A going away shot taken on 19/04/24.
Taken 19/04/24;
Taken 19/04/24; Introduced in 2003 as the replacement for the ageing slam door units, the Class 450s Desiro units, along with their sister Class 444 units form SWR's main long-distance and outer suburban fleet.
South Western Railway (SWR) is owned by FirstGroup (70%) and MTR Corporation (30%) that operates the South Western franchise. It operates commuter services from its Central London terminus at London Waterloo to South West London. SWR provides suburban and regional services in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset, as well as regional services in Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire. Its subsidiary Island Line operates services on the Isle of Wight. SWR was awarded the South Western franchise in March 2017, and took over from South West Trains on 20 August 2017.
Scan of a slide taken in 1993; a somewhat tatty Class 46 with NSE flashes, large BR logo and nameplates removed. The link below will take you to a more interesting and better quality shot of 47-526 by Ian Cuthbertson, also taken at Clapham Junction, but a few months earlier:
www.flickr.com/photos/locohunter/36878445262/in/faves-505...
Maybe this loco was a 'maid of all works' by this stage?
Scan of a slide taken in 1993; a Class 465 units, a Class 47 and slam door stock.