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Not sure why but I have a sneaky suspicion one might emerge in toothpaste. I hope so anyway!
 
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Would anyone know if the units from Bournemouth have been re-liveried?

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Not sure why but I have a sneaky suspicion one might emerge in toothpaste. I hope so anyway!
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Today or tomorrow?
 
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Would anyone know if the units from Bournemouth have been re-liveried?

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It’s just purely a hunch. I personally haven’t heard anything it just seems odd to have 3 units there for so long at what is essentially a paint shop too!

Fingers crossed though, would be lovely! And if one was granted two wishes, one in stagecoach too!
 
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442Haz said:
It’s just purely a hunch. I personally haven’t heard anything it just seems odd to have 3 units there for so long at what is essentially a paint shop too!

Fingers crossed though, would be lovely! And if one was granted two wishes, one in stagecoach too!
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That’s fair. Fingers crossed we see a nice retro livery
 
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Siemens Staines said:
It looks like 455870 is returning straight back from Bournemouth with long term absentee 455727

Realtime Trains | 5Y51 1432 Bournemouth T&R.S.M.D to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs | 18/12/2025

Real-time train running information for 5Y51 1432 departure from Bournemouth T&R.S.M.D to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs on 18/12/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk www.realtimetrains.co.uk
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Has returned back to the depot due to flooding
 
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norbitonflyer said:
One car in each livery? (Blue/grey, NSE, early Stagecoach, red Stagecoach)
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I thought about this possibility and I don’t think it would look all that. You kinda want the upsweeps liveries of NSE and Stagecoach at the unit ends if so. One whole train side NSE and one side B/G or Stagecoach would be nice
 
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Hopefully they'll run a VSTP tommorow up to Wimbledon . If it doesn't run I doubt SWR will have stock for the farewell tours.
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If the units don’t make it to Wimbledon then it won’t be a problem because only 1 pair of 455s are booked for service on Sunday and the following 455s are still serviceable so there shouldn’t be a lack of stock.
5710, 5716(D exam) 5719, 5721, 5729, 5732, 5737, 5870, 5871 and 5873.
 
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SEtrains said:
If the units don’t make it to Wimbledon then it won’t be a problem because only 1 pair of 455s are booked for service on Sunday and the following 455s are still serviceable so there shouldn’t be a lack of stock.
5710, 5716(D exam) 5719, 5721, 5729, 5732, 5737, 5870, 5871 and 5873.
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Could be more the fact that those units may be absolute s holes inside. No doubt the tour units have been deep cleaned
 
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There are some images on YouTube of 2 455 cars loaded on road trailers at Litchurch Lane ready for their final journey. The numbers are unknown but both cars are heavily "decorated ".
 
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Rail_Sussex said:
Would anyone know if the units from Bournemouth have been re-liveried?

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5712 + 5717 (both at Bournemouth as previously mentioned) are marked as 'Tour' in a scene from Geoff Marshall's latest video. Seems a bit of a coincidence but the date is 10/12 so maybe completely unrelated?
 
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45076 said:
There are some images on YouTube of 2 455 cars loaded on road trailers at Litchurch Lane ready for their final journey. The numbers are unknown but both cars are heavily "decorated ".
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Has it been confirmed where the road movements are going, EMR Kingsbury and Wards Ilkeston have both been mentioned, but looking on Google Earth, the Wards site at Ilkeston does not look to be suitable for scrapping rolling stock, but I could be wrong !
 
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455727 is still SWT red, but does have circular ‘Class 455 Farewell 1983 to 2025’ logos beneath the cab drop light windows, in a similar style to the designs used in the tour publicity (SWT orange/red/blue colours and with an NSE logo).

Source: Photos in a post on the Southern Electric Group Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19ukjh4BJw/
 
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Flange Squeal said:
455727 is still SWT red, but does have circular ‘Class 455 Farewell 1983 to 2025’ logos beneath the cab drop light windows, in a similar style to the designs used in the tour publicity (SWT orange/red/blue colours and with an NSE logo).

Source: Photos in a post on the Southern Electric Group Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19ukjh4BJw/
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A real shame. But I understand the logic and the cost being prohibitive.
 
