ORR report 10 October with average ages of fleets by Operator

[XCTurbostar]

It's still worrying GWR has nothing planned other than the vague Project Churchward to replace its 150s and 158s.

GWRs age as an average will improve in the near future when the 175s arrive and the HSTs leave since they are younger than the 15x.

 

[Snow1964]

GWRs age as an average will improve in the near future when the 175s arrive and the HSTs leave since they are younger than the 15x.

I calculated it other way, and goes up
lose 20-24 vehicles (incl spares) around 45 years old
gain 70 vehicles about 24 years old

changes the current 1047 vehicles at avg 15.0 years old
to about 15.5 years (exact age & quantity of HSTs slightly affects exact figure) because increase fleet size with vehicles 9 years older than average

Of course if then get to 2028 before any other changes (and DfT is currently showing replacement of existing diesels by 480 vehicles 2029-2031), then by 2028 average age will be about 20 years

 

[Meerkat]

The oldest fleet is in the south east? But but but I thought it was the northerners who were hard done by and everything down here was golden?

Might be worth noting that if including Tyne & Wear Metro, which does operate services on the National Network albeit not under NRCOT, they would have the highest average age at well over 40. Though granted, new trains are on order.

still a good few years younger than the Bakerloo fleet, which still has no replacement on order….

 

[Bikeman78]

Interesting to see Chiltern rise to the top of the list there, reflecting their being one of the last routes to see fleet investment under BR and the very first to order a new fleet following the 1,064 day privatisation drought. Yet their trains always still seem well kept and maintained to me, and their oldest core 168s have commenced a refurbishment. Small number of mark 3 rakes will push the average up a bit further as well.

Certainly makes me feel old. I can remember the 165s brand new. Didn't like them then and I still don't now. Maybe I'll get a job at Sims in a few years.

 

[DanNCL]

still a good few years younger than the Bakerloo fleet, which still has no replacement on order….

Younger than the Bakerloo line fleet, also younger than the Piccadilly line fleet for that matter, but not younger than the average age of the entire LU fleet.