HE number of Class 08s owned by Railway Support Services continues to increase, with the latest acquisitions – Nos. 08507 and 08605 – coming from Riviera Trains. Of the pair, No. 08507 was the first to be collected, being retrieved from the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway in the first week of July. It had been based at the line since November last year, initially arriving from Eastleigh Works to assist with ‘Polar Express’ workings and the rake of Mk.3s hired-in
