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| Southern's Mk1 EMUs - the very last run 26th November 2005 |
| Final arrival was into platform 7 at Brighton where
enthusiasts appeared at a loss as to what to do next! It was originally thought that
the units were due to go from Brighton station straight to Newhaven Marine for short-term
storage pending withdrawal, however they went to Lovers Walk to be reformed with other
units. (The units were eventually moved ECS to Newhaven Marine via Brighton station at
11.30 on Tuesday 29th November). They will soon go to Stewarts Lane for removal
of shoegear prior to being moved for scrapping. Many grateful thanks are due to Southern for arranging this final run with enthusiasts in mind and heartfelt thanks to all who have crewed and maintained these splendid trains that have been worked hard and served travellers in the South East of England so well for over 4 decades. The sentiment on the headboard says it all....... |
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Well what do we (enthusiasts) do now ???
For slam door EMUs there is always the Lymington branch
and certain heritage railways. Then on the sliding door front there is the impending
withdrawal of South West Trains'
class 458 units and maybe after that Southeastern
Trains class 508 units, NOT TO MENTION photographing the myriad of internal
differences in Southern's
Electrostar units.....(Is the webmaster a nerd or a railway historian ? Answers on a
back of a large cheque made payable to your favourite EMU preservation group please!
Ways to donate to SEG Preservation)
photograph by Colin Watts |
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(left) The driver who had
the honour (and responsibility) of driving the last 400 series unit in mainline public
service, photographs by Colin Watts |
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One last chance to record three generations
of units side by side could, quite rightly, not be resisted. Left to right the line up is
377445, 31942, 377320 and 423535. photograph by John Maskell |
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And so the ECS departs for Lovers Walk. photograph by John Maskell
Well who would have thought that the lowly and often unloved, but functional and hard working, Veps would have the honour of running the last mainline slam door EMU service? (Well they are, as a class, the youngest of their generation.....) |
BRIGHTON (UP)
| CLAPHAM JUNCTION (UP) - VICTORIA | CLAPHAM JUNCTION (DOWN) - PLUMPTON
LEWES (DOWN) - LONDON ROAD BRIGHTON | SLAM DOOR SUNSET INDEX
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This page updated 16th April 2006 by Colin Duff. |
