SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

[rmHawk765]

Still going, nice run to Reading and now on the way back.

Last 455 to Reading, I swear

 

[Rich the Eagle]

* Class 455 Allocations - Thu 15th Jan *

One morning peak run and a load of ECS miles for a new pairing this morning. 5732 last worked 10 days ago on the 5th.

Update (4:37pm): Remaining 4 units are out this evening. Pay particular attention to the Reading diagrams, it looks like 5712+5717 will spend the night at Reading.

Update (4:44pm): 5712+5717's first turn, 2V47 1637 London Waterloo to London Waterloo, has been cancelled due to a problem with the traction equipment (MD).

Update (7:24pm): 5712+5717 are now doing a 2nd trip to Weybridge to end their night.

5712+5717

2R53 1815 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2S63 1952 London Waterloo to Weybridge
2S72 2133 Weybridge to London Waterloo
2S75 2252 London Waterloo to Weybridge
5Y69 0012 Weybridge to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

5716+5727

5V45 1453 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
2V45 1607 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2C55 1750 London Waterloo to Reading
2C66 1939 Reading to London Waterloo

5721+5732

5J90 0635 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
5J92 0707 London Waterloo to Surbiton (ECS)
2J92 0752 Surbiton to London Waterloo
5J93 0839 London Waterloo to Hampton Court (ECS)
5Y52 0910 Hampton Court to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

 

[Siemens Staines]

Just for the record, according to journeycheck, 2J92 started from Hampton Court today due to the cancellation of 2J16 as a result of the earlier failure of 701009

07:52 Surbiton to London Waterloo due 08:24 was started from Hampton Court.
It will call additionally at Thames Ditton and Berrylands.
This is due to the train making extra stops because a train was cancelled.
Will be formed of 8 coaches instead of 10.
Last Updated:15/01/2026 07:47

Due Station Status
Hampton Court 07:44
Thames Ditton 07:46
07:52 Surbiton 07:52
Berrylands 07:55
07:58 New Malden 07:58
08:01 Raynes Park 08:01
08:05 Wimbledon 08:05
08:09 Earlsfield 08:09
08:13 Clapham Junction 08:13
08:18 Vauxhall 08:18
08:24 London Waterloo 08:24

 

[Bikeman78]

5716+5727
1607 Waterloo to Waterloo,
1750 Waterloo to Reading and return.

5712+5717
1637 and 1815 Waterloo to Waterloo,
1952 Waterloo to Weybridge,
2133 Weybridge to Waterloo,

 

[Ian Hardy]

5721 + 5732
are on today's 2V45 1607 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P62345/2026-01-16/detailed#allox_id=0

 

[Rich the Eagle]

* Class 455 Allocations - Fri 16th Jan *

5721+5732

5V45 1453 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
2V45 1607 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2C55 1750 London Waterloo to Reading
2C66 1939 Reading to London Waterloo

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* Class 455 Allocations - Sat 17th Jan *

5721+5732

5J09 0541 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to Hampton Court (ECS)
2J10 0624 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D09 0723 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D18 0832 Dorking to London Waterloo
2J19 0936 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J26 1024 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D25 1123 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D34 1232 Dorking to London Waterloo
2J35 1336 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J42 1424 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D41 1523 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D50 1632 Dorking to London Waterloo
2J51 1736 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J58 1824 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D57 1923 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D66 2032 Dorking to London Waterloo
2J67 2136 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J74 2224 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D73 2323 London Waterloo to Dorking
5Y68 0026 Dorking to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs

 

[SeanG]

Are any 455s due out today?

 

[Rich the Eagle]

* Class 455 Allocations - Mon 19th Jan *

5716+5727

5C05 0450 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
2C05 0526 London Waterloo to Reading
2C16 0709 Reading to London Waterloo
5Y81 0850 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

 

[Rich the Eagle]

* Class 455 Allocations - Mon 19th Jan *

Update (4pm): 5716+5727 are back out this evening on the Shepperton line, note the planned end at Strawberry Hill, instead of Wimbledon Park.

Update (8pm): 5716+5727 have swapped with 701044 for the final run of the evening and will now go to Chessington South.

5712+5717

5O53 1712 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
2O53 1800 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
5Y29 1928 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

5716+5727

5V49 1633 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
2V49 1707 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2H97 1843 London Waterloo to Shepperton (via Richmond)
2H64 1936 Shepperton to London Waterloo (via Kingston)
2H63 2042 London Waterloo to Shepperton (via Kingston)
2H72 2141 Shepperton to London Waterloo (via Kingston)
2M71 2300 London Waterloo to Chessington South
2M96 2342 Chessington South to Wimbledon
5Y64 0005 Wimbledon to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)


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Are any 455s due out today?

