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SWR outgoing Metro fleet withdrawals (complete)

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There were five pairs of class 455 on platforms 1 to 6 at 0815 this morning. By 0835 they were all gone and four class 701 were in those platforms.

If anyone from SWR is reading this, 5721 and 5735 are allocated incorrectly.

5721+5731 are on 0847 Waterloo to Chessington South.
5714+5735 are on 0906 Waterloo to Hampton Court.
 
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Subject to the usual caveats as to whether the allocation data passed down to RTT is correct, but it looks like 5913 is about to re-enter service this afternoon for the first time in nearly seven months following corrosion repairs. I think that this is the last unit to receive corrosion repairs in Kilmarnock?

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Siemens Staines said:
Subject to the usual caveats as to whether the allocation data passed down to RTT is correct, but it looks like 5913 is about to re-enter service this afternoon for the first time in nearly seven months following corrosion repairs. I think that this is the last unit to receive corrosion repairs in Kilmarnock?

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Didn't last long. Already changed to 5742.
 
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I didn’t realise 455s could work the Weybridge trains anyway? Isn’t there a platform issue?
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Short platform at Virginia water on the London bound services is the problem. Only a 4 car can stop there. If it’s an 8 they have to skip the stop
 
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Islineclear3_1 said:
Only a 4-car? Unless RTT is incorrect and 5742 is coupled to 5913 for insurance. Mk1 eyes on the ground will confirm perhaps?
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It is definitely 5742. Slightly late off depot. No doubt 5913 failed. Better to fail where it did rather than at Waterloo with the round trip then being cancelled.

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36 class 455s out today. 17 pairs and two singles. There were three other pairs out yesterday that were not running today. One such pair was 5739+5852 which failed at Clapham Junction yesterday evening.
 
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It was a late change yesterday but there should be nothing stopping 5913 from going into service today. From what I understand there is sufficient coverage of the 455 fleet now so there is no pressing need to get it into service.
 
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It was a late change yesterday but there should be nothing stopping 5913 from going into service today. From what I understand there is sufficient coverage of the 455 fleet now so there is no pressing need to get it into service.
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Was out today and I haven't seen 5913 at all and there are no allocations for today as far as I'm aware, I have seen 5914 today though, haven't seen her in a while so I think she was sitting around for a while and this is one of her first days back, can someone confirm that for me please.
 
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It may just be sitting spare for the time being as all diagrams are covered and there is sufficient coverage.

5914 has been actively out and about recently.
 
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Is 5740 still a runner or has it been withdrawn? I haven't seen it running for weeks.

36 out again today, 17 pairs, 5729 this morning and 5703 this afternoon on the booked solo diagram. Sunday's failure pair 5739+5852 are back out. Most pairs are the same as Monday.

11 new units today compared with Monday.
5703
5712+5716
5718+5920
5730 (with 5860)
5739+5852
5871+5908
5873 (with 5742)

In service on Monday but not today.
5706+5723
5710 (was with 5729)
5711+5854
5715+5862
5721+5731
5856 (was with 5733)
5864 (was with 5724)

5724+5733 are now paired up.
 
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Peter Mugridge said:
There's a Wimbledon to Newport move in for Monday ( 18th ); is 455 741 one of the units going on this run?
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I'm not really in the loop with that side of the activities so unfortunately don't know.

5854 is also being prepared for a move to Newport, but it may not be this following week.

A number of others are stopped either because of lack of miles one way or another, or big faults which may well not see them return to service, so it could be any of those. Ones I'm aware of are 5707, 5708, 5731, 5733, 5750, 5866, and 5903.

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What was the problem with that one?
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Lots and lots of MA related issues I think, stretching back many months. I don't think anyone would be sorry to see her go.
 
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Outgoing SWR Metro fleet update: 17/8/2025:

455/7
455701 Christmas Tree
455702 At Kilmarnock
455703, 455705, 455706, 455709, 455710, 455711, 455712, 455713, 455714, 455715, 455716, 455717, 455718, 455719, 455720, 455721, 455723, 455724, 455727, 455728, 455729, 455730, 455732, 455734, 455735, 455737, 455739, 455742 in service with SWR
455704, 455722, 455725, 455726, 455736, 455740, 455741 SCRAPPED
455707, 455708, 455731, 455733, 455750 Stopped

455/8
455847, 455850, 455854, 455855, 455857, 455859, 455861, 455867 SCRAPPED
455848, 455849, 455851, 455852, 455853, 455856, 455860, 455862, 455863, 455864, 455865, 455869, 455870, 455871, 455872, 455873, 455874 in service with SWR
455866, 455868 Stopped

455/9
455901, 455902, 455904, 455905, 455906, 455907, 455909, 455912, 455915, 455916, 455917, 455918, 455919 SCRAPPED
455903 Stopped
455908, 455910, 455911, 455913, 455914, 455920 in service with SWR

456 (Withdrawn)
456001-024 SCRAPPED

458/5
458501-528 Converted to Class 458/4
458529, 458530, 458533, 458535 in service with SWR
458531, 458532, 458534, 458536 Permanently stopped

707 (Withdrawn)
707001-701030 Transferred to SouthEastern
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Is 5750 still at Bournemouth depot? The reason I ask is on occasions in the last few weeks I have seen part of a 455 in a gap in the trees along the A338, Wessex Way. Enough of it is visible to identiny it as a 455/7and it is in the same position.

Thank in advance for any information.

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bb21 said:
I'm not really in the loop with that side of the activities so unfortunately don't know.

5854 is also being prepared for a move to Newport, but it may not be this following week.

A number of others are stopped either because of lack of miles one way or another, or big faults which may well not see them return to service, so it could be any of those. Ones I'm aware of are 5707, 5708, 5731, 5733, 5750, 5866, and 5903.


Lots and lots of MA related issues I think, stretching back many months. I don't think anyone would be sorry to see her go.
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5733 was only in service earlier this week, any idea what’s happened to it?

5856 has also not been seen in service since last weekend so wonder if that’s stopped.

Thanks as ever for your useful updates on the 455 fleet :)
 
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