South West Trains - The Suburban Class 455 - Best viewed in HD!

A short film showcasing the Class 455 as used by South West Trains on the majority of their inner suburban services in and out of London Waterloo.

The original is available on DVD for £3 or Blu-ray for £5.

As noted in the title, this video is best viewed in HD here on YouTube.

This video is copyright 70mm Film Productions Ltd, but please do feel free to link web pages to it.

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[CLASS376BOY]

were is that at 8:39 and 7:36?

[70mmFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Hi, they're taken on a pedestrian bridge over the railway,and the other on the path next to the bridge.

The bridge is near Motspur Park, on West Barnes Lane. Take a look at the google map of the area, and you will see the road follows the track betwen where West Barnes Lane crosses the railway on the level crossing, and where bushey road crosses both West Barnes Lane and the railway tracks.

It is about 200 meters south from where Bushy road crosses the tracks and West Barnes lane.

[CLASS376BOY]

were is that at 5:09?

[70mmFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Hi there, it is at Effingham Junction Station, on the road bridge right next to the station, looking North. The line on the left goes to Waterloo via Oxshott, Claygate, Surbiton etc and to the right is the line that goes to Waterloo via Bookham, Leatherhead, Epsom and Raynes Park etc.

Let me know if you want details of any other locations.

[tgtrains]

why does one carridge on the 455 have a flat roof?

[70mmFILMPRODUCTIONS]

The second batch of 455s have one carriage that is flat as those carriages are taken from older Class 508s to save money.

In the mid 1980s the Class 508s that were transferred to Merseyrail were originally 4 carriage trains when on the Waterloo routes, but were reduced to only 3 cars when transferred.

Therefore to cut production costs, the Class 455/7s built between 1984-85 used the existing surplus carriages from the Class 508s instead having newly constructed carriages.

[daleksvscybermen]

the 455s are the fuckin most important discovery in railway historysince the train itself. 455s are the ONLY train.

[JollyRodders]

455s...The only decent class of train that operates on South West Trains today.

[MrBJC1996]

This video is great!! the editing is GREAT!!!!

[eltonator]

1:04 Woot! Thames Ditton!!

[southwestern455]

a great suburban workhorse!!!!

[CLASS376BOY]

there the best

[CLASS376BOY]

there are my fav and the best class