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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Yes the guards have now decided the inward opening guards doors are suddenly unsafe after they’ve been fine for the last 30 years...
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Not the guard’s door or the guard’s space anymore...
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    SWR Repaints and Refurbishments

    2410 and 2414 are the two at Fratton. 2413 will also be out and about this week and is also in full SWR colours
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    They’re all removed from the SWR fleet
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    That’s 2414 with the yellow stripes added that’s on the driver training runs now. 2408 has been in Eastleigh works for a couple of weeks now and still has no yellow stripes.
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Yes, Alliance had their sights set on the final six units that were in service with GTR, but SWR quickly (and understandably) snapped those up and some of them have been used for the majority of driver training to date
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    The other 6 are far from ready to enter passenger service o_O
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    2414 is at Fratton in full livery as of this morning
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Correct
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    No interior work done on 2404 yet other than internal doors overhauled, and seat upholstery removed
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    They also have a 10 car sat there as of this morning for them to play with
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    That ETH capability has now been removed again from those 7 units and they’ve been reverted to 3rd only supply like the rest of the fleet
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Southern 27-way is not the same as Blue star 27-way, so it’s definitely only 33/1s and 73s that can work with them
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    There’s also a few at Bournemouth depot in the final version of the livery now
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    2404 and 2406 have been out on driver training today
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Is this the 387 discussion now?
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    The 6 units for December will be refurbished internally and externally. There’s only 3 left of the SWR fleet (2402, 2406 and 2410) in Gatwick livery
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    Alliance Rail application for paths between Waterloo and Southampton rejected

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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Very true. I suspect the Alliance Rail proposal is dead in the water unless they find some suitable off lease DMUs
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    Class 442s - Now at the end of the road and to be withdrawn permanently

    Alliance Rail will 100% not be using 442s if their service goes ahead

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