5734 5859 Wimbledon
15/06/22 Wimbledon: South Western Railway Class 455 5734 & 5859 working 2J18 08:40 Raynes Park - London Waterloo. The train should have started from Hampton Court but a points failure on the branch was affecting morning services.
My first long distance outing for 3 months was to the SWR suburban network to photograph the Class 455's and 458's prior to their withdrawal. The Class 458's will return as 4 car units for the Portsmouth Direct line and will no doubt be repainted.
The day started well but went down hill thanks to cancellations ruining my planned shot at Chiswick and a line block on the Down Fast between Clapham Junction and Barnes scuppering my preferred shot of the Class 69 hauled gypsum at Barnes. I'd wanted to look across from the Down Slow platform and photograph it on the Fast. The line block was removed just in time but it was too late and I'd opted for a record shot elsewhere. Still, I managed to get some good unit shots on the whole and they'll be uploaded over the coming days.
5734 5859 Wimbledon
15/06/22 Wimbledon: South Western Railway Class 455 5734 & 5859 working 2J18 08:40 Raynes Park - London Waterloo. The train should have started from Hampton Court but a points failure on the branch was affecting morning services.
My first long distance outing for 3 months was to the SWR suburban network to photograph the Class 455's and 458's prior to their withdrawal. The Class 458's will return as 4 car units for the Portsmouth Direct line and will no doubt be repainted.
The day started well but went down hill thanks to cancellations ruining my planned shot at Chiswick and a line block on the Down Fast between Clapham Junction and Barnes scuppering my preferred shot of the Class 69 hauled gypsum at Barnes. I'd wanted to look across from the Down Slow platform and photograph it on the Fast. The line block was removed just in time but it was too late and I'd opted for a record shot elsewhere. Still, I managed to get some good unit shots on the whole and they'll be uploaded over the coming days.