SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

[E B]

Is the file number 8455 a coincidence?

Yes

 

[bb21]

So here we are, for the benefit of everyone who may want to plan a final ride or spot next week, confirmed final diagrams on the last two days (already confirmed by people upthread but just for ease of reference here).

The last planned day of operation is next Tuesday 23/12/2025. There will be six units kept as hot spares for approx two months afterwards ready to step in where needed however no further working is currently anticipated to be on a planned basis.

On that note, I am sure selected other forum members will join me in saying a big thank you to everyone for their continued support over the years, and a fantastic job well done by the whole Wimbledon team.

WM601/602​	5G10​	05:38​	Guildford UCS​	Guildford​	05:49​
	2G10​	06:04​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	07:08​
	2F09​	07:17​	London Waterloo​	Woking​	08:08​
	2F96​	08:20​	Woking​	London Waterloo​	09:04​
	5Y83​	09:22​	London Waterloo​	Wimbledon Park D​	10:11​
	5F91​	15:54​	Wimbledon Park D​	London Waterloo​	16:34​
	2F91​	17:02​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	17:57​
	2G58​	18:04​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	19:07​
	2M57​	19:17​	London Waterloo​	Chessington Sth​	19:51​
	2M64​	20:10​	Chessington Sth​	London Waterloo​	20:46​
	2D63​	20:53​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	22:02​
	2D78​	22:45​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	23:56​
MO	5D78​	00:15​	London Waterloo​	Waterloo C.H.S.​	00:17​
TO	5Y79	00:29	London Waterloo	Wimbledon Park D	01:06
WM603/604​	5G05​	05:44​	Waterloo C.H.S.​	London Waterloo​	05:46​
	2G05​	06:00​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	07:01​
	2D18​	07:42​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	08:55​
	2J17​	09:06​	London Waterloo​	Hampton Court​	09:43​
	2J24​	09:54​	Hampton Court​	London Waterloo​	10:31​
	2D23​	10:53​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	12:02​
	2D36​	12:45​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	13:55​
	2J37​	14:06​	London Waterloo​	Hampton Court​	14:43​
	2J44​	14:54​	Hampton Court​	London Waterloo​	15:31​
	2D43​	15:53​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	17:02​
	2G54​	17:09​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	18:10​
	2F53​	18:20​	London Waterloo​	Woking​	19:10​
	2F62​	19:33​	Woking​	London Waterloo​	20:22​
	2G63​	20:33​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	21:37​
	2G74​	22:04​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	23:10​
	2F73​	23:20​	London Waterloo​	Woking​	00:10​
MO	5F73​	00:14​	Woking​	Guildford UCS​	00:22​
TO	5Y73	00:17	Woking	Wimbledon Park D	00:57
WM605/606​	5J97​	05:23​	Wimbledon Park D​	Hampton Court​	05:45​
	2J08​	05:54​	Hampton Court​	London Waterloo​	06:31​
	1D07​	06:39​	London Waterloo​	Dorking​	07:33​
	1D16​	07:48​	Dorking​	London Waterloo​	08:46​
	2G17​	09:03​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	10:07​
	2G28​	10:34​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	11:37​
	2F27​	11:50​	London Waterloo​	Woking​	12:38​
	2F36​	13:03​	Woking​	London Waterloo​	13:52​
	2G37​	14:03​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	15:07​
	2G48​	15:34​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	16:37​
	2F47​	16:50​	London Waterloo​	Woking​	17:40​
	2F56​	18:03​	Woking​	London Waterloo​	18:52​
	2G57​	19:03​	London Waterloo​	Guildford​	20:05​
	2G68​	20:34​	Guildford​	London Waterloo​	21:37​
	2F67​	21:50​	London Waterloo​	Woking​	22:38​
	2F80​	23:04​	Woking​	London Waterloo​	23:54​
	5Y68​	00:07​	London Waterloo​	Wimbledon Park D​	00:54​

 

[sad1e]

Looks like 5729 could be on the farewell tour

That's just the blinds set as special. I doubt it would be on the tour as it hasn't been prepared for it like the ones at Bournemouth have been. If a Wimbledon 455 is on the tour I bet it will be 5870 as that was the one sent down to Bournemouth to pick up one of the tour units from there.

 

[Big Jumby 74]

On that note, I am sure selected other forum members will join me in saying a big thank you to everyone for their continued support over the years, and a fantastic job well done by the whole Wimbledon team.

Agreed.

