Southern Class 455 Withdrawal

[Ewan M]

Another couple hours to go then that’ll be the Southern 455s officially extinct!

 

[J burge]

I'm at Newport to see it's last 15mins of rail life before the gates of train heaven

 

[455_Maniac]

I'm at Newport to see it's last 15mins of rail life before the gates of train heaven

Fantastic, I assume you'll be doing a video and taking photos too?

 

[Tynwald]

I was probalbly on its first ever run to Shepperton.

 

[Ewan M]

An era is now at an end. 455804 + 455819 should be at Sims Newport now and that officially renders the Southern 455s extinct!

 

[D7672]

69001 noted at the docks entrance gates and 1st one to see and the last York built southern 455’s and an end to a workhorses sub class

 

[455_Maniac]

A sad day indeed, at this rate, third gen British Rail EMUs will be a very distant memory before we know it

 

[J burge]

Fantastic, I assume you'll be doing a video and taking photos too?

Yes took pics and my daughter videoed for me

At Newport bridge by castle daughter's pic from video

My daughter's video

 

[Rheoman]

Unless it's already hooked up and ready to leave I don't know it's a weird one as it's showing no loco return from sims tonight

Maybe the 69 is for the shredder as well !

 

[thedbdiboy]

Here it was going through Maidenhead. My son has followed the run down throughout - taking the long way home from school to get one every day he could in April/May; following the last day tour and then travelling on the last ever service; following the Hove/Horsham/Streatham Hill to Stewarts Lane shunt moves; and the Newport scrap runs. We were at Maidenhead today (he made the banner too)

 

[Class360/1]

Here it was going through Maidenhead. My son has followed the run down throughout - taking the long way home from school to get one every day he could in April/May; following the last day tour and then travelling on the last ever service; following the Hove/Horsham/Streatham Hill to Stewarts Lane shunt moves; and the Newport scrap runs. We were at Maidenhead today (he made the banner too)

Your son has made a great banner!

 

[Wolfie]

A sad day indeed, at this rate, third gen British Rail EMUs will be a very distant memory before we know it

At least in passenger service. Some will carry on as freight carriers.

 

[Mag_seven]

With the last Southern Class 455 gone for scrap today, its time to bring this thread to a close.

thanks all