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SWR not ruling out using refurbished '458s' on Portsmouth line as fleet is deployed on suburban routes

South Western Railway's (SWR) 458414, the last unit to be refurbished by Alstom. CAROL TAYLOR.

South Western Railway has not ruled out using Class 458/4s on the express services for which they were originally refurbished, even as the fleet is rolled out across its suburban network.




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  • PL Consulting - 04/02/2025 11:15

    One would have thought it more appropriate to have the 458/5s on the Portsmouth route straight away, and move the suburban 450s to suburbia, but no doubt SWR had good reason.

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