And just like that, having ridden Class 455s all my life, this really is the last time in revenue earning service. End of an era & another childhood fleet of mine gone…
#Class455 #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍
#Class455 #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍
March 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
And just like that, having ridden Class 455s all my life, this really is the last time in revenue earning service. End of an era & another childhood fleet of mine gone…
#Class455 #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍
#Class455 #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍
Having a fab day working Train 1 of SWR’s #Class455 Farewell Charter
Another fleet from my #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍 childhood coming to an end so a privilege to working it today
Another fleet from my #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍 childhood coming to an end so a privilege to working it today
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Having a fab day working Train 1 of SWR’s #Class455 Farewell Charter
Another fleet from my #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍 childhood coming to an end so a privilege to working it today
Another fleet from my #NetworkSouthEast❤️💙🤍 childhood coming to an end so a privilege to working it today
Note the growth of vegetation between these two photos:
- First pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 4th May 2022 (5838 & 5839)
- Last pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 16th August 2022 (5804 & 5819)
#class455
- First pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 4th May 2022 (5838 & 5839)
- Last pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 16th August 2022 (5804 & 5819)
#class455
October 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Note the growth of vegetation between these two photos:
- First pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 4th May 2022 (5838 & 5839)
- Last pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 16th August 2022 (5804 & 5819)
#class455
- First pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 4th May 2022 (5838 & 5839)
- Last pair of Southern 455s going for scrap on 16th August 2022 (5804 & 5819)
#class455
November 16, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Watching 5719 and 5729 departing Richmond on 20/12/25. A view I have seen hundreds of times from BR livery through to the current SWR version of red and NSE and SWT in between.
It was very poignant to know this would be the last time I would witness this.
#Class455 1982-2025.
It was very poignant to know this would be the last time I would witness this.
#Class455 1982-2025.
December 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Watching 5719 and 5729 departing Richmond on 20/12/25. A view I have seen hundreds of times from BR livery through to the current SWR version of red and NSE and SWT in between.
It was very poignant to know this would be the last time I would witness this.
#Class455 1982-2025.
It was very poignant to know this would be the last time I would witness this.
#Class455 1982-2025.
One last #class455 before we head for bed. Apparently, the 455/8 filmed here "with the bit above the corridor" are his favourites! This unit providing the full range of noises that will transport him back to this age when he's older 😊
January 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
One last #class455 before we head for bed. Apparently, the 455/8 filmed here "with the bit above the corridor" are his favourites! This unit providing the full range of noises that will transport him back to this age when he's older 😊
Back at the station for the evening session. We've set up camp with our hot chocolate on platform 10 at Clapham Junction. Plenty of #class455 to keep him happy 😊
January 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Back at the station for the evening session. We've set up camp with our hot chocolate on platform 10 at Clapham Junction. Plenty of #class455 to keep him happy 😊
We've taken the slightly longer route to our destination via Waterloo at Austin's request. Purely so that we can ride his favourite units, the #class455 😁
January 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We've taken the slightly longer route to our destination via Waterloo at Austin's request. Purely so that we can ride his favourite units, the #class455 😁
Oh hi spanners 👋 Austin just let out the biggest "OH LOOK!!" I've ever heard when we departed Waterloo and with very good reason. #class455 868 looking as good as ever today 😍
November 1, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Oh hi spanners 👋 Austin just let out the biggest "OH LOOK!!" I've ever heard when we departed Waterloo and with very good reason. #class455 868 looking as good as ever today 😍
December 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Fancy a six minute look at the class 455 farewell tours yesterday?? Trains A and B feature at Haslemere. Hop over to my YOUTUBE channel (and feel free to subscribe whilst you’re there!).
#class455
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#class455
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The Class 455 farewell tours (trains A and B)
YouTube video by Network Southeast Latchmere
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December 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Fancy a six minute look at the class 455 farewell tours yesterday?? Trains A and B feature at Haslemere. Hop over to my YOUTUBE channel (and feel free to subscribe whilst you’re there!).
