With the Guard stepping up to board the train, Southern's Saturday-only 9.01pm Tonbridge - Redhill service (2K65), prepares for an on-time departure in some 6 minutes time.
The unit doing the honours in this case, 377312, is one of Bombardier Transportation's 'Electrostar' class 377s, built between 2001 - 2014 at what used to be British Rail Engineering's Carriage and Wagon Works at Litchurch Lane, Derby.
Now under Alsthom's ownership and the only rolling stock manufacturer left in the UK, how sad that Alsthom had to approach the Government a few weeks ago attempting to secure orders for a minimum of ten trains to prevent the layoff of workers and the permanent loss of manufacturing capability at the site.
Will someone step up to save the plant and avoid the loss of yet another manufacturing capability in the UK? Only time will tell.
Exposure details: 1/60s @ F8, and 6400asa. Best viewed full-screen.
8.55pm, 23rd March 2024
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