South Central Trains at South Croydon, East Croydon & Balcombe (From the Archives #15)

From the Archives #15
South Central, Connex, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express seen at South Croydon, East Croydon in 2003 and Balcombe in 2004.
A mixed bag of traction from the Brighton Mainline including:
Slamdoor's in Connex livery including a Class 205 Thumper Unit.
Gatwick Express class 460's and a Class 73
South Central Class 319's, 455's
Southern Class 377's
Thameslink Class 319's
Network Rail MPV on track cleaning duties.
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[@AndreiTupolev]

Glad I'm not the only one to have rather liked the Connex livery

[@ghosthorse77]

Nice to see some of the old stock. Great video.

[@BPMR]

Thank you 😊

[@GTRRailwaysTrainspotter]

OMG when a 171 had a BSI coupler!

[@bb-3653]

Connex south central was my favourite livery for the 455s behind south western red livery

[@jjw7366]

Did Pendalino's ever run between Birmingham and Brighton or was it just Voyagers?

[@teebo4041]

Miss the Virgin CrossCountry services to west Midlands from South of England - it's such a shame services were stripped in 2008 - When Arriva Crosscountry took over the franchise they canceled routes to the Brighton mainline - sad times

[@RealCristiano]

Was the 221 at East Croydon doing a Brighton - Birmingham service?

[@Its_thunder_pro_official.]

Yes

[@mentosinmynose]

5:21 virgin train at Croydon wow

[@ghosthorse77]

Just what said when I saw it. A Virgin Cross Country service when they went from Birmingham to Brighter. and back.

[@carnivorousvegan69]

5:22 what's a vrigin voyager doing at Croydon?

[@BPMR]

It was on a Birmingham New Street to Brighton service which no longer runs