442 Feature

The Early Years

Final Month with SWT

Last Day with SWT

A Final Goodbye

Units Stored at Eastleigh

A Fresh Start

The Ruby Rover Tour

Unit Histories

Exterior Details

Interior Details

Miscellaneous

Class 442 Feature - The Early Years

2410 at Bournemouth station during the first test run out of the depot

2410 at Bournemouth station during the first test run out of the depot.

photograph by Ian Buck

2403 coupled to 2402 in Bournemouth Depot February 1988.

photograph by Ian Buck

2403 coupled to 2402 in Bournemouth Depot February 1988

By the given date of 10th March 1988, this must be a test run passing through Micheldever.

photograph by Tony Hillman

Test Run through Micheldever

The high speed run across the level crossing at Poole

Prior to first diagrammed use, on 14th April 1988 a high speed charity trip ran from Waterloo to Weymouth using 2401 & 2403, this being the first public use of the new units. A time of 1hr 59mins 24 sec was achieved with a maximum speed of 109mph. Passengers were conveyed in unit 2401 only as fitting out of 2403 was incomplete. Here the special run is seen through Poole, due to the level crossings the slowest part of the trip.

photograph by Roger Smith

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