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5716 allocated on LRR (as a 4 car, unless they haven't got round to allocating another set)

1327 2K33 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1414 2O35 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1457 2K39 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1544 2O41 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1627 2K45 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1714 2O47 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1753 1D51 London Waterloo - Dorking
1854 5Y54 Dorking - Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs
 
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CallmeDave said:
5716 allocated on LRR (as a 4 car, unless they haven't got round to allocating another set)

1327 2K33 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1414 2O35 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1457 2K39 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1544 2O41 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1627 2K45 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1714 2O47 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1753 1D51 London Waterloo - Dorking
1854 5Y54 Dorking - Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs
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Many thanks for this - 2O47 and 1D51 can't be worked by the same units though? - e.g. 2O47 gets into Waterloo just before 1D51 departs (you're right though - RTT is showing 716 + 721 allocated to both workings!)
 
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Many thanks for this - 2O47 and 1D51 can't be worked by the same units though? - e.g. 2O47 gets into Waterloo just before 1D51 departs (you're right though - RTT is showing 716 + 721 allocated to both workings!)
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455s need to end the day at Wimbledon and 1D51 will do that, whereas continuing with the rest of the diagram for 2O47 will not. There is a stock change between those two services.
 
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Cricketer8for9 said:
It might have helped a little if I’d said where; that between Clapham Jct and Vauxhall (seen from a train heading to Victoria).
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Ah yes, I think that was the 0752 Surbiton Waterloo.(schedule posted earlier in the thread)
They then go empty to depot afterwards.

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5717 5727 Out today (according to LRR)

0635 5J90 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - London Waterloo
0752 2J92 Surbiton - London Waterloo
0853 2D15 London Waterloo - Guildford
1045 2D28 Guildford - London Waterloo
1206 2J29 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1254 2J36 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1353 2D35 London Waterloo - Guildford
1528 2D48 Guildford - London Waterloo
1706 2J49 London Waterloo - Hampton Court
1754 2J56 Hampton Court - London Waterloo
1853 2D55 London Waterloo - Guildford
2045 2D68 Guildford - London Waterloo
 
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Looking at the RTT 716+721 have been out this morning on 5S07, 2S07, 2S16 & 5Y82. Something different today.
Wonder if anyone will come out later!
 
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I'm surprised a pair haven't been put out on the Windsor side tonight. I passed a rammed 458402 at Richmond earlier. It's been out on its own to and from Windsor all day. It'll even be forming the 1733 Waterloo - Windsor.
 
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I'm surprised a pair haven't been put out on the Windsor side tonight. I passed a rammed 458402 at Richmond earlier. It's been out on its own to and from Windsor all day. It'll even be forming the 1733 Waterloo - Windsor.
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The problem with 455s on the Windsor side now is crew knowledge, Feltham and Staines depots don't sign them anymore and most of their driver's knowledge of them has probably elapsed. A 4 car train is better than a diagram getting cancelled due to no crew.
On top of that you've also got the issue of 8 car 455s being unable to call at Datchet, so you wouldn't want one on an all day Windsor diagram for that reason either!
 
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brooklynbound said:
I'm surprised a pair haven't been put out on the Windsor side tonight. I passed a rammed 458402 at Richmond earlier. It's been out on its own to and from Windsor all day. It'll even be forming the 1733 Waterloo - Windsor.
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they cancelled the stops at vauxhall, clapham and putney on this service
 
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I'm surprised that crew knowledge has lapsed so soon. Most routes had booked work until two months ago. If we've reached the point where three sets are short formed whilst all six 455s stand idle, then there's little point in keeping them.
 
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brooklynbound said:
I'm surprised a pair haven't been put out on the Windsor side tonight. I passed a rammed 458402 at Richmond earlier. It's been out on its own to and from Windsor all day. It'll even be forming the 1733 Waterloo - Windsor.
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The problem with 455s on the Windsor side now is crew knowledge, Feltham and Staines depots don't sign them anymore and most of their driver's knowledge of them has probably elapsed. A 4 car train is better than a diagram getting cancelled due to no crew.
On top of that you've also got the issue of 8 car 455s being unable to call at Datchet, so you wouldn't want one on an all day Windsor diagram for that reason either!
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I'm surprised that crew knowledge has lapsed so soon. Most routes had booked work until two months ago. If we've reached the point where three sets are short formed whilst all six 455s stand idle, then there's little point in keeping them.
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Makes you think, could they not backfill with a pair of 455s on say a Chessington or Hampton Court diagram (starting and ending at Wimbledon park) where crew knowledge or platform lengths wouldn't be a problem and then use the 450s or 701s originally booked on that diagram to fill in on the Windsor side. Would seem the logical thing to do?
 
