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What happened to the Class 489 driving motor units?

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Three former Gatwick Express Class 489 units, according to Wikipedia, are used by Network Rail for de-icing and load banking. Is this old information? Or are they still in use?
 
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torten said:
Three former Gatwick Express Class 489 units, according to Wikipedia, are used by Network Rail for de-icing and load banking. Is this old information? Or are they still in use?
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AFAIK they've been replaced in that role by the SITTs (snow and ice treatment trains).
 
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68501/4/5 are all stored at Eastleigh Works, haven't been used for 2-3 years now. They were up for sale a while ago.
 
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