06-11-2025 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Save the date: Class 455 train farewell tour in December

South Western Railway (SWR) is bidding farewell to its red-liveried Class 455 trains, and there will be a special farewell tour in December.
Older and Oldest — at Waterloo station (c) ianVisits
The Class 455 trains were built by British Rail Engineering between 1982-85 and have been in service on the SWR routes since March 1983, making them among the oldest trains still in use on the UK railway.
As the trains are phased out in favour of the new Class 701 Arterio trains, SWR and the Branch
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