Refurbished Class 458 trains enter service on SWR network

South Western Railway (SWR) has introduced the first of its refurbished Class 458 trains for use on its outer suburban services from London Waterloo.
Class 458 train at Waterloo (c) SWR
The trains have had what can politely be called a complicated history since they were introduced in 1998-2002, but the most recent development was to refurbish the fleet of 25-year-old trains to boost capacity on the Portsmouth Direct line, but that was cancelled earlier this year.
The refurbished trains will now