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    Accidental Branding you liked.

    Almost all of 444s and 450s, on South Western, are still going around seemingly unchanged that you may be forgiven for thinking it is January 2017 not 2018!
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Any observations or thoughts on the 442 makeover photos? Dull the new SWR livery may be however the 442's actually are going back to grey in a way as their original NSE livery I think was in a more shiny silvery shade. I am quite happy the yellow ends are being retained which is better than...
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Yes, as the other remaining 442's are being put aside for a new open access franchise that may operate between Southampton and Waterloo. Don't know if that will be going ahead or not. If that falls through then hopefully SWR will decide to take on the last few 442's if demand on the Portsmouth...
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Hi there, I’ve come across this site regarding the Wessex Electrics’ preparation for their entry into service with SWR later this year. Apologies if this already had been posted on here, I thought I’d share the link to page 11 on RM Web which may be of interest as there are photos showing the...
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    New South Western franchise: Awarded to First/MTR

    Hi all, first post here. My local station is Hamworthy in Dorset. I understand only one Class 444 train was rebranded (444040) with the SWR livery while the rest of 444's still have the SWT livery. I understand the 444 040 has the new "Welcome aboard the South Western Railway service to..."...

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