Class 442 Feature - A Final Goodbye

2424 Moves to Stewarts Lane

Thursday 8th February, a couple of inches of snow threatens to paralyse travel and normal life in the South of England and James Stearn decides to use his unexpected day off school to photograph trains.  At Stratford (London) he catches u2424 being hauled from its C6 overhaul at Ilford bound, not for store at Eastleigh, but for Stewarts Lane - note carefully the destination speculators!

All but one Wessex Electric now stored off SWT property

All but one Wessex Electric now stored off SWT property as u2418 and u2423 were moved from Bournemouth T&RSMD to Eastleigh Works on Wednesday 18^th April 2007 leaving u2416 the last Wessex Electric unit stored on property.

photographs by Hugh O'Donnell

All but one Wessex Electric now stored off SWT property

The last Class 442 unit left at Bournemouth T&RSMD, u2416, was delivered to Eastleigh Works on 3^rd May 2007. There is a rumour that the units in store have already been measured up for vinyl overlays - the big question is for whose livery and for how many units? There is currently informed speculation and projection about the future of Class 442 units but no definitive plan yet!

photographs by Oliver Ashmole

442's in Store

The majority of class 442 units are now in store at Eastleigh Works under the care of Knights Rail Services.