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Remaining 455 substitutions are being discussed here:

 

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The 458/5 I'm supposed to be working later has been substituted by a 450, and by the looks of it was also substituted yesterday. Anyone happen to know why this is please? Hoping it's just a temporary thing for the time being.
 

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And they are? I'm not a subscriber to that particular magazine.
"Removed (from Derby Lit) to local scrap yard" (it does not actually say which scrap yard:
December 2025: 5714 5730 5703 5872 5734 (all cars), 5863 (2 cars):
January 2026: 5863 (2 cars), 5723, 5720, 5709 (all cars).
No doubt there have been more since.
Interestingly, the RM also says that 5868 has been sold to Opus Group, so it looks like this might well be going for scrap after all.
 

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"Removed (from Derby Lit) to local scrap yard" (it does not actually say which scrap yard:
December 2025: 5714 5730 5703 5872 5734 (all cars), 5863 (2 cars):
January 2026: 5863 (2 cars), 5723, 5720, 5709 (all cars).
No doubt there have been more since.
Interestingly, the RM also says that 5868 has been sold to Opus Group, so it looks like this might well be going for scrap after all.
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Interestingly, the RM also says that 5868 has been sold to Opus Group, so it looks like this might well be going for scrap after all.
Opus might use it for static offices, (like Ian Allen had a carriage) but they do have a scrap company.
 

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I’ve seen photos of 5719 on the back of lorries leaving Derby today from some that was at the refurbished XC Voyager launch. Sorry, no link atm.
 

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Neither 458/5s are out today with 450014 covering the Reading diagram and the one starting at Staines CHS cancelled entirely!

Here is 533 just now sat in the Staines sidings looking rather sorry for itself...
 

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Neither 458/5s are out today with 450014 covering the Reading diagram and the one starting at Staines CHS cancelled entirely!

Here is 533 just now sat in the Staines sidings looking rather sorry for itself...
According to real-time trains, it's first service 2R02 was cancelled due to a problem with the onboard safety Systems.
 

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Tight lock fitted 37 884 has run l/e from Derby to Wembley today,
Possibly a further scrap move later in week?

updated + goes to Gillingham tomorrow Thursday 12th
 
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Is there any significance to 5871 being at Strawberry Hill? Isn’t that the home of the preserved 4-VEP?
 

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anyone know which units face the drag today? I’m presuming 5871 and 5873…..
It can’t be 5871 as that’s at Strawberry Hill, unless it’s since been moved back to Wimbledon Park?
 

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When the path was posted on se-gen a few days ago it was listed as one unit only, so presumably 455 873 is the only victim this time.
 

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