Nothing was out on Sun 18th Jan.

 

[Bikeman78]

5716+5727 allocated
1707 Waterloo to Waterloo,
1843/2042/2242 Waterloo to Shepperton (1843 via Richmond).

I think the 455s have done all the metro routes for the year apart from Staines to Windsor and Strawberry Hill Jn to Shacklegate Jn. And possibly Woking to Guildford.

 

[3270]

A last minute allocation for this evening:
5712+5717
5O53 1712 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo 1728 (ECS)
2O53 1800 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 1919
5Y29 1928 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs 2000 (ECS)

 

[Bikeman78]

A last minute allocation for this evening:
5712+5717
5O53 1712 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo 1728 (ECS)
2O53 1800 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 1919
5Y29 1928 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs 2000 (ECS)

Another bit of track ticked off for the year!

 

[nctd2306]

A last minute allocation for this evening:
5712+5717
5O53 1712 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo 1728 (ECS)
2O53 1800 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 1919
5Y29 1928 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs 2000 (ECS)

5Y29 is an ECS into Clapham Yard rather than Wimbledon.

 

[3270]

5Y29 is an ECS into Clapham Yard rather than Wimbledon.

The actual allocation for the units shows them leaving Waterloo in the 5Y29 path and going through to Wimbledon Park.

 

[ctrh136]

The actual allocation for the units shows them leaving Waterloo in the 5Y29 path and going through to Wimbledon Park.

Can confirm that, they are at East Putney now, just behind 701028

 

[Hatice Celikk]

5715 with 5716 did a round trip to Woking this morning. Currently at Clapham Yard allocated to work the ECS to Guildford for the 1558 to Waterloo via Bookham.

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31 units have worked today. One pair only worked the morning peak but the rest were all out this evening, so two pairs are covering for other traction.

5701+5731
5702+5865 am peak
5705+5708
5706+5871
5707+5873
5709+5734
5713+5717
5714+5719
5715+5716
5718+5728
5730+5737
5732+5742
5735
5739+5864
5750+5852
5860+5872

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Tuesday 30th: 701012 had a door fault so 1230 Kingston rounder was cancelled. 5715+5716 have turned out from Wimbledon for the 1357 Kingston.

Amazing to see how much work the 455s are still doing right at the end. With the 701s not fully settled yet, they’re once again proving how reliable and flexible they’ve been over the years. A very fitting final chapter for such a solid suburban workhorse.

 

[Rich the Eagle]

* Class 455 Allocations - Tue 20th Jan *

Update (1430): 5721+5732 are back out for the evening - however last run to Shepperton is often swapped with unit operating 2M71 2300 London Waterloo to Chessington South (currently 701005).

Update (1431): 5716+5727 also out on the Reading line.

Update (2030): 5721+5732 are going to Chessington South.

5712+5717

5J97 0523 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to Hampton Court (ECS)
2J08 0554 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D07 0639 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D16 0748 Dorking to London Waterloo
2G17 0903 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G28 1034 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F27 1150 London Waterloo to Woking
2F36 1303 Woking to London Waterloo
2G37 1403 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G48 1534 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F47 1650 London Waterloo to Woking
2F56 1803 Woking to London Waterloo
2G57 1903 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G68 2034 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F67 2150 London Waterloo to Woking
2F80 2304 Woking to London Waterloo
5Y68 0007 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

5716+5727

5V45 1453 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
2V45 1607 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2C55 1750 London Waterloo to Reading
2C66 1939 Reading to London Waterloo

5721+5732

5J90 0635 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
5J92 0707 London Waterloo to Surbiton (ECS)
2J92 0752 Surbiton to London Waterloo
5J93 0839 London Waterloo to Hampton Court (ECS)
5Y52 0910 Hampton Court to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

5V49 1633 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
2V49 1707 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2H97 1843 London Waterloo to Shepperton (via Richmond)
2H64 1936 Shepperton to London Waterloo (via Kingston)
2H63 2042 London Waterloo to Shepperton (via Kingston)
2H72 2141 Shepperton to London Waterloo (via Kingston)
2M71 2300 London Waterloo to Chessington South
2M96 2342 Chessington South to Wimbledon
5Y64 0005 Wimbledon to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

 

[stadler]

* Class 455 Allocations - Tue 20th Jan *

5712+5717

5J97 0523 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to Hampton Court (ECS)
2J08 0554 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D07 0639 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D16 0748 Dorking to London Waterloo
2G17 0903 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G28 1034 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F27 1150 London Waterloo to Woking
2F36 1303 Woking to London Waterloo
2G37 1403 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G48 1534 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F47 1650 London Waterloo to Woking
2F56 1803 Woking to London Waterloo
2G57 1903 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G68 2034 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F67 2150 London Waterloo to Woking
2F80 2304 Woking to London Waterloo
5Y68 0007 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

