Скачать или смотреть Soon to be gone - SWR class 455s in their final weeks of service. Last MK3 BREL EMUs out of London?

Recently South Western railway have been winding down their old fleet of class 455s and this number only seems to be going down even more. With only around 30 active ones remaining as of this video being uploaded.

Here’s a compilation of SWR 455 videos taken over the years and even a few scrap drags at the end of the video.

Once withdrawn this will mark the end of an era for several different reasons

First of all it will mean the obvious retirement of SWR 455s after 42 years of service

Second of all it will mean a retirement for the entire class 455 family as southern ones went in July 2022

Third is this will remark the end of an Era for all BREL MK3 EMUs operating passeneger trains out of London, after serving many great locations from out of London for over 40 years the last of the surviving BREL MK3 EMUs will be retired in passenger service soon