Rail blue liveried electric multiple units were gradually being treated to blue and grey livery.
New Class 508 units were replacing the venerable 4-SUBs.
On the basis the 4-SUBs had an operational life of approaching 35 years, somebody starting to commute into London on them when new at age 25 would have been sixty when they were replaced.
Sadly scanning old slides can be soul destroying. At the time I wasn’t rich, so I used a variety of cheaper slide films for my shooting.
They haven’t stood the test of time well, but Photoshop has done much to recover faded and shifted colours.
Despite that they’re far from what I’d be happy with today, but they’re an interesting insight into the day-to-day comings and goings on the Southern Region 27 years ago.
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