 

[E B]

That's just the blinds set as special. I doubt it would be on the tour as it hasn't been prepared for it like the ones at Bournemouth have been. If a Wimbledon 455 is on the tour I bet it will be 5870 as that was the one sent down to Bournemouth to pick up one of the tour units from there.

Ah, thanks for the clarification

 

[Big Jumby 74]

Something from my own archive involving 455's and an associated stock replacement plan of earlier times. 5804 brand new, 'as delivered', Feb '83. It can speak for itself!

 

[Goldfish62]

Something from my own archive involving 455's and an associated stock replacement plan of earlier times. 5804 brand new, 'as delivered', Feb '83. It can speak for itself!

Great photo!

 

[Segedunum]

A nice sunny morning for a trip down to Shepperton and one last ride on the 455. The diagram as posted previously (evens xx42 from Waterloo, odds xx41 from Shepperton) is running, though a couple of mins behind.

Many thanks to those who've provided the information on these workings.

 

[Big Jumby 74]

Great photo!

Thank you. Appreciate that.

 

[Peter Sarf]

Something from my own archive involving 455's and an associated stock replacement plan of earlier times. 5804 brand new, 'as delivered', Feb '83. It can speak for itself!

Lovely photo. Look at the clean lines of the unit to the right - not an EPB in sight !.

I cannot recall, was there a farewell tour back when the 455s took over ?.

Also are there more bushes there now, seemed much different on my last visit to the outside. My first visit would have been late 70s chasing de-icing units (re-used pre 4-SUB units I suspect) - doubt I was on the outside then.

 

[Big Jumby 74]

I cannot recall, was there a farewell tour back when the 455s took over ?.

Also are there more bushes there now, seemed much different on my last visit to the outside. My first visit would have been late 70s chasing de-icing units (re-used pre 4-SUB units I suspect) - doubt I was on the outside then.

SUB farewell tour? Be buggxxxd if I can remember now? You'd need to look in to something like the SEG site or 4Sub Association I would suggest. It was a job (to me and my mates) back then. When dealing with such matters, things/events, that the enthusiast may deem worth remembering in todays world, for many of us just passed in to history, in the same way (for many I would guess) involved professionally today, in relation to 455 to 701 transition, will soon forget the details as other matters will take their attention (job wise).

As for VZ (ie Strawberry Hill) I would guess far more bushes etc have been left to grow in recent times, be it because lack of (£) to deal with same or other 'on trend' agenda's suggesting some natural lineside features should be allowed to grow (out of hand in some areas). I am reminded of leaf fall season.....say no more!

By way of an example, a couple of 2 SAP's I photographed passing Wimbledon East depot on the DMSL in my time, taken from within depot limits (I was there on official business). From what I have been told, I doubt this vista would be possible today?

 

[ccityplanner12]

Breaking: 1H39 canned at 3 minutes' notice due to staff no-show.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

From what I have been told, I doubt this vista would be possible today?

It's not; it's patently obvious from passing trains that the lineside between the running lines and the depot is a mass of buddleia.

...which has scuppered any attempt to photograph 455s in the depot roads from passing trains for a few years now.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

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It's not; it's patently obvious from passing trains that the lineside between the running lines and the depot is a mass of buddleia.

...which has scuppered any attempt to photograph 455s in the depot roads from passing trains for a few years now.

Yes, it's very overgrown.

 

[MarkWi72]

Clapham Jn December 2024.

 

[physics34]

Start work 1600 on tuesday. Going to scoot out at 12ish to catch em on their last day

 

[class387]

The last planned day of operation is next Tuesday 23/12/2025. There will be six units kept as hot spares for approx two months afterwards ready to step in where needed however no further working is currently anticipated to be on a planned basis.

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How likely are they to be out after next Tuesday? Is the idea to not use them unless it's an absolute emergency, or will they still be out regularly, just without fixed diagrams?

Many thanks for the diagrams!

 

[bb21]

How likely are they to be out after next Tuesday? Is the idea to not use them unless it's an absolute emergency, or will they still be out regularly, just without fixed diagrams?

Many thanks for the diagrams!

They will only be used afterwards subject to ad hoc requirement, but personally I don't envisage any to be out before 5th Jan, as stock requirement during the holidays is much reduced. Their most likely purpose is still to cover 701 shortages, so if more of them get made available during that time 455s will less likely be required post NYD.

They should be out on Tuesday bar some disastrous misfortune, even possibly covering the odd 701 as the requirement of 32 is tricky to meet when you only have 32 authorised for service, especially as 1009 may be out for a few days still due to rectification work for an HRD.

 

[EYFanatic]

What is a HRD?