#class455
youtu.be/QWtVXKzWcTQ?...
#class455
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The three variants of the Class 455 operated by SWR, 455/7 with the Class 508 trailer, 455/8 with the squared front roofline and 455/9 with the same rounded front roofline as the 455/7 but with a 455 trailer instead of the 508 trailer. #Class455
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The three variants of the Class 455 operated by SWR, 455/7 with the Class 508 trailer, 455/8 with the squared front roofline and 455/9 with the same rounded front roofline as the 455/7 but with a 455 trailer instead of the 508 trailer. #Class455
South Western Railway’s Class 455, maintained at Wimbledon Park, have won another Golden Spanner Award. 455868 displays the previous 12 Golden Spanners on the cab sides, I wonder if another will be added. #Class455 #GoldenSpanner
November 22, 2024 at 10:06 PM
South Western Railway’s Class 455, maintained at Wimbledon Park, have won another Golden Spanner Award. 455868 displays the previous 12 Golden Spanners on the cab sides, I wonder if another will be added. #Class455 #GoldenSpanner
After a busy day, when worn out, the class 455 train is like an old buddy saying: “Have a seat, bud! I’ll take you home!”
It’s like a reward.
#class455 #britishrail #itslikeareward
It’s like a reward.
#class455 #britishrail #itslikeareward
June 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
After a busy day, when worn out, the class 455 train is like an old buddy saying: “Have a seat, bud! I’ll take you home!”
It’s like a reward.
#class455 #britishrail #itslikeareward
It’s like a reward.
#class455 #britishrail #itslikeareward
At the railway station. Just heard the announcement: “Platform [number]. Arteria service to…” Why is there never “Class 455 service to”? I would definitely like it!
#BritishRail #Class455 #Arterio
#BritishRail #Class455 #Arterio
January 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
At the railway station. Just heard the announcement: “Platform [number]. Arteria service to…” Why is there never “Class 455 service to”? I would definitely like it!
#BritishRail #Class455 #Arterio
#BritishRail #Class455 #Arterio
5705/5852 at #LondonWaterloo, it’s a We wanna be… TOGETHER moment. #class455 18/10/25
October 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
5705/5852 at #LondonWaterloo, it’s a We wanna be… TOGETHER moment. #class455 18/10/25
455852 seen at #LondonWaterloo having a rest, #class455 18/10/25
October 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
455852 seen at #LondonWaterloo having a rest, #class455 18/10/25
5703/5908 at #RaynesPark #class455 01/08/25
August 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
5703/5908 at #RaynesPark #class455 01/08/25
March 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
5717/5866 at #LondonWaterloo, having a rest before heading out again, #class455 17/01/25
January 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
5717/5866 at #LondonWaterloo, having a rest before heading out again, #class455 17/01/25
Clapham Junction, London. Class 455/7 4-car EMU. BREL, 1982–1985. South Western Railway livery. Photo: 26.09.2024. #London #ClaphamJunction #railway #station #RailwayStation #Class455 #SouthWesternRailway
January 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Clapham Junction, London. Class 455/7 4-car EMU. BREL, 1982–1985. South Western Railway livery. Photo: 26.09.2024. #London #ClaphamJunction #railway #station #RailwayStation #Class455 #SouthWesternRailway
The end of the Class 455s! Some desperate souls were out last night...
Personally I never liked them, but they served a purpose. The trailer coaches in these two units were built in 1979 and are older than the rest of the stock :-)
#class455 #britishrail
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Personally I never liked them, but they served a purpose. The trailer coaches in these two units were built in 1979 and are older than the rest of the stock :-)
#class455 #britishrail
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March 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The end of the Class 455s! Some desperate souls were out last night...
Personally I never liked them, but they served a purpose. The trailer coaches in these two units were built in 1979 and are older than the rest of the stock :-)
#class455 #britishrail
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Personally I never liked them, but they served a purpose. The trailer coaches in these two units were built in 1979 and are older than the rest of the stock :-)
#class455 #britishrail
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