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Flange Squeal said:
455727 is still SWT red, but does have circular ‘Class 455 Farewell 1983 to 2025’ logos beneath the cab drop light windows, in a similar style to the designs used in the tour publicity (SWT orange/red/blue colours and with an NSE logo).

Source: Photos in a post on the Southern Electric Group Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19ukjh4BJw/
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Hopefully either 5717 or 5712 have been put into toothpaste then.
 
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The stock move tomorrow for the tour is now confirmed departing Bomo depot at 14+32, arriving Wimbo at 17+25, running number 5Y51.
 
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5710 5873
0820 2F96 Woking - London Waterloo
Then usually 1702 Waterloo Guildford, wait and see.

5719 5729
0903 2G17 London Waterloo - Guildford
1034 2G28 Guildford - London Waterloo
1150 2F27 London Waterloo - Woking
1303 2F36 Woking - London Waterloo
1403 2G37 London Waterloo - Guildford
1534 2G48 Guildford - London Waterloo
1650 2F47 London Waterloo - Woking
1803 2F56 Woking - London Waterloo
1903 2G57 London Waterloo - Guildford
2034 2G68 Guildford - London Waterloo
2150 2F67 London Waterloo - Woking
2304 2F80 Woking - London Waterloo

5721 5737
0906 2J17 Waterloo - Hampton Court
0954 2J24 Hampton Court - Waterloo
1053 2D23 London Waterloo - Guildford
1245 2D36 Guildford - London Waterloo
1406 2J37 Waterloo - Hampton Court
1454 2J44 Hampton Court - Waterloo
1553 2D43 London Waterloo - Guildford
1709 2G54 Guildford - London Waterloo
1820 2F53 London Waterloo - Woking
1933 2F62 Woking - London Waterloo
2033 2G63 London Waterloo - Guildford
2204 2G74 Guildford - London Waterloo
2320 2F73 London Waterloo - Woking

458530
0833 Weybridge Waterloo

458535
0809 2C20 Reading - London Waterloo
0950 2C23 London Waterloo - Reading
1139 2C34 Reading - London Waterloo
1537 2V43 Waterloo - Waterloo
1715 2R49 Waterloo - Waterloo
1852 2S59 Waterloo - Weybridge
2033 2S68 Weybridge - Waterloo
2222 2S73 Waterloo - Weybridge
 
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CallmeDave said:
5710 5873
0820 2F96 Woking - London Waterloo
Then usually 1702 Waterloo Guildford, wait and see.

5719 5729
0903 2G17 London Waterloo - Guildford
1034 2G28 Guildford - London Waterloo
1150 2F27 London Waterloo - Woking
1303 2F36 Woking - London Waterloo
1403 2G37 London Waterloo - Guildford
1534 2G48 Guildford - London Waterloo
1650 2F47 London Waterloo - Woking
1803 2F56 Woking - London Waterloo
1903 2G57 London Waterloo - Guildford
2034 2G68 Guildford - London Waterloo
2150 2F67 London Waterloo - Woking
2304 2F80 Woking - London Waterloo

5721 5737
0906 2J17 Waterloo - Hampton Court
0954 2J24 Hampton Court - Waterloo
1053 2D23 London Waterloo - Guildford
1245 2D36 Guildford - London Waterloo
1406 2J37 Waterloo - Hampton Court
1454 2J44 Hampton Court - Waterloo
1553 2D43 London Waterloo - Guildford
1709 2G54 Guildford - London Waterloo
1820 2F53 London Waterloo - Woking
1933 2F62 Woking - London Waterloo
2033 2G63 London Waterloo - Guildford
2204 2G74 Guildford - London Waterloo
2320 2F73 London Waterloo - Woking

458530
0833 Weybridge Waterloo

458535
0809 2C20 Reading - London Waterloo
0950 2C23 London Waterloo - Reading
1139 2C34 Reading - London Waterloo
1537 2V43 Waterloo - Waterloo
1715 2R49 Waterloo - Waterloo
1852 2S59 Waterloo - Weybridge
2033 2S68 Weybridge - Waterloo
2222 2S73 Waterloo - Weybridge
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533 also out，as seen on realtimetrains
 
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