Wessex Electrics: Ruby Rover Tour
As a part of our 40th birthday celebration, we had a tour using two Class 442 “Flying Pig” units across the South East. This stock has recently been refreshed by Southern, primarily for use on the Gatwick Express service. Units used were 442406 and 442413, the latter being the (former) reverse of our 4COR unit 3142.
Below are the timings for the tour. Doors were not released at the locations in italics.
| Location | Arrival | Departure |
| London Victoria (1Z40) | 10.00 | |
| Selhurst T&R.S.M.D | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| London Bridge | 10.57 | 11.19 |
| Crawley (1Z41) | 11.56 | 12.05 |
| Redhill | 12.24 | 12.34 |
| Tonbridge | 12.52 | 13.07 |
| Redhill | 13.25 | 13.37 |
| Lewes | 14.18 | 14.36 |
| Eastbourne (1Z42) | 15.01 | 16.05 |
| Brighton | 16.44 | 16.54 |
| Preston Park | 16.59 | 17.09 |
| Hove Yard | 17.14 | 17.24 |
| Preston Park | 17.29 | 17.39 |
| Hove | 17.42 | 17.58 |
| London Victoria | 18.48 |
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First off we see 442406 leading 442413 into London Victoria a little after 09.30 photograph by Colin Duff
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442406 at London Victoria photograph by Julian Whitby
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442413 at 09.42 with 456191 in the background photograph by Christopher Reavell
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442413 preparing for a 10 o'clock departure photograph by Lester Hayes
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