Cant say I've heard that one before

 

[milooo]

455871 + 455727 on train B according to rtt

 

[bb21]

What is a HRD?

Cant say I've heard that one before

Sorry High Risk Defect. They are more serious faults which will require additional approval prior to being released back into traffic.

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455871 + 455727 on train B according to rtt

5712+5717 on 5Z40
5871+5727 on 5Z60

5719+5729 on the sole service pair starting 5D09

 

[norbitonflyer]

So here we are, for the benefit of everyone who may want to plan a final ride or spot next week, confirmed final diagrams on the last two days (already confirmed by people upthread but just for ease of reference here).

The last planned day of operation is next Tuesday 23/12/2025. There will be six units kept as hot spares for approx two months afterwards ready to step in where needed however no further working is currently anticipated to be on a planned basis.

​

been a busy week so i've only just caught up with this, but it looks like Shepperton saw its last scehduled 455 working yesterday (other than today's tour)

Saturday 20th
5H07 0627 Waterloo South Siding to London Waterloo
....................
1H72 2141 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H71 2242 London Waterloo to Shepperton
2H80 2341 Shepperton to London Waterloo

Sunday 21st
5D08 0708 London Waterloo to Wimbledon
2D09 0720 Wimbledon to Epsom
2D14 0753 Epsom to London Waterloo
2M15 0851 London Waterloo to Chessington South
..................................
2J66 2035 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
5J66 2125 London Waterloo to Waterloo South Siding

For much of the day Sheeprton services were running via Twickenham to serve the rugby traffic, so it was their last day on the Windsor Lines as well as via Kingston

 

[ccityplanner12]

A couple of filming ideas which I've not been able to carry out yet:
• Place a camera in-front the destination blind, preferably at night with the backlight turned on, and film it scrolling through all the destinations. Does it have an end or is it a continuous loop of material? Both blinds desired, but offside blind (with headcodes) preferred.
• Place a camera behind the sandbox refill hopper on a rainy day & watch the sand get consumed. Most of the hoppers have a black stickers obscuring the view inside, but a couple don't. I hope any preserved specimens will have this sticker removed.

 

[Johnhayworth21]

Noticed a Derby Litchurch Lane - Alton move on RTT for Tuesday, any chance this could be something 455 related? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K49420/2025-12-23/detailed

 

[sad1e]

Noticed a Derby Litchurch Lane - Alton move on RTT for Tuesday, any chance this could be something 455 related? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K49420/2025-12-23/detailed

Its 150232 for the Mid hants as that needs to be moved down there from derby. Nothing 455 related.

 

[Johnhayworth21]

Its 150232 for the Mid hants as that needs to be moved down there from derby. Nothing 455 related.

Ahh, thanks anyway.

 

[ls2270]

A couple of filming ideas which I've not been able to carry out yet:
• Place a camera in-front the destination blind, preferably at night with the backlight turned on, and film it scrolling through all the destinations. Does it have an end or is it a continuous loop of material? Both blinds desired, but offside blind (with headcodes) preferred.
• Place a camera behind the sandbox refill hopper on a rainy day & watch the sand get consumed. Most of the hoppers have a black stickers obscuring the view inside, but a couple don't. I hope any preserved specimens will have this sticker removed.

The destination/via blinds do have a beginning and end. They’re not a continuous loop.

 

[Rich the Eagle]

Class 455 Allocations - Monday December 22nd

WM601/602 - 5721+5732

5G10 05:38 Guildford UCS - Guildford 05:49
2G10 06:04 Guildford - London Waterloo 07:08
2F09 07:17 London Waterloo - Woking 08:08
2F96 08:20 Woking - London Waterloo 09:04
5Y83 09:22 London Waterloo - Wimbledon Park D 10:11

5F91 15:54 Wimbledon Park D - London Waterloo 16:34
2F91 17:02 London Waterloo - Guildford 17:57
2G58 18:04 Guildford - London Waterloo 19:07
2M57 19:17 London Waterloo - Chessington Sth 19:51
2M64 20:10 Chessington Sth - London Waterloo 20:46
2D63 20:53 London Waterloo - Guildford 22:02
2D78 22:45 Guildford - London Waterloo 23:56
5D78 00:15 London Waterloo - Waterloo C.H.S. 00:17

