Class 204 / 205
Hampshire / Berkshire DEMU
15th June 2004
No. 205009 was seen at London Bridge pairing with Class 207 No. 207202, the latter carrying the name
''Brighton Royal Pavilion''. No. 205009 survived into preservation, and can be found far north, on the
Eden Valley Railway in Cumbria. © David Glasspool
13th October 2004
Two-car unit No. 205001 is seen trailing behind three-car unit No. 205009 into London Bridge station
with a service from Uckfield. Under TOPS, two-car and three-car units became Classes 204 and 205
respectively. When the final two-car units were upgraded to three vehicles, all units acquired the ''205''
prefix, but when these same units were degraded again to just the two vehicles, the ''205'' number was
retained. Interestingly, however, it appears that the pre-TOPs classification was reversed - note above
the left-hand buffer, the code ''2H''. © David Glasspool
13th October 2004
Following on from the above photograph, we see No. 205001 loading up for its return journey to Uckfield
during the evening rush hour. The head code blinds have yet to be rolled round. © David Glasspool
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