Last Legs
A huge amount of speculation about their future uses has surrounded the class 442 units used on the Gatwick Express service. They are due to be withdrawn from the service once all their replacements, the 387/2s, have been delivered a few months from now. A few may be retained for a short time to run London Bridge to Eastbourne workings, but the remaining fleet is likely to be completely withdrawn and scrapped. They were extremely popular units with passengers when used on their intended route (Waterloo to Bournemouth/Weymouth), but their narrow doors and lack of luggage space has not proved so useful on the Gatwick Express operations.
Here a 10 car formation leaves East Coydon for Brighton.
Last Legs
A huge amount of speculation about their future uses has surrounded the class 442 units used on the Gatwick Express service. They are due to be withdrawn from the service once all their replacements, the 387/2s, have been delivered a few months from now. A few may be retained for a short time to run London Bridge to Eastbourne workings, but the remaining fleet is likely to be completely withdrawn and scrapped. They were extremely popular units with passengers when used on their intended route (Waterloo to Bournemouth/Weymouth), but their narrow doors and lack of luggage space has not proved so useful on the Gatwick Express operations.
Here a 10 car formation leaves East Coydon for Brighton.