SWR Class 455 in British Rail Livery
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2024
- South Western Railway have a "new" livery for one of its Class 455 units, inspired by the original 1980's British Rail colours.
Unit number 455 868 has received a makeover at Bournemouth Depot, during its last paint job ahead of its eventual retirement, and SWR invited me down to Chessington South to go for a ride ...
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Geoff reliving his childhood is just pure gold.
real
You gotta thank SWR for letting him have a Cab Ride and the Paint Scheme
SWR has done my heart well. I hate to say it, but that looks more fetching than their current livery. It's so simplistic, and so nice.
reminds me of the livery they have on a lot of their desiro units
SWR's livery for the 455s is so much better than Merseyrail's livery for the 507s and 508s (considering they've both also done BR Blue homage liveries) so I can't say I blame you but I must also tell you that it could have been so much worse! 😅
My thoughts exactly
Absolutely great that SWR have used staff skills to repaint a train 'properly' rather than using vinyl overlays. The finished train looks superb and is a fitting tribute to the Bournemouth depot staff and their craftsmanship.
This was the one I saw going in a while back then!! Was wondering what it was doing down here
I've just retired from SWR as a driver. I drove 455's which were a nice train to drive. Separate power and brake handles which always reminded me of the CEP's/CIG's/VEP's I drove because they had the same. I'm so pleased to see this BR livery. I never liked the red. 43 years of use is amazing. I only ever had 1 failure in all the years so they are very reliable.
It could have been worse - look at the current Merseyrail livery on their 3-PEPs!
@@caramelldansen2204 you're not wrong!
One failure mate?! Respectfully I’ve not been a productive guard for even a few months now and I’ve already had 2 train faults on mine, notably MA.
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I was on this unit yesterday, i cant say that i miss the old BR livery because im not old enough to remember, but im glad to see SWR taking to hand that the 455s have been the backbone of the South West of london for 41 years now and giving a big tribute by painting this train!
same shepperton to London via Richmond was the route
ZACK! TOP COMMENT ON GEOFFS VID?!
WELL DONE!
i have no idea how this "top comment" thing works but yeah im suprised i am. Its probs just luck i guess@@RandomTFLupdates-PEPS_FOR_LIFE
@@ZackMurray12 it's the comment with the most likes, congrats for being it on Geoff's vid, that's great, I got the recommendation for your video too, I will watch it now
Oh that’s amazing😮 Train will be faster and has more scenery on the way🥹 and with discount the price will be affordable as well😂
These were just coming in when I started commuting into Waterloo in 1983. I never thought I would retire before they did, but as it turns out my last journey home from work was indeed on a 455
The absolute JOY on your face as the 455 pulled in was magic! 😍
How kind of SWR to arrange a cab ride for you and tell you about where this specific train was- will be really sad to see your childhood trains leave in a couple years' time. Hope you enjoyed the day :)
What a classy touch. Took me back to my youth in the 80s. Also love the golden spanners, recognising usually unsung tradespeople
Classy is the word.
Going to miss the 455's once they're gone. Spent a lot of my childhood on them
I think they will be in service for another 40 years, given the rate at which the 701s are being rolled out!
Fantastic livery.
Need one in the ultra classic NSE toothpaste livery as well.
Which version of NSE - Angular or Curved?
@@MRTransportVideos I reckon angular
With the door requirements it would look quite strange - probably why it hasn't been done
It's nice to still be able to hear that reciprocating sound of the compressor! For me ,the nostalgia would be for 1925 and 1940-4-sub units! I'm that old!
likewise it making me nostalgic for the 3-PEP units
Subs were awesome. They didn't have a speedometer. I use to spot them as a kid but they were withdrawn then so didn't see many. I believe there's just 1 surviving unit. Never seen it though.
Geoff, strictly speaking the second platform at Chessington South has never been used. The line was meant continue beyond Chessington, hence the second platform unused platform, the train service has never warranted more than one platform, so the second one has just been left to become what you saw.
I can see so happy Geoff was, literally a big kid getting to relive a good time.
