SWR Class 442s Back In Service At Havant , Portsmouth & Southsea/Harbour - Monday 6th January 2020

SWR Class 442s Back In Service At Havant , Portsmouth & Southsea & Portsmouth Harbour - Monday 6th January 2020
Flimed 6/1/20
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[@GadgBoy313]

Nice to see these back in service (again).

[@ryangarritty9761]

Wonderful to still be able to hear that unmistakable whine from the English Electric motors.

[@railman6868]

Wonderful to see the Plastic Pigs back on this route. always a dream to drive and a pleasure being a passenger too!!

[@williamwebb6178]

I was also reading that the Class 442s that would had needed more modifications and had to be compliant and to be fully accessible by 2024 to meet Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM)

[@williamwebb6178]

The Class 442s have now been permanently withdrawn by South Western Railway and will be replaced by refurbished Class 458s which will be transferred from the Reading line and reforming them from 5 to 4 coaches and re-rated to meet the need for 100mph operations and other modifications to associate them for Mainline services to the South Coast

[@levichalcraft8702]

Ohhh I have missed these haven’t seen them in person since they were with Gatwick Express

[@Desiro360]

Great to see them back in service again. Good video.

[@TheEnglishTrainSpotter2021]

Nice video, I saw one pass Southampton last week, I must upload it

[@AndrewG1989]

Has it been confirmed that South Western Railway have now started using the Class 442s. Wonderful news.

[@oforid2227]

Yes finally

[@No-vb8hj]

Will they be running the service to Waterloo

[@joffdorling3562]

Great video mate 😊

[@maxvandenberg6905]

Will they always run as 10 car?

[@owenchuarbx]

What happened to the Wessexes?