The Class 442s have now been permanently withdrawn by South Western Railway and will be replaced by refurbished Class 458s which will be transferred from the Reading line and reforming them from 5 to 4 coaches and re-rated to meet the need for 100mph operations and other modifications to associate them for Mainline services to the South Coast
It is sad how it ended for these iconic units. They could have just converted them into MK3's and used them for railtours. But no, the bastards decided "We can't be arsed", and ditched all of them, except for one powercar.
I was also reading that the Class 442s that would had needed more modifications and had to be compliant and to be fully accessible by 2024 to meet Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM)
0:17 You also Filmed Class 442 Southwestern Railway’s Brothers: Class 455 & Class 450 Desiro Southwestern Railway 1:25 You also Filmed Class 442 Southwestern Railway’s Younger Brother: Class 707 Southwestern Railway
SWR: Gives these old trains some love
Also SWR: ditches other old trains and new trains.
Yeah i hate they did that, they could of just kept the ones they had, they were perfectly fine
wtf bots
The Class 442s have now been permanently withdrawn by South Western Railway and will be replaced by refurbished Class 458s which will be transferred from the Reading line and reforming them from 5 to 4 coaches and re-rated to meet the need for 100mph operations and other modifications to associate them for Mainline services to the South Coast
Superb video of Class 442's in action, well done. :)
Thanks very much :)
@@CHOO-CHOOPlane you're welcome. :)
i realize Im kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream newly released movies online?
@Landyn Nathan i use Flixzone. You can find it by googling =)
@Jeffery Apollo definitely, have been watching on FlixZone for since march myself =)
I saw some 442s Yesterday at Waterloo
It is sad how it ended for these iconic units. They could have just converted them into MK3's and used them for railtours. But no, the bastards decided "We can't be arsed", and ditched all of them, except for one powercar.
Don't we all love privatisation? 🙄
Anyone know where the last DTS powercar of the class 442 is?
@@TrainLifeGB Not sure, but I know it's on display somewhere.
@@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial Gatwick Express should've kept the 442s
I was also reading that the Class 442s that would had needed more modifications and had to be compliant and to be fully accessible by 2024 to meet Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM)
0:17 You also Filmed Class 442 Southwestern Railway’s Brothers: Class 455 & Class 450 Desiro Southwestern Railway
1:25 You also Filmed Class 442 Southwestern Railway’s Younger Brother: Class 707 Southwestern Railway
Hope I'll get to ride it someday
Hopefully you rode it in the last year, they're currently being scrapped
@@audigexwhy did SWR scrap the 442?
I’m defo missed out on having a ride on a 442
What do you mean by the new Guildford Line? Isn't it the same?
@bob Oh so some divert now?
Effingham Junction sounds like... you know. F***ingham Junction. :D
So 442's can continue? Despite some already scrap. But some/most of them miss old 442 trains very much.
The Class 442s have now been scrapped
442's are such odd looking (and sounding) trains.
These trains are so problematic 😂