The Fall and Rise of South West Trains' 458 Units

I hope the following exterior detail shots will be of use to historians and modellers alike. I have endeavoured to cover most aspects but inevitably there were some aspects I was unable to capture or the photo was too poor a quality to illustrate the point.
If you have any good quality photographs that fill the gaps, please contact the webmaster.

All photographs on this page are by Colin Duff unless otherwise credited

(below) DMCO underfloor equipment one side - front of unit to right (u8019 19th June 2006)

(below) DMCO underfloor equipment other side - front of unit to left (u8019 19th June 2006)

(below) MSO underfloor equipment one side (u8019 19th June 2006)

(below) MSO underfloor equipment other side (u8020 29th June 2006)

(below) PTSO underfloor equipment one side (u8010 7th June 2006)

(below) PTSO underfloor equipment other side (u8026 29th June 2006)
what you are seeing is mostly the platform wall behind!

(above left) un-motored bogie with pickup (DMCO of 8021)
(above right) motored bogie (DMCO of 8021)
(left) un-motored bogie (PTSO of 8021)
all 6th September 2006

The formation of bogies on a 458 is:

DMCO	MSO	PTSO	DMCO
2-Bo	2-Bo	2-2	Bo-2

A rare shot of a car by itself, MSO 74105 (of 8005) at Eastleigh undergoing water testing following modifications to its airconditioning.

photograph by Dave Hickson

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This page updated 22nd December 2006 by Colin Duff.
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