Stored Class 442s could yet have a future, with their owner Angel Trains telling RAIL it is planning a refurbishment programme.

The trains were leased by Govia Thameslink Railway for its Gatwick Express operations, before being replaced by 27 four-car Class 387/2s. All but six were sent off-lease - GTR retained these (442402/406/408/410/413/419) to operate London Bridge-Eastbourne trains.

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