SWT slam door finale 2005

[Matt Taylor]

Just uploaded some pictures to fotopic from the last full day of slam doors on SWT, a couple of trips to Windsor and then the final journey down to Alton.

http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/c1595208.html



Matt

 

[xc170]

Nice photos. 2005? you took your time uploading them didnt you

 

[devon_metro]

Great phots

 

[WessexWarrior]

Old school! Can't believe that was only 3 years ago...

 

[60033 'Tees Steel Express']

Excellent shots there! Wish I had the money 3 years ago to go down and see them .

 

[P156KWJ]

I didn't know SWT refurbed them with SWT colours inside - I assumed they were like SOuthEastern's units (rubbishey NSE upholstery). There's a picture in a book I've got about southern slammers in their final years, and one of SE's VEP units in 2004 at Sevenoaks, in very faded NSE livery, filthy, and half the windows filled with condensation in the centre (with some with 3 inches of water in the bottom ) Is this what SWT's remaining CIGs are like inside?

 

[Matt Taylor]

Yes, they all got the red seat covers around 2001-2002 and were generally well maintained internally right up to the end, same goes for the CEPs that SWT inherited from SET in the late 1990s. I think the Lymington Heritage units still retain the redupholstery inside too.



Matt

 

[jv3531]

They do indeed retain their refurbed seats. Was on the them the other week. Still going strong...... Even 1499 still retains its origional seats, albeit with some extra motifes thanks to the local lydneites that trashed it...

 

[heart-of-wessex]

Good Photos!

Only one glitch was the comment on the shoebox, 73201, which in fact is SWT's 73235 :P