2nd class) driving trailer. The maximum speed was 75 miles per hour. A glass
partition behind the driver's cab enabled passengers in the leading and rear
coaches to have an excellent view of the line ahead or behind. Original livery
was overall Rail Blue. Initially they were primarily used on local services
from London Euston to Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Birmingham, and
within the West Midlands. They were also the first EMUs to be based on the
British Rail Mark 2 bodyshell, which featured semi-integral construction.
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