I love retro liveries and that one looks great 👍 I also loved it in 2019 when British airways repainted one of its 747's in the Classic BOAC colour scheme. I even like it when the local bus company or Road haulage company repaints a modern vehicle in their original livery to celebrate a major anniversary. To some it may be nostalgic tosh, but I enjoy it.
I didn't actually know that the 455 had been around for over 40 years, nice fact there Geoff!
Excellent video. Nice of SWR to pay tribute to the 455's. Also nice that you got to relive a childhood memory. 😀
Merseyrail have painted a Class 507 in similar, before their total replacement by the Class 777.
unit 001 to be specific
313 also done same colour scheme
Respect to the workers who did the livery it looks great! Also serious well done to the people who have kept the fleet of 455's running as reliably as you have!
I really hope one of these units is preserved. I also really hope, one day, we have a heritage railway that can run overhead and third rail stock given that we have lost so much of our electric locomotive and EMU heritage, which is ironic given that electric everything seems to be the future.
Love heritage liveries, whether they are on planes or trains. Looks amazing and is a great burst of nostalgia for those who remember them.
Never thought I’d be nostalgic for the old blue and grey but compared to some of today’s liveries it’s positively restrained
I’m on this train today, been looking out for it since the post. Looks great and is pretty nostalgic!😊
I do like that colour scheme, real smart.
Trains used to be smart.
Geoff so happy reliving his childhood, makes me smile this video! 😊😊 Shame he couldn't film in the cab, I wonder why this is. 🤔
He's not reliving it, he hasn't left it yet!!
I'm thinking of retirement, these things were in service when I started working!
Class 455's have been my childhood trains I'll miss them
So cool the old 455 is in its home livery
Lovely video. Glad SWR have done something nostalgic!
WOW Geoff great video of the 455 in classic BR blue & grey 👍🏻 Lovely gesture of letting you recreate an official cab ride lol 😂 Well done SWR 🤩 As a boy train spotting in the 70s I had lots of cab rides and spent many days inside signal boxes 👍🏻
Watched this video late last night and saw it pulling into Clapham junction just now this morning on my commute. Glad i saw this video explaining the livery otherwise I would have been rather confused!
The unit looks fantastic, I'll be going out for it the next free day I have. It makes a change something being painted rather than vinyl. Great job SWR.
Nice Initiative by SWR Team.
It was good to see the train in the old BR colours. I've been to that Chessington station and it needs some work done to it
Even with SWR staff watching you, it must have been so tempting to have a go on those controls. The signal was clear as well.
Love the 455’s…. Growing up in Teddington I was really excited when 508’s and then 455’s replaced SUBs and EPB’s. The slam door stock was great though…. The sounds, the smells….
Talking of unofficial cab rides, I was incredibly lucky to get a ride in a 47 from Paddington to Oxford and back in the early ‘80s….. such a great time!
Seen it yestaday while working one of our racehorses on the gallops near Effingham junction. I thought some how I travelled back in time🤣
Geoff this is personally my favourite train livery and I wish it was brought back all over the UK blue white and yellow with the BR Logo.
I love the compressor noise - reminds me of the old slam-door units on the line from Southend Victoria to Liverpool Street.
The last time I rode one of these (late 80's/early 90's) on the network that livery would have been standard cross the fleet. Oh the joy, Waterloo or Victoria - which line will get me into town the quickest.
I grew up alongside the Chessington line and went to school next door to the South station. I too remember the novelty of getting automatic door trains back then.
Sad to see them go, they were the trains we got on for adventures in London, and now my kids do the same when they're visiting their grandparents
I'm a big fan of these revised classic liveries. LNER's recent modified Intercity 225 livery is another great example. They do a great job of capturing the essence of the original despite the restrictions of modern safety guidelines.
I had a cab ride back in the 80's as a teenager , Romford to Upminster 👍
My old stomping ground! I lived in Motspur Park during my childhood years. The island station retained it's original 1925 SR canopy and buildings until re-modelling in 2023, alas. The level crossing used to be opened and closed by a wheel that would be turned by hand by the signalman in the old signalbox (alas also demolished.) No 455's back then - all 4-SUB (405)!
