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Class 442 Feature - The Early Years

2405 through Clapham Junction on its first day of operation 15th May 1988

Wessex Electric units enter service and here is 2405 through Clapham Junction on the first day of operation 15th May 1988.

photograph by Ian Buck
2404 at Waterloo on 15th May 1988

2404 at Waterloo on 15th May 1988 next to a 4 Cig.

photograph by Ian Buck
2406 at Waterloo on 26th May 1988

Eleven days later and memories of a past era at Waterloo with 2406 flanked by a 33/1 locomotive and a 4 Vep unit.

photograph by Ian Buck
2409 through Clapham Junction on 27th May 1988

Just down the line at Clapham Junction and another evocative image taken on 27th May 1988 of things which can no longer be seen here - Veps in NSE and blue & grey livery, the signalbox and the red lamposts

photograph by Ian Buck
Two units at Weymouth

Tony Hillman now takes over from Ian Buck for a quick trip down the line!

We start at the beginning. It is the 14th October 1988 and it has been a long time since two Wessex units in Network SouthEast livery have been seen at the same time at Weymouth.

photograph by Tony Hillman