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@Project_SETG455

455 871: the last remaining Class 455 EMU, now owned by the SETG - yes, the nutters who look after @Gordon_3417. Aiming to return to service 2026: stay tuned!

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423417_GordonPettitt@Gordon_3417·
Many Minions are needed to turn mad dreams & wild ambitions into reality. We have a team who are achieving things previously believed to be impossible, backed by a cadre of supporters who have bought into those dreams. It’s a small but astonishing story; we’re very proud of it.
Driver H. Potter@DriverPotter

@NasimiyuMukabwa @Project_SETG455 @Gordon_3417 It’s just me - I’m a very small cog in a big machine. But the short answer is “everything happens because I’m surrounded by brilliant people.”

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455871 ‘Roy Watts MBE’@Project_SETG455·
@Timtrainspotter @Gordon_3417 We’ve taken the difficult decision to suspend our EBay sales. Our team are running on fumes in the run up to the Mid Hants and as volunteers we need to protect the work life balance of our team. It will be back. Soon :)
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423417_GordonPettitt@Gordon_3417·
More shelves, more grills painted, more seats produced and work completed: another busy & productive day at Strawberry Hill. Important Note - Billy had to ask Potter for his help.A Fitter asking a Driver. THIS NEVER HAPPENS. Buckie is treating it as a sign of the End Times.
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423417_GordonPettitt@Gordon_3417·
Busy at the depot this afternoon. Trim Shop in full flow, stores reorganisation carries on a’pace and 3417’s height limiting beam overhaul continues.
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423417_GordonPettitt@Gordon_3417·
From one old girl to another….
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423417_GordonPettitt@Gordon_3417·
EMU preservation isn’t about tales of luxury and privilege. It’s about machines that were wrapped up in millions of ordinary lives, of moments & memories shared by the hundreds & thousands of people who wove their stories while using these workaday units as they were built to be.
Class 507 Preservation@class_507

How many great Scouse nights out started with a journey into town on a 507 or 508? These trains were more than an assembly of motors, contactors and compressors – they are part of Merseyside’s social history. That’s why we’re proud to have preserved one of them for posterity.

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423417_GordonPettitt@Gordon_3417·
In loving memory of our much-missed friend Gwil Jones.
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423417_GordonPettitt@Gordon_3417·
More changes at the shed. Stores continue to be moved, and now the Trim Shop is being re-organised as well. We’re making ready for a major influx of parts and equipment; hats off to the Minions involved!
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Driver H. Potter
Driver H. Potter@DriverPotter·
I drivved a Class 507 today. There were no screams. All passengers survived. Equipment was returned to owners the right way up, with all parts still attached & not engulfed in flames. All in all, a win. Many thanks to @class_507 & @AlstomUK for making the SETG most welcome.
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Driver H. Potter
Driver H. Potter@DriverPotter·
The Fleet this afternoon. @Project_SETG455 @Gordon_3417 Our Social Media Minion asked me a few days ago “did you ever imagine things would grow into this?” Honestly? Not in my wildest dreams.
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