I can explain. The headboard and signs were made by separate individuals. The sign is 1981-2022 as that is the build date, but the headboard is 1983 as that's when they entered service. (Two years dispute with ASLEF over DOO). So one is going off their physical age, one off their service life. Both are accurate dates.
Let's try getting the fact out unless I'm mistaken. British Railways, especially Greater Anglia, hated Class 317s because if they did not, they would have kept some whole units for the sake of preservation. As an alternative, they could have just sent them to museums across the UK.
Maybe Class 317s could be ideal to operate in and around Glasgow if ScotRail were to inherit them. The Class 317 were the best reliable trains used on the West Anglia main line and on the Great Northern routes.
Me and several enthusiasts want there to be a farewell tour that would not only do the West Anglia Mainline but also the Great Eastern, the East Coast the Midland and the LTSR but the driver I spoke to seemed highly doubtful.
Damn I will miss these trains, they are my childhood. I remember taking them from Royston to Stevenage back in the First Capital Connect days. Farewell
End of the road for the MK3 EMU "box" classes (Class 317, 318 and 455). First the Southern 455s in May, now Anglia 317s. What about SWR's 455s and Scotrail's 318s?
From the early 80s. They became increasingly difficult to maintain and get spares for. The 314 (sister unit operating in Glasgow/Strathclyde) went out of service a few years ago for exactly the same reasons. They were a great regional electric train.
These aren’t actually sister units to the 314 - the 314s were PEPs, so had a massive amount in common with the recently retired Class 315s as well as the Class 313. Damn good trains, but you’re right about the challenges of keeping them going these days as well as becoming very outdated in some areas.
Class 315s, sometime before November 6th, cause of the through-services through Liverpool Street beginning. And the Southern Class 313s being withdrawn beginning in December.
It’s the 4 car class 317 that has previously been new 🆕 to the east Anglia area and around the city 🌆 of London in 1981 to 1982. In the year 2022, class 317s are aged 40 years old are very old trains 🚂 🚊 🚆 is because they’ve been on the railways 🚃 🚆 for a long time 🕰️. The seats 💺 are very comfortable. Class 317s 317s has a toilet 🚻 🚾 🚽 , no smoking 🚭 accommodation is because it’s prohibited 🚫 on all trains 🚂 🚆 🚊 , taxis 🚕 🚖 , buses 🚍 🚌 🚎 , cafes ☕️ 🍵 🍽️ , shops 🏬, schools 🏫, inn 🏨, aeroplanes ✈️ , helicopters 🚁 , hospitals 🏥 , railway 🚃 stations 🚉 , police 👮 👮♀️ 👮♂️ stations 🚉 , and other enclosed public places in the world 🗺️ 🌏 🌎 🌍 , open windows 🪟 , automatic operating doors 🚪, gangway throughout, luggage 🧳 rack and has been used on certain routes that happened in the southeast of England 🏴 when brand new 🆕. Train 🚊 🚆 🚂 company GA - Greater Anglia doesn’t have the 4 car class 317s on the route anymore is because brand new 🆕 trains 🚂 🚊 🚆 have previously replaced them. It’s been privatised since bank 🏦 holiday Monday 1st 🥇 of January 1996 (New 🆕 Year’s Day) 🎈 🎉 🥳 for nearly 30 years when it comes to Thursday 1st 🥇 January 2026 (New 🆕 Year’s Day) 🥳 🎉 🎈and in somewhere around at any month in 2029 is perhaps 🤔 Thursday 3rd 🥉 May 2029, if Labour wins its election 🗳️, it will return back to BR - British 🇬🇧 Rail 🚆 🚃 . There has been the defunct train 🚊 🚆 🚂 companies are AR - Anglia Railways 🚆 🚃 , GE - Great Eastern that became FGE - First Great Eastern in 1997 and WAGN - West Anglia Great Northern all has changed on Thursday 1st April 2004 is 21 previous years ago when it comes to Tuesday 1st 🥇 April 2025 and it was called LE - “One” is short for London Eastern Railway 🚃 that also is operated by national express then became NXEA - National Express East Anglia and finally it became GA - Greater Anglia. The train 🚊 🚆 🚂 company “One” honestly felt very confusing 🫤 for railway 🚃 staff and customers that use the train 🚂 🚊 🚆. Class 317s aren’t used for GA - Greater Anglia anymore. GA - Greater Anglia runs its services everyday including public holidays except Christmas 🎄🎅 🧑🎄 🤶 Day and Boxing 🥊 Day. 👍
It's about time they went they were falling apart and no spares. They were getting unreliable and slow. Time for faster quicker acceleration fully air-conditioned trains and safer too in crash situations
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME??! This came to me out of the blue, and this is one of my favourite EMUs, just because of their motor sound. 😭😭😭
Yeh. The best GA trains.
