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The Class 455 Farewell - 21st December 2025

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The onboard information display.<br>[© Alex Evans 2025]

Reversing after using that facing crossover at Strawberry Hill (station ahead), before departing for Kingston Bay - Jamaica here we come…!<br>[© Geoff Noakes 2025]

Kingston Down bay P1 - the new Class 701 Arterio EMUs are too long to fit, so trains will be a rare sight here in future.<br>[© Phil Logie 2025]

The first tour during the first break which was back at Waterloo P19<br>[&copy; Phil Logie 2025]

Taken though glass, the end of Epsom Up Siding looking towards Leatherhead.<br>[&copy; Geoff Noakes 2025]

Epsom P3 country end, route set over trailing crossover to Down Portsmouth with 'D' in theatre light above the Ground Signal.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2025]

eatherhead; the station ahead and the London end trailing crossover which was then used by the tour, (this is before the route was set).<br>[&copy; Geoff Noakes 2025]

Effingham Junction shunt neck looking towards Guildford (running lines upper far right).<br>[&copy; Geoff Noakes 2025]

The first tour during the break at Guildford P2 - London is ahead.<br>[© Phil Logie 2025]

The first tour during the break at Guildford P2 - London is off left.<br>[&copy; Phil Logie 2025]

…and to complete the set, in the other direction, looking towards Haslemere and Portsmouth.<br>[&copy; Phil Logie 2025]

Guildford No1 Perturbation Siding, (No2 is left) looking towards Woking and London.<br>[&copy; Geoff Noakes 2025]

Arcing from the rear of the first tour at Guildford as it departed south for Haslemere; well, it was Christmas after all… ♪ ♫ Arc! the Herald Angel Sings ♫ ♪ <br>[&copy; James Freeman 2025]

From OpenTrainTimes (sic) - a signaller's farewell at Haslemere.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2025]

posse of stewards off the second tour at Waterloo P1 (Train Manger, Martha, is far right) plus Kev, our Train Manger on the first tour.<br>[&copy; Alex Evans 2025]

Waterloo Sunset, (Ok, Class 455 sunset) . The second tour at P1.<br>[&copy; Alex Evans 2025]

Mileage table for Train 'A'.<br>[&copy; Jim Sellens 2025]


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