London’s New Refurbished Train: But Why?

It’s 2024, and instead of new trains, we're seeing refurbished old trains on the tracks. Why is this happening? And what happened to the £1 billion fleet of brand-new state-of-the-art trains promised to London commuters in 2019? This video will uncover the story behind London's new refurbished Class 458/4 trains, delve into their fascinating history, and explore why they are being rolled out instead of the new fleet. This is my first YouTube video, so feedback would be much appreciated 😊 Subscribe for more videos like this one! Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction 0:30 – The Class 458 0:58 – History 3:15 – What’s New? 4:21 – Lingering Issues 5:58 – Why has this happened? 7:40 – Where are they running? 7:59 – Outro Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyx... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lo... https://web.archive.org/web/201806121... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl... https://www.railtechnologymagazine.co... https://www.railway-technology.com/ne... Image credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... https://trains-today.blogspot.com/201... https://x.com/willburexe/status/18067... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...