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British Rail Class 488: Information from Answers.com (934 words) |
 | The British Rail Class 488 are unpowered electric multiple unit trailer sets, converted from Mark 2F coaches for the Gatwick Express service from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport. |
| They worked in multiple with Class 73 electro-diesel locomotives and Class 489 luggage vans. |
| They were replaced by two Class 458 units hired from South West Trains. |
| Rail Blue - The Story (3275 words) |
| After discussions with the board, the WR was allowed to keep the locomotives as they were, the Class 35's emblem moving to the centre of the machines and the Class 52's to the cabside opposite the numberplate. |
| Some of the smaller classes of locomotives were dealt with surprisingly quickly; in the case of the Class 55 'Deltics' D9002 became the first example outshopped in blue on the 20th October 1966, and D9014 the last, only three years later in November 1969. |
| Class 47 locomotive no. 47 460 appeared on the 3rd of April 1978 with an all over silver roof and red bufferbeams; and just to strike the message home a little harder, the depot applied wooden nameplates bearing the name 'Great Eastern'. |
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