U.450099 was released from paintshop on 18/01 with U.450118 taking its place.
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SWR Repaints and Refurbishments
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U.450099 was released from paintshop on 18/01 with U.450118 taking its place.
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jwhite9185
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Somewhat of a rare sight now. Pulled into Woking a couple of minutes ago.
TT-ONR-NRN
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Does anyone know of proposed dates for this and the other blue one to go in for painting? Just curious to know when the last day of blue 450s is.
The_Train
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SouthWestMax
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SWR 450099 in Woking on the 27th (Saturday).
Milo T.K
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Apparently from what I'm hearing 455 is being repainted into BR blue? Is that correct or too early to tell?
TT-ONR-NRN
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If so, the idea has really lost it's originality by now
I'd personally prefer to see it in the early SWT livery, but I suppose Stagecoach will own the rights to it.
Islineclear3_1
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I didn't know there was a 450.455...
Goldfish62
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NSE would be good. They must have spent longer in NSE livery than BR blue.If so, the idea has really lost it's originality by now
fgwrich
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Ah good, it looks like they've changed the shade of Yellow to a more warning panel yellow than the lemon yellow they started off with.
Goldfish62
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I think it's just the photo.
Personally I prefer the lemon yellow. It's the same shade as Eurostar use.
SouthWestMax
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Just the way the lighting in the photo has captured it I’m afraid. It’s very much still lemon yellow in person - which looks great as well in my opinion.
pigs bay
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Hi.... Has any body seen or know if 444045 has been released yet from the paint shop
It was released a couple of days ago.
Sun Chariot
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Yes, it was shining along the Portsmouth Direct Line today
Western Sunset
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Maybe the next time we see this unit, it won't be in red...
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U.444045 was released from the paintshop at Bournemouth Depot on Sat 27/01.
jwhite9185
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444004 just passed through Woking. First time I’ve seen it in the new livery.
444045 also went though earlier looking very clean!
444045 also went though earlier looking very clean!
U.450116 went in for repaint on Sat 27/01 when U.444045 was released from the paintshop.
Hope this helps you.
TT-ONR-NRN
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This post on Facebook suggests the final 450 went for repaint this week.
To quote the section I'm referring to, it reads:
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Yes that is correct, U.450031 went into the paintshop on Tues 06/02 when U.450118 was released.
Hope that helps you.
swt_passenger
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Is it still assumed the 2 vinyled Desiros will be properly painted next?
As far as I am aware thats the plan to do them both last.
TT-ONR-NRN
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Amazing thanks.
No more “Blue trains,” as I called them growing up.
458/5s certainly do not count before anyone tries it
Sun Chariot
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I'm feeling my age
. To me, "blue trains" were the all-over blue class 104 and 105 DMUs which, in the mid-1980s, I"d travel on from Bletchley to Bedford.And the generation before me, will identify "Blue Trains" as the branding for Glasgow's AM3 (class 303) units, in 1960.
Don Steedy
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NSE would be almost impossible to make PRM compliant without making a complete mess of it. At least retro Blue & Grey still looks respectable when tweaked to make it compliant
Goldfish62
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NSE might work OK with pale grey doors.
The_Train
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As we reach the end of the 444/450 repaint programme, can I just thank all of you who have gone out of your way to keep us as up to date as possible with it all as it has been quite the process 