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{{Short description|British electric multiple unit train type}}
{{about|the trains used on the Waterloo & City line immediately prior to its takeover by London Underground in 1994|their service after 1994|London Underground 1992 Stock}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox EMU
| name = British Rail Class 482
| image = 65507 at Bank LUL station.jpg
| interiorimage = LU1992ts-W&C-interior.jpg
| interiorcaption = Interior of a Class 482
| caption = [[Network SouthEast]] liveried Class 482 at [[Bank–Monument station|Bank]] in 2003
| background = #012545; color: white;
| manufacturer = [[ABB]]
| factory = [[Derby Litchurch Lane Works]]
| operator = [[British Rail]]
| formation = 2 cars per unit, 2 units per train
| family = [[British Rail tube trains|Tube]]
| yearconstruction = 1992–1993
| numberbuilt = 10 units
| replaced = [[British Rail Class 487|Class 487]]
| capacity = 72 seats
| service = {{ubl|1993 – 1994 (British Rail)|1994 – present (London Underground)}}
| maxspeed = {{convert|60|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| traction = ABB [[Gate turn-off thyristor|GTO]] [[Chopper (electronics)|chopper]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Traction Products Reference List |url=https://library.e.abb.com/public/a0f98611cd42b0afc1257b130056e296/Traction%20Products%20Reference%20List%20January%202005.pdf |publisher=[[ABB]] |access-date=13 April 2023 |pages=9 |date=January 2005}}</ref>
| traction motors = [[Brush Traction|Brush]] LT130 DC motor
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| electricsystem = 750 V DC [[Four rail electrification|fourth rail]]
| depots = [[Waterloo Underground Depot|Waterloo (Waterloo & City line)]]
| lines = [[Waterloo & City line]]
}}
The '''British Rail Class 482''' [[electric multiple unit]]s were built by [[ABB]] in 1992, for use on the [[Waterloo & City line]]. The units are almost identical to the [[London Underground 1992 Stock|1992 tube stock]] built for the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]].

Ten 2-car units were built, numbered 482501–510. Each unit consisted of a type "E" driving motor, numbered 65501–510, and a type "F" non-driving motor, numbered 67501–510. Trains were operated using two units semi-permanently coupled, with the driving motors outermost.

The units were built as direct replacements for the elderly [[British Rail Class 487|Class 487]] units, dating from 1940. They were delivered to Ruislip depot during March 1993, and were painted in [[Network SouthEast]] livery; however, as the Waterloo & City line was completely separate from the rest of the National Rail network, and was entirely underground, they did not receive yellow front ends. Following commissioning (which included test runs as 8-car trains over most of the Central line), they were delivered by road to the Waterloo & City line during May and June 1993, and following further test runs, entered service on 19 July 1993.<ref name=Hardy2002>{{cite book |last=Hardy |first=Brian |title=London Underground Rolling Stock |edition=15th |year=2002 |orig-year=1976 |publisher=Capital Transport |location=Harrow Weald |isbn=1-85414-263-1 |pages=27–28 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Research Guide No 29: Brief History of the Waterloo & City Line |url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/research-guide-no-29-brief-history-of-the-waterloo-and-city-line.pdf |access-date=2 May 2021 |website=TfL Corporate Archives}}</ref>

On 1 April 1994, operational control of the Waterloo & City line transferred to [[London Underground]]. Shortly after the transfer of the line, unit numbers and NSE logos were removed, and LU roundels added together with Central line diagrams.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bruce |first1=J. Graeme |last2=Croome |first2=Desmond F. |title=The Twopenny Tube: The Story of the Central line |year=1996 |publisher=Capital Transport |location=Harrow Weald |isbn=1-85414-186-4 |page=80 }}</ref> The BR car numbers were retained, not having previously been used by London Underground; and some of the other BR markings were also retained on the inner ends of the "F" cars,<ref name=Hardy2002 /> but otherwise the trains remained in as-built condition until refurbishment in 2006.

==Fleet details==
{|class="wikitable"
!Class
!Operator
!|No. Built
!Year built
!Cars per Set
!Unit nos.
!Notes
|-
|'''Class 482'''
|[[Network SouthEast]]
|align=center|10
|align=center|1992–93
|align=center|2
|align=center|482501-482510
|Transferred to London Underground 1994, now in service as [[London Underground 1992 Stock]]
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Class-482-NSE-Bank2.jpg|Class 482 in Network SouthEast livery at Bank station
File:Class-482-NSE-Bank3.jpg|Class 482 in Network SouthEast livery at Bank station
File:Network SouthEast branded 1992 tube stock 28-03-06.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN7pd76YeCA A film of Class 482 trains running on NSE livery] on [[YouTube]]

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