That looked so good it should become the standard livery, that or the old British Railways SR green with the yellow square with the black triangle on the front.
Hopefully this and 507001 get preserved.
Very hard to run third rail vehicles in heritage rail, sadly,
@@DanielsPolitics1 Oh let's not save any then!
507001 is being preserved, nothing has been said about the 455 yet
Well, it does say it's Britain's most reliable train fleet, so if there's any 317 pantograph coaches left, they could convert them to parcel trains like they've done with some 321's...
Those 455s were my world - I used to ride from Chessington North to Clapham to go to school on those trains. Painted Chessy South station for my A Level art piece. Good times ❤
I miss the slamming doors.
I was smiling all the way through this, lovely to see that livery again. So happy for you to have that experience again, nice one Geoff 👍 👏
That livery looks pretty good
Loved this more than NSE livery back in the day ❤
I remember the first time I took a 455 when I was a nipper. It was at Clapham Junction and was such a change from the slam doors. The sound of that compressor brings back memories.
Looks smart. It would be good if they could do another in NSE livery.
I also still remember having a cab ride in the 1980s from Reading to Guilford.
I actually saw this train being repainted at the Bournemouth depot, I wondered what was going on with it! The livery looks great!
Nice video! My office overlooks Waterloo, I'll tell everyone to look out the window when it first makes an appearance! They will be able to contain their excitement.
Well done Geoff, what an amazing thing for SWR to do.
Love the livery, it's a shame more company's don't do the same & replace some of the gaudy colour schemes that they have.
The "old" blue & grey brings back so many memories of past rail journeys. Almost brought a tear to my eyes 😢, (of nostalgia).
Keep up the great work on these brilliant videos. 🙂👍
I’m relieved these aren’t far from retirement
Manged to see 455868 at Clapham Junction on Friday during a quick detour while on my way to Farnborough, really is a smart livery and really do love a good heritage livery. Really enjoyed seeing this video Geoff and hope you enjoyed the cab ride.
How nice to have windows that open for fresh air to keep us healthy. The latest trains have dry recirculated air with I suspect no fresh air entering. During a breakdown or non stop service this shouldn't be allowed. We need to have at least one window that can be opened for lots of reasons.
I'm glad they kept the 455s and SWRs originallivery which really suits the 455s. Great video Geoff! Also I thought that the 455s were retired!
All gone from Southern, but still soldiering on on SWR until the Arterios are ready (now running nearly five years late)
I saw this unit the other day at Raynes Park station.
455 868 also carried Golden Jubilee livery back in 2002.
1:39 I had a similar experience once. When I was about 7 I was returning home in Paris from a rugby match, and my dad and I were cramed into the front of the tram, but I loved it because I could see Into the cab. The driver noticed me staring and let me in. He even let me open the doors!
I grew up with the 455s. I missed the original blue/grey livery unfortunately, but saw the tail end of the Network Southeast livery and it’s transition to South West Trains. A similar story to Geoff; I was catching the train home from school one day, and a refurbished red 455 with the high-backed seats pulled in for the first time. Very exciting!
Beautifully finished. Paint! Not vinyl! Well done SWR.
Another British classic 👌
4:26 There were 74 455/8s, but early in their lives 46 of them were transferred to the Central Division (later to become the Soutrhern franchise), so SWT/ SWR ended up with only 28 - with the /7s and /9s SWRs total was 91
Nice video. That was a really nice gesture to re create your childhood cab ride. You just couldn't hide your excitement. Lovely.
I've spent the last 2 days riding and recording that unit. Looks fantastic
Growing up in Wimbledon in the 1980s I remember when the class 455 EMUs were new into service on the then BR Southern Region suburban services out of London Waterloo in this BR blue & grey livery so whenever I see and photograph unit 5868, I too am reliving the days when I was a mere 8 years old back in 1983. Bravo sir!!!
