Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The Class 455s are some of the UK's oldest trains, and after the Class 455 farewell tour, these trains only have a couple of days left in service.
In this video we bid farewell to the South Western Railway Class 455s, and compare them to their successor - the Class 701 Arterio. Does new really mean better?
The final day for the SWR 455s in service will be Tuesday 23rd December. The 455 diagrams which will run on Monday and Tuesday can be found at this link towards the bottom of the page (you will need a railforums account to view).
railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-455-458-5-withdrawals.224866/page-132 post 3,949
A different sort of video today - let me know if you enjoyed this format. I'd love to do some more old vs new comparisons on trains around London.
Enjoy the video :)
The Class 455s are some of the UK's oldest trains, and after the Class 455 farewell tour, these trains only have a couple of days left in service.
In this video we bid farewell to the South Western Railway Class 455s, and compare them to their successor - the Class 701 Arterio. Does new really mean better?
The final day for the SWR 455s in service will be Tuesday 23rd December. The 455 diagrams which will run on Monday and Tuesday can be found at this link towards the bottom of the page (you will need a railforums account to view).
railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-455-458-5-withdrawals.224866/page-132 post 3,949
A different sort of video today - let me know if you enjoyed this format. I'd love to do some more old vs new comparisons on trains around London.
Enjoy the video :)
