Fareham- Bristol Temple Meads GWR

[Joshapple23]

Hi all, doing the above route tomorrow, I'm hoping it will be a nice 158 but have a horrible feeling it will be a 165, which is it gonna be?

 

[Kite159]

Best to check RTT in the morning as the 158s interwork with the 165 & 166s on those services, in varying coach lengths (can have a mix of a 2 coach running one service followed by 5 coaches the hour later)

 

[fgwrich]

Best to check RTT in the morning as the 158s interwork with the 165 & 166s on those services, in varying coach lengths (can have a mix of a 2 coach running one service followed by 5 coaches the hour later)

Very much this, as I found out last weekend when I missed the 158 and ended up with a 5 car very full 165 set.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Hi all, doing the above route tomorrow, I'm hoping it will be a nice 158 but have a horrible feeling it will be a 165, which is it gonna be?

Here's Realtime Trains' service and train formation info, from Fareham today 6am until 8pm. GWR sets are shown on here:

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...26-10-03/0600-2000 stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt

158 2-car set is allocated to 09:47 dep Fareham for Cardiff.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:W34983/2026-10-03/detailed#allox_id=0

158 4-car set is allocated to 10:47 dep Fareham for Cardiff.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C42260/2026-10-03/detailed#allox_id=0

158 4-car set is allocated to 11:47 dep Fareham for Cardiff.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:W34995/2026-10-03/detailed#allox_id=0

 

[structos]

166/5 are far better, in my opinion, than the 158s when you sit in the declassified first class, it is normally at either end, some have only one end after refurbishment