If GBR are looking for a paint scheme for its trains then damn.. this has to be it surely. Classy and timeless !
Good video, the original swr small seats where blue , the green ones where on southern trains, also the 455 have many parts from the 4sub units they replaced, the compressors and traction motors* as well as trailer cars from 508s in the 455-7 units.
* They didn't even rewire the motors etc, just slung them in as is , cheers
There's a lot to be said for classic livery on 'modern' rolling stock. We should see more of it. Bravo SWR.
You do realise that is an old train and the livery would've been used for the train
@@BrecklandSpotting many thanks for you condescending remark. Hence why I said 'modern'.
I can go another generation back - a visit to Chessington Zoo in 1980 involved taking a Class 405 (4-SUB) unit there... and, waiting for the journey back, a brand new Class 508 unit!
Kudos to SWR for bringing back such a wonderful livery - each company should have at least one 'heritage' unit (West Midlands Railway have a Class 323 in Centro colours!)
Saw it last Sunday around 11.15 at Wimbledon, I was on the tube so couldn’t get a picture. It looked superb
I travel on the 455s every day too and from school and as much as they are still going strong 40 years on, I can’t wait to be travelling on the 701s
SWRs normal livery is an eyesore
This is actually the second - at least to my knowledge - heritage liveried unit on the BR network: already back in Nov/Dec 2023, Merseyrail revealed their Class 507 001 unit in heritage livery, as it would have appeared when entering service back in 1978.
Watching these videos has become the one thing that brings peace to my brain for a while, and puts a smile on my face. Thanks for being so enthusiastic, Geoff, it's catching!
I managed to see it at platform 6(?) yesterday at around 5pm. Looks far better than the newer, regular SWR livery. Interestingly it was the first 4 carriages of a 'down' train, so opposite to Geoff's video.
Not sure where it's next destination was though.
I'm catching up today on Geoff and the way Geoff feels about this train is how I feel about the Centro Livery on the 323s 💚🩵💛💚🩵💛
i spotted it last Friday couple times doing the Kingston/Richmond loop
Amazing...! That's how they looked when I was first working on them...
Love to see one in NSE as well.
What a beautiful train, what an amazing experience!
I remember these coming into service as I was commuting from Worcester Park at the time. Went into Waterloo on a 4 sub and came home on a new 455..quite an eye opener at the time and yes the seats were low back so not madly comfortable, but the ride was so smooth!.
Stunning work by SWR. I do like seeing retro liveries making an appearance on multiple units, especially on ones which carried them years ago. Not far from where I live, a Class 323 has been repainted into Regional Railways Centro livery and it looks fabulous.
Geoff pulled off the "Back in my day" so well 😂😂
Fantastic! Thank You Geoff!! Love the old BR color.
Ahh, one of my old commute stations when I lived in RBK. Could usually guarantee a seat on the London inbound journey as it was the terminus.
It's great to see this heritage colour scheme - it takes me right back to the 1980s, travelling between Coventry and Birmingham New Street!
Seen it! It's just gone past my kitchen window, and it looks splendid.
I remember catching the no18 from Wimbledon to Chessington south to go to the Zoo or to see family that lived in Almshouse Lane.
Was 18 the route number of the train during british rail?
Brilliant. Nice to see you back on trains again!!
wow another train with the br blue and white livery first the merseyrail and now the south western railway
THAT.....looks really cool.
Oh my , that blue is a lovely shade. Hard to put it to words, has a bit of pearly green tint to it.
Great to see a Class 455 in BR Blue and grey again! The story you told reminded me of a trip up to London with my Grandparents when I was a child. We were stood at Denham Station when a brand new Class 165 pulled in on the other side. I remember my Granny saying "Oh look, there's one of those new trains. We might be going on one today". Then a First Generation DMU pulled in. But we did travel back on a Class 165. I'd love to see a Class 165 be put into Network South East inspired livery.
I saw one of these at Richmond the other day for a brief moment and was so confused. I like this livery it makes them look a lot newer!
What a lovely experience for all involved!