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South West Trains News: Class 421

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3CIG overhauls at Chart Leacon complete

73109 leading 1497 and 73235 through Tonbridge station

Upon completion of its overhaul, it was originally planned that 1497 would be taken back to Wimbledon on Friday 15th June. However, absence of a driver trained to work on EDLs caused a cancellation of the move until the afternoon of Tuesday 19th. This time Wimbledon was only used as an intermediate point in that the formation reversed in the station's platform 9 before heading south west to Bournemouth T&RSMD, pausing for the evening peak at Woking.

(left) 73109 leads 1497 and 73235 through Tonbridge station heading for its first reversal at Norwood Junction on its way to Wimbledon.
photograph by Colin Price


1497 goes for overhaul - eventually!

73109, 1497 and 73235 outside of Wimbledon Park
73109, 1497 and 73235 outside of Wimbledon Park. photograph by Steve Upton

1497 departed for Chart Leacon today (Monday 21st May) some 71 hours later than expected due to no driver being available for the planned move last Friday morning. The move was 5Y39 the 10+10 Wimbledon Park - Chart Leacon, one hour ahead of the "Q" path.



1498 returns from overhaul

73235, 1498 and 73201 enter Tonbridge as 377423 departs 73235, 1498 and 73201 through Hiders Lane Edenbridge
(left) EDL 73235 leading 1498 and 73201 into Tonbridge and Southern's 377423 departs for "The Wells", photograph by Colin Price. (right) A bit later the triumvirate passing Hilders Lane, Edenbridge, photograph by Barrie Swann.

The first of South West Trains' 3CIG units to undergo classified overhaul at Chart Leacon since their refurbishment for the Lymington Branch returned to East Wimbledon on Wednesday 9th May and then 73201 piloted 1498 back to Bournemouth on Thursday morning.



Second 3Cig to "The Smoke" in a fortnight!

73109 and 1497 have just passed through New Malden

For the second time in two weeks one of South West Trains 3CIG units has run into the suburbs. On Wednesday 2nd May 73109 "Battle of Britain" (a.k.a. BoB) took 1497 to East Wimbledon for attention on the wheel lathe. With 1498 being at Chart Leacon for overhaul, the Lymington Branch was run by Desiro 450089. 1497 returned west on Thursday 5th May and was back working the branch the next day.

73109 has just led 1497 through New Malden on 2nd May
photograph by Terry Wong Min

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