5721+5732

5J90 0635 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo (ECS)
5J92 0707 London Waterloo to Surbiton (ECS)
2J92 0752 Surbiton to London Waterloo
5J93 0839 London Waterloo to Hampton Court (ECS)
5Y52 0910 Hampton Court to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs (ECS)

Very surprised to see them bring out two 455s just to do one single short passenger working before going back to the depot. That is a very odd diagram. They do an ECS from the depot to Surbiton then one single passenger working from Surbiton to Waterloo and then do an ECS from Waterloo back to the depot.

 

[markle]

Very surprised to see them bring out two 455s just to do one single short passenger working before going back to the depot. That is a very odd diagram. They do an ECS from the depot to Surbiton then one single passenger working from Surbiton to Waterloo and then do an ECS from Waterloo back to the depot.

It's an invaluable PIXC-buster service. If there's limited 701 availability, better to put two 455s on this diagram vs have them on another diagram with a larger number of passenger service.

I thought I'd had my last ride on a 455, nice to see it turn up this morning.

 

[WessexEclectic]

It's an invaluable PIXC-buster service.

Neve come across this acronym before. Any clues? TIA.

 

[bluesky]

Passengers in excess of capacity...

 

[Big Jumby 74]

Passengers in excess of capacity..

Not always as straightforward as it sounds of course, as IIRC a train could be loaded to something like 130% in relation to seats I believe, before PIXC was triggered, and the DfT (in my time) required the TOC to look at ways to lengthen trains/increase seating capacity. Something like that AFAIR, but will stand corrected.

 

[nctd2306]

5716/5727 are allocated to the 2V45/2C55/2C66 diagram, although today they are also allocated to the rest of that diagram (2C69/2C80) whereas in previous days they've always been swapped for a 701 following 2C66s arrival at Waterloo

The diagram starting with 5V49 and 2V49 has been allocated 5721/5732, meaning all remaining 455 pairs will be out this evening!

 

[Hatice Celikk]

It’s genuinely impressive how much mileage the 455s are still clocking up this late in their careers. With the 701s still having the odd availability or reliability issue, the flexibility of the 455 fleet really stands out once again. Odd diagrams aside, they’re clearly being used very tactically to plug gaps and protect peak services, which says a lot about how well they still fit the metro role.

 

[markle]

which says a lot about how well they still fit the metro role.

Frankly they are far better at the metro role than class 450s that are currently subbing in on some metro diagrams (often with the consequence of extended dwell times and compounding delays).

 

[lcg]

5716+5727 are now allocated to:

1D65 2123 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D74 2232 Dorking to London Waterloo
2J75 2336 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
5Y72 0025 Hampton Court to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs

 

[ls2270]

Today’s 455s as at start of service:

5712 and 5717:
5C05 0451 Wimbledon Depot to Waterloo
2C05 0526 Waterloo to Reading
2C16 0709 Reading to Waterloo
5Y81 0850 Waterloo to Wimbledon Depot

5721 and 5732:
5J97 0523 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to Hampton Court
2J08 0554 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
1D07 0639 London Waterloo to Dorking
1D16 0748 Dorking to London Waterloo
2G17 0903 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G28 1034 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F27 1150 London Waterloo to Woking
2F36 1303 Woking to London Waterloo
2G37 1403 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G48 1534 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F47 1650 London Waterloo to Woking
2F56 1803 Woking to London Waterloo
2G57 1903 London Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
2G68 2034 Guildford to London Waterloo (via Cobham)
2F67 2150 London Waterloo to Woking
2F80 2304 Woking to London Waterloo
5Y68 0007 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot

 

[43096]

5712+5717 out early, working 2C05 0526 Waterloo to Reading. Should return on 2C16 0709 Reading to Waterloo.

 

[theotym]

I’ve asked this on another group but i really want to go around and have a look at the 455s in the scrap yard when they get scrapped. Does anyone know where the rest will be scrapped in as Newport is a no for them

 

[swt_passenger]

I’ve asked this on another group but i really want to go around and have a look at the 455s in the scrap yard when they get scrapped. Does anyone know where the rest will be scrapped in as Newport is a no for them

Does it actually matter where they go, I don’t think any reputable scrapper would let you in to ‘have a look’… The current scrapping location is Wards of Ilkeston. Units are moved via Litchurch Lane, Derby, it’s all been thoroughly discussed in the 455/458 withdrawal thread in the traction sub-forum.