Class 465 Refreshes

[MCR247]

The Kingsferry bridge?

 

[SouthEastern-465]

Well, there are quite a few 465s and 466s about that haven't been refreshed/refurbished! :P

Quite alot of them!

 

[466.networkers]

The Kingsferry bridge?

Aye, indeed.

Well done Marcus.

You ever been down this way?

 

[MCR247]

Aye, indeed.

Well done Marcus.

You ever been down this way?

Yeah, once a long time ago with my dad when we visited London. I remember getting a slammer from London, can't remember much apart from the bridge. I think we got a newer train back to london (a 465?)

 

[Class 466]

465235 still has the old posters! lots of 466s have had new ones fitted like the 365s

 

[466.networkers]

465235 does have the new Southeastern Network Map amongst other new posters, you can tell it's the new one as it has Bedford on it!

 

[Electrostar]

Does anyone know why after Connex removed the Kent Link horizontal maps from above the doors neither they nor SouthEastern (SRA) and Southeastern (Govia) never replaced them with similar versions? They were clear enough and large enough to see in a hurry, unlike the framed route maps inside the vestibules.

 

[SouthEastern-465]

Well I have not see 465235 hoping to see it sometime soon! Is it just the seat covers that have been replaced?

 

[Class 466]

do the posters on 465 235 still use the old frame or the new ones that use solid plastic signs?

 

[466.networkers]

In answer to the questions:

AFAIK only the seat covers have been replaced. Not too sure about mechanical changes ...
And the poster frames are the same usual blue ones.

Pics are currently unavailable due to Fotopic suspending my account ... Will upload them to a different site soon.

 

[Voyager 2093]

Sorry if this has already been mentioned but 465 019 has been repainted into the new South Easter Livery.

 

[466.networkers]

Just seen a video on YouTube, it looks really smart and suits the Networkers IMO.

 

[MCR247]

Link?

 

[class 455 boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phtaxf4NmgA

 

[MCR247]

Thanks

 

[Electrostar]

Obviously I was wrong about Southeastern not being able to repaint the Networkers. I'm still certain I read the franchise stipulated a mostly-white vanilla livery and, to be fair, it is a little more evolutionary than revolutionary especially when compared to Govia's Southern and London Midland liveries. It looks good though!

 

[Class 466]

Ive heard this isnt the complete livery and a purple vinyl stripe is to be added

 

[466.networkers]

http://simulationexpress.fotopic.net/c1826809_1.html

The pictures are back up now.

I won't be getting anymore anytime soon as Southeastern are now running Class 466s again on the Sheerness Line ....

 

[SouthEastern-465]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phtaxf4NmgA

Really does suit the Class 465s.

 

[466.networkers]

Whilst waiting for the 1240 Javelin to Sittingbourne at Gillingham earlier, 465019 terminated with a service from Charing X. I managed to get a few pictures of it using my BlackBerry.

EDIT: Here is the link to the photos - http://photosbyryan.fotopic.net/c1836622.html.

 

[Electrostar]

Nice pics. Are the cowlings a new design? I know they were added to stop train surfing but I've often wondered if there are two versions fitted to the Networkers, perhaps as a result of their different manufacturing origins.

 

[ChrisEJ1993]

I think the new livery on the class 465's looks great, but I think they should have kept some sort of stripe along the bottom.

 

[Class 466]

class 466 001, 017 and 029 have new seat covers, class 465 906 is due for repainting as well as 465 024. 465 019,154 and 177 have All sucessfully re-entered service

 

[466.networkers]

465024 has been reliveried - well, it now has all white livery, the purple doors and no Southeastern branding/logos - like 465177. Are the logos put on at Slade Green/Gillingham?

 

[Electrostar]

I was on 465019 the other night. It certainly looked smart and clean. The seat covers were the same but the floors looked clean and the poster frames were square rather than square with rounded edges. I don't know how much work was done to the front cabs as I could clearly see the imprint of the old typeface next to the new numbers.
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I think the SE route maps defined the Metro, Express and High Speed routes too. SouthEastern seem to be pushing these three brands on marketinh material but so far only the 395s feature them
on the trains themselves.

 

[jon0844]

Why didn't they call the services slow, medium and fast?!

 

[jopsuk]

Well, for a start it is Metro, Mainline and High Speed. High Speed because those services use HS1. Metro is reasonable name for services within the Metropolitan area.

"Slow" and "medium" would be pretty atrocious brand names!

 

[jon0844]

I wasn't serious!

 

[Electrostar]

Well, for a start it is Metro, Mainline and High Speed. High Speed because those services use HS1. Metro is reasonable name for services within the Metropolitan area.

"Slow" and "medium" would be pretty atrocious brand names!

Sorry my mistake, thought it was Express. So do we think it likely most 376s, 465s and 466s will be adorned with exterior Metro branding and most 375s given Mainline branding or will these sub-divisions be restricted to promotional material?

 

[chuffchuff]

Noticed 465911 had posh looking new seat covers