No, the time had come to say goodbye sadly
@@TheArkamedBat Best to ride on? Not really
Best to listen to? Maybe, but 379s exist
Better than 720s? Eh, not really
This is mad, iconic unit!!! Made at the beginning of an era
Awesome video!! The class 317 were the best reliable trains and it was my favourite! The class 317 are gone and I missed it so bad :-(
Great video, sad that one of my favourite trains are gone now
same its also one of my favourites 😢
Great video! Now the Class 315s have joined them as trains we no longer see on the network. Sad to see them go but they were feeling rather outdated.
3:53 it shedded tears when I heard that good old regenerator starting when the throttle was applied, and for the last time we will hear 😢
3:17 anyone noticed that the first sign on the train said 1983 but the window sign said 1981?
Anyone noticed that the timestamp is 317?
I can explain. The headboard and signs were made by separate individuals. The sign is 1981-2022 as that is the build date, but the headboard is 1983 as that's when they entered service. (Two years dispute with ASLEF over DOO). So one is going off their physical age, one off their service life. Both are accurate dates.
End of an era. Will miss seeing Class 317's as I've seen them a few times at London Liverpool St and Cambridge.
Grew up riding these and I’ll miss them
Let's try getting the fact out unless I'm mistaken. British Railways, especially Greater Anglia, hated Class 317s because if they did not, they would have kept some whole units for the sake of preservation. As an alternative, they could have just sent them to museums across the UK.
Maybe Class 317s could be ideal to operate in and around Glasgow if ScotRail were to inherit them. The Class 317 were the best reliable trains used on the West Anglia main line and on the Great Northern routes.
Great video. ☺️
Me and several enthusiasts want there to be a farewell tour that would not only do the West Anglia Mainline but also the Great Eastern, the East Coast the Midland and the LTSR but the driver I spoke to seemed highly doubtful.
Damn I will miss these trains, they are my childhood. I remember taking them from Royston to Stevenage back in the First Capital Connect days. Farewell
End of the road for the MK3 EMU "box" classes (Class 317, 318 and 455). First the Southern 455s in May, now Anglia 317s. What about SWR's 455s and Scotrail's 318s?
Swr 455 will still be around for a while yet
ScotRail 318s are still staying in Scotland around the Glasgow area
From the early 80s. They became increasingly difficult to maintain and get spares for. The 314 (sister unit operating in Glasgow/Strathclyde) went out of service a few years ago for exactly the same reasons. They were a great regional electric train.
These aren’t actually sister units to the 314 - the 314s were PEPs, so had a massive amount in common with the recently retired Class 315s as well as the Class 313.
Damn good trains, but you’re right about the challenges of keeping them going these days as well as becoming very outdated in some areas.
What was that 37 doing?
Cool video! The end of an era 😟
nice video but sad ;at the begging of the video I was expecting the unit to be dragged by the 37 but I was wrong!
Great video.
Farewell to the 317's, all thats left of gangway MK3 EMU's is the Class 455 with SWR now.
soon to be gone as well
@@flightsimmer9809 When the 701s "finally" arrive.
Its all the BREL trains that are going :c
Southern still have 455s aswell, but they will also be replaced soon
@@whatdoyoumeanbro4964 No sadly, they are long gone.
