As of the time of writing, there is no further news about potential scrapping of these units - even though these units have been withdrawn from regular passenger timetabled services. One week on from the charity rail tour and two weeks on from my last sighting of one in service at Wimbledon station.

One complete set is currently stored at Eastleigh and may remain operational as more of the new Arterio trains are rolled out.

The Class 455 was one of the first BREL units to be built with sliding doors, so are just as historically important as the age of steam!