Class 411 & 412: 3/4 Cep & Bep

Britain Rail

Class 411 / 412

3 Cep; 4 Cep; 4 Bep

South Eastern Division

No. 1593 at London Victoria's ''Chatham'' side

On 27th February 2004 a sparkling clean refurbished 4 Cep, No. 1593, is seen at platform 6 of

London Victoria's 'Chatham side', still wearing Network SouthEast livery. Despite the unit's tidy

appearance, it had very little time left until its withdrawal and on 5th April 2004, was being

hauled from Ramsgate to Immingham for scrap, behind Class 67 No. 67007. No. 1593 was also

in the company of No. 1594 and 4 Cig No. 1811. All three were ex-South Eastern Division stock.

David Glasspool

No. 1602 departing Swanley for London Victoria

Also on 27th February 2004, 4 Cep No. 1602 was seen at Swanley whilst forming a service to London

Victoria, wearing the white and yellow stripe livery of former operator Connex South Eastern. This was

the only 4 Cep to receive these colours, the livery being applied during crash repair work. The last 4 Cep

to wear ''Jaffa Cake'' livery was No. 1589, being repainted into Network SouthEast colours in December

1991.David Glasspool

No. 1535 departing Sevenoaks for London Charing Cross

As a stop-gap measure during 2004 and 2005, the South Eastern Division acquired a number of

off-lease 4 Cep units from South Western Division to provide cover on services whilst the then new

Class 375s were still being prepared. The existing livery was slightly modified by removing the vivid

orange stripe and concealing the 'South West Trains' logo with white tape. 4 Cep No. 1535 is seen at

Sevenoaks (Tubs Hill) forming a Charing Cross service on 23rd May 2004. The hideous footbridge

was the result of a 1970s station rebuild. David Glasspool

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