CLASS 317 FOR LIFE
First the 455s now the 317s what next the 315s I will miss these trains they were so nostalgic to me :(
Yh the 315s probably don't have long left since Crossrail will start running the whole length starting from October.
To simplify, most if not all BREL trains are slowly dissapearing
Don't forget class 313 from Southern
Class 315s, sometime before November 6th, cause of the through-services through Liverpool Street beginning. And the Southern Class 313s being withdrawn beginning in December.
Nice railway video, sad to see another train stock go on its last run.
Just the class 321's left now, they're going soon too though... 😥
Yeah very sad:(
3:59 Class 317...
WE STILL GOT SWR 455s
Lol the train that no one will miss !
It’s the 4 car class 317 that has previously been new 🆕 to the east Anglia area and around the city 🌆 of London in 1981 to 1982. In the year 2022, class 317s are aged 40 years old are very old trains 🚂 🚊 🚆 is because they’ve been on the railways 🚃 🚆 for a long time 🕰️. The seats 💺 are very comfortable. Class 317s 317s has a toilet 🚻 🚾 🚽 , no smoking 🚭 accommodation is because it’s prohibited 🚫 on all trains 🚂 🚆 🚊 , taxis 🚕 🚖 , buses 🚍 🚌 🚎 , cafes ☕️ 🍵 🍽️ , shops 🏬, schools 🏫, inn 🏨, aeroplanes ✈️ , helicopters 🚁 , hospitals 🏥 , railway 🚃 stations 🚉 , police 👮 👮♀️ 👮♂️ stations 🚉 , and other enclosed public places in the world 🗺️ 🌏 🌎 🌍 , open windows 🪟 , automatic operating doors 🚪, gangway throughout, luggage 🧳 rack and has been used on certain routes that happened in the southeast of England 🏴 when brand new 🆕. Train 🚊 🚆 🚂 company GA - Greater Anglia doesn’t have the 4 car class 317s on the route anymore is because brand new 🆕 trains 🚂 🚊 🚆 have previously replaced them. It’s been privatised since bank 🏦 holiday Monday 1st 🥇 of January 1996 (New 🆕 Year’s Day) 🎈 🎉 🥳 for nearly 30 years when it comes to Thursday 1st 🥇 January 2026 (New 🆕 Year’s Day) 🥳 🎉 🎈and in somewhere around at any month in 2029 is perhaps 🤔 Thursday 3rd 🥉 May 2029, if Labour wins its election 🗳️, it will return back to BR - British 🇬🇧 Rail 🚆 🚃 . There has been the defunct train 🚊 🚆 🚂 companies are AR - Anglia Railways 🚆 🚃 , GE - Great Eastern that became FGE - First Great Eastern in 1997 and WAGN - West Anglia Great Northern all has changed on Thursday 1st April 2004 is 21 previous years ago when it comes to Tuesday 1st 🥇 April 2025 and it was called LE - “One” is short for London Eastern Railway 🚃 that also is operated by national express then became NXEA - National Express East Anglia and finally it became GA - Greater Anglia. The train 🚊 🚆 🚂 company “One” honestly felt very confusing 🫤 for railway 🚃 staff and customers that use the train 🚂 🚊 🚆. Class 317s aren’t used for GA - Greater Anglia anymore. GA - Greater Anglia runs its services everyday including public holidays except Christmas 🎄🎅 🧑🎄 🤶 Day and Boxing 🥊 Day. 👍
nice
Why can’t they keep some old trains for back up
Why keep old trains for backup which outdated and difficult to obtain parts for? Just build more new trains.
Rip
I don't think FLIRTs are bad, but a bit bland in terms of motor sounds. Also, where tf is my First Class?
It's about time they went they were falling apart and no spares. They were getting unreliable and slow. Time for faster quicker acceleration fully air-conditioned trains and safer too in crash situations
Nobody touches my lovely 317s! Understood?
@@TheArkamedBat well sadly they are gone so lol
Its all the BREL trains that are going :c
@@flightsimmer9809 Doesnt matter. They were still one of the greatest trains that have ever ran on UK Railway
@@TheArkamedBat Isnt that a bit dramatic?