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moonarrow458 said:
Makes you think, could they not backfill with a pair of 455s on say a Chessington or Hampton Court diagram (starting and ending at Wimbledon park) where crew knowledge or platform lengths wouldn't be a problem and then use the 450s or 701s originally booked on that diagram to fill in on the Windsor side. Would seem the logical thing to do?
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You must remember that the railway doesn't do logical things.
 
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moonarrow458 said:
Makes you think, could they not backfill with a pair of 455s on say a Chessington or Hampton Court diagram (starting and ending at Wimbledon park) where crew knowledge or platform lengths wouldn't be a problem and then use the 450s or 701s originally booked on that diagram to fill in on the Windsor side. Would seem the logical thing to do?
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But that is exactly what did happen on Tuesday & Wednesday mornings. A 701 worked a 2*458/4 diagram, whilst 2J92 0752 Surbiton - Waterloo was 2*455 vice 701. On Monday morning a 35th 701 was available, so was able to cover for 2*458/4 without using 455s. It may be worth noting that the current 458/4 diagrams were supposed to be reduced from 24 to 22 with the LTP diagram changes of 9th Feb, but it appears that they are still STP'd back up to 24 which may or may not be a contributory factor in conjunction with the number of out of service 458/4s; 401 since 11.08.25, 410 since failing at Brentford 05.02.26, 413 since failing at Wandsworth Town 12.02.26, 424 to Bournemouth 06.02.26 plus 411 & 412 that have not worked so far this week.
 
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Siemens Staines said:
But that is exactly what did happen on Tuesday & Wednesday mornings. A 701 worked a 2*458/4 diagram, whilst 2J92 0752 Surbiton - Waterloo was 2*455 vice 701. On Monday morning a 35th 701 was available, so was able to cover for 2*458/4 without using 455s. It may be worth noting that the current 458/4 diagrams were supposed to be reduced from 24 to 22 with the LTP diagram changes of 9th Feb, but it appears that they are still STP'd back up to 24 which may or may not be a contributory factor in conjunction with the number of out of service 458/4s; 401 since 11.08.25, 410 since failing at Brentford 05.02.26, 413 since failing at Wandsworth Town 12.02.26, 424 to Bournemouth 06.02.26 plus 411 & 412 that have not worked so far this week.
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I can guess the SWR priority/hope is working on 701s to get them into service rather than repairing 458s on short leases. That means more work for the 455s provided they do not need repairs.
 
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5712 5732.

1633 5V49 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - London Waterloo
1707 2V49 London Waterloo - London Waterloo
1843 2H97 London Waterloo - Shepperton
1936 2H64 Shepperton - London Waterloo
2042 2H63 London Waterloo - Shepperton
2141 2H72 Shepperton - London Waterloo
2242 2H71 London Waterloo - Shepperton
2341 2H80 Shepperton - Lonon Waterloo

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5712 5732.

1633 5V49 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs - London Waterloo
1707 2V49 London Waterloo - London Waterloo
1843 2H97 London Waterloo - Shepperton
1936 2H64 Shepperton - London Waterloo
2042 2H63 London Waterloo - Shepperton
2141 2H72 Shepperton - London Waterloo
2242 2H71 London Waterloo - Shepperton
2341 2H80 Shepperton - Lonon Waterloo
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5712, 5732 updated on LRR.

2042 2H63 London Waterloo - Shepperton
2141 2H72 Shepperton - London Waterloo
2300 2M71 London Waterloo - Chessington South
2342 2M96 Chessington South - Wimbledon
 
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Nothing out today by the looks of it, might be an idea to keep an eye on this though:

Realtime Trains | 2M59 1947 London Waterloo to Chessington South | 21/02/2026

Real-time train running information for 2M59 1947 departure from London Waterloo to Chessington South on 21/02/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Nothing allocated and the diagram appears to finish up at Wimbledon Park Depot Sidings so fingers crossed
 
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Southern said:
Nothing out today by the looks of it, might be an idea to keep an eye on this though:

Realtime Trains | 2M59 1947 London Waterloo to Chessington South | 21/02/2026

Real-time train running information for 2M59 1947 departure from London Waterloo to Chessington South on 21/02/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Nothing allocated and the diagram appears to finish up at Wimbledon Park Depot Sidings so fingers crossed
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701030.
 
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Train Mapper records that after 455712 and 455732 were out on Friday (20 Feb), the sets went back to Wimbledon out of service as 5Y64, but also suggests 455712 alone then worked 2K77 (0042 from Waterloo to Strawberry Hill), arriving at Strawberry Hill at 0121, and then 5K77 to Strawberry Hill depot. Realtimetrains / Rail-Record instead suggest 701037 worked 2K77 and 5K77. Is 5712 also now at Strawberry Hill?
 
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