Sussex Rambler - Class 313 Farewell Tour Train
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- The farewell tour for Class 313 trains used by Southern on its Coastway services.
I was only able to attend part of the tour and the stations visited are Haywards Heath, Eastbourne, Hastings and Brighton.
Class 313 trains were built for the 25,000 V AC electrification of suburban services on the East Coast Main Line out of London's Kings Cross station and also worked on the deep underground tube train section of railway between Drayton Park and Moorgate that was built for this purpose in circa 1904. Whilst underground they were powered via a 750 V DC third rail. This film includes still image views of Class 313 trains at Finsbury Park and Moorgate stations, as filmed back in the late 1970s.
Named 'Sussex Rambler', the tour train comprised 313 213 in Southern livery with Coastway branding and 313 201 which was painted in a modified British Rail blue / grey livery similar to the livery worn by the Class 313 trains when first introduced in 1976. To comply with present-day train door visibility regulations the passenger doors had to be painted in an easily visible contrasting colour, instead of grey around the windows and blue elsewhere, to match the sides of the train. A short film clip of a Class 315 train departing from Stratford station shows the original livery.
This film also includes still images showing the Coastway branding on the side of the train, several views inside the tour train at Hastings and inside a Class 313 train in original 1976 format.
I love the fact that they repainted a unit in its original livery
Thankfully there are still Class 313s on the Northern line between Hunts Cross and Southport as well as all Wirral line branches!
also, with the 777 rollout underway their days are short
RIP Class 313
Loved the musical ending at Brighton too!
I’m sure that blasted years worth of flies and sand out of the horns!
The horns were fantastic - in a noisy way!! But only for this special occasion / I'd not want to hear this every day.
I think they overdid it a bit with the horns lol
I hope that Class 313 “313201” in BR Blue livery should be preserved. Very sad to see the Class 313 end their life with Southern. Rest in Peace Class 313.
I feel the same and I believe that was the to be the intended unit for preservation, but it seems that the yellow Network Rail unit 313121 is going to be the preserved unit. Only found that out a few days ago. This because it still has its original seating and dual voltage equipment. 201 does not have any of this. Shame as it does look good in its modified blue and grey livery.
I have heard of an attempt to save 313 201, I think its by a train driver but do not know how well this is progressing.
Didn't know about this.
Yet another great video - thank you for this.
I had hoped to capture some south coast 313 action myself, but I was scuppered by work and industrial action.
My last ride would have been a few years ago from Hove to Brighton. First ride would have been a trip from Hatch End to Euston when I were a nipper!
Sad to see them go. 😢
I guess we could all do with a PEP talk after this! 🤣
Thank you
I had hoped to be able to travel to the south coast to see (and ride) 313 201 when it was in normal service but I never knew (in advance) exactly when this train would be running, nor on which diagrams (ie: on which services). The only information I had was for that specific day.
Had it been possible to buy a DaySave ticket on the day of travel I might have taken a chance, but needing to buy it several days in advance was a deterrent, and in the end I only got to see 213 201 on this farewell tour.
@@CitytransportInfoplus I agree - the setup with day savers does not encourage one to do anything “spur of the moment” on their railway.
I’m 😢 & 😠 that these units being withdrawn and worst being… Well, you know, what happened to them. And I’m angry they are being, you know the word (which I don’t really like to say because it upsetting) of course.
And so the curtain comes down on another fleet. 313 1976-2023
yes, only the Merseyrail 507s and 508s remaining.
Really appreciate your videos (and the history of your work) but I’m not a fan of that speed up effect used around 4:53 - I think Geoff Marshall started it but I find it spoils the sense of ‘being there’ when watching.
thanks for the feedback - I very rarely use this speed-up effect, its only done on longer films to shorten them whilst retaining the scene.
Southern Class 313