WM603/604 - 5719+5729

5G05 05:44 Waterloo C.H.S. - London Waterloo 05:46
2G05 06:00 London Waterloo - Guildford 07:01
2D18 07:42 Guildford - London Waterloo 08:55
2J17 09:06 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 09:43
2J24 09:54 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 10:31
2D23 10:53 London Waterloo - Guildford 12:02
2D36 12:45 Guildford - London Waterloo 13:55
2J37 14:06 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 14:43
2J44 14:54 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 15:31
2D43 15:53 London Waterloo - Guildford 17:02
2G54 17:09 Guildford - London Waterloo 18:10
2F53 18:20 London Waterloo - Woking 19:10
2F62 19:33 Woking - London Waterloo 20:22
2G63 20:33 London Waterloo - Guildford 21:37
2G74 22:04 Guildford - London Waterloo 23:10
2F73 23:20 London - Waterloo Woking 00:10
5F73 00:14 Woking - Guildford UCS 00:22

WM605/606 - 5870+5873

5J97 05:23 Wimbledon Park D - Hampton Court 05:45
2J08 05:54 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 06:31
1D07 06:39 London Waterloo - Dorking 07:33
1D16 07:48 Dorking - London Waterloo 08:46
2G17 09:03 London Waterloo - Guildford 10:07
2G28 10:34 Guildford - London Waterloo 11:37
2F27 11:50 London Waterloo - Woking 12:38
2F36 13:03 Woking - London Waterloo 13:52
2G37 14:03 London Waterloo - Guildford 15:07
2G48 15:34 Guildford - London Waterloo 16:37
2F47 16:50 London Waterloo - Woking 17:40
2F56 18:03 Woking - London Waterloo 18:52
2G57 19:03 London Waterloo - Guildford 20:05
2G68 20:34 Guildford - London Waterloo 21:37
2F67 21:50 London Waterloo - Woking 22:38
2F80 23:04 Woking - London Waterloo 23:54
5Y68 00:07 London Waterloo Wimbledon Park D 00:54

5712+5717

5M03 0556 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - Wimbledon 0608
2M03 0609 Wimbledon - Chessington South 0627
2M10 0634 Chessington South - London Waterloo 0711
2M09 0720 London Waterloo - Chessington South 0757
2M16 0804 Chessington South - London Waterloo 0843
2F15 0850 London Waterloo - Woking 0938
2F24 1003 Woking - London Waterloo 1052
2G25 1103 London Waterloo - Guildford 1209
2G36 1234 Guildford - London Waterloo 1337
2M35 1347 London Waterloo - Chessington South 1423
2M42 1434 Chessington South - London Waterloo 1510
2F41 1520 London Waterloo - Woking 1608
2F50 1633 Woking - London Waterloo 1722
2J51 1736 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 1815
2J58 1824 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 1901
1D57 1923 London Waterloo - Dorking 2014
1D66 2032 Dorking - London Waterloo 2126
2J67 2136 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 2213
2J74 2224 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 2303
1D73 2310 London Waterloo - Dorking 0001
5Y70 0009 Dorking - Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs 0049

5727+5871

5D89 0529 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - Epsom - Up Sidings 0603
5D90 0611 Epsom - Up Sidings - Epsom 0613
2D90 0618 Epsom - London Waterloo 0656
2J09 0706 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 0743
2J16 0753 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 0833
2D15 0853 London Waterloo - Guildford 1002
2D28 1045 Guildford - London Waterloo 1155
2J29 1206 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 1243
2J36 1254 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 1331
2D35 1353 London Waterloo - Guildford 1502
2D48 1528 Guildford - London Waterloo 1646
2J49 1706 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 1743
2J56 1754 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 1831
2D55 1853 London Waterloo - Guildford 2012
2D68 2045 Guildford - London Waterloo 2155
2J69 2206 London Waterloo - Hampton Court 2243
2J76 2254 Hampton Court - London Waterloo 2331
5Y65 2352 London Waterloo - Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs 0028

5716

5V49 1633 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - London Waterloo 1649
2V49 1707 London Waterloo - London Waterloo 1832
2H97 1843 London Waterloo - Shepperton 1929
2H64 1936 Shepperton - London Waterloo 2024
2H63 2042 London Waterloo - Shepperton 2135
2H72 2141 Shepperton - London Waterloo 2234
2H71 2242 London Waterloo - Shepperton 2336
5H80 2341 Shepperton - Strawberry Hill C.S.D. 0006

 

[ccityplanner12]

Just spotted the 4 units that operated the railtours yesterday on 2D90 and 2M10.

 

[43303_43058]

Class 455 Allocations - Monday December 22nd

WM601/602 - 5721+5732

WM603/604 - 5719+5729

WM605/606 - 5870+5873

5712+5717

5727+5871

Wow 6 pairs out today!? Out of interest what diagrams are the last three covering for, if not in the original plan?