465 & 466 to Folkestone

[lookingforit35]

Monday afternoon saw the 16.57 Charing Cross to Folkestone service formed of a 465/2 and a 466.

It seemed odd to use inner suburban stock on such a route, albeit it must have made for a nice day out for the units! Does anyone know if this is a regular occurrence?

 

[westcoaster]

Noticed it quite a lot recently, might be due to the blockade.

 

[yorksrob]

Though 'inner suburban' they get to Ashford quite a lot, so it wouldn't surprise me to find them at Folkestone.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Maybe SE are short on 375's (i.e. Derby repaints)...?

But then one would have thought the 465/466's were needed more on the Metro's/Weald's...

 

[Class 466]

2R90 1657 CHX - FKC has been booked 465/9 & 466 since it started running in January 2015. It's a networker for route retention/stock movement purposes more than anything else. Even though it's booked to use a 465/9, metro units do pop up every so often.

 

[MrB]

Wouldn't 6 coaches on this service make it a rather tight squeeze? Especially considering most Southeastern peak services are at least 8 coaches.

 

[westcoaster]

Wouldn't 6 coaches on this service make it a rather tight squeeze? Especially considering most Southeastern peak services are at least 8 coaches.

,I've seen it arrive into sevenoaks and it does not seem to busy, it leaves London just before the peak gets going.

 

[urpert]

,I've seen it arrive into sevenoaks and it does not seem to busy, it leaves London just before the peak gets going.

Interesting. For comparison I was on the 1703 Vic -Sheerness today which was a single 465/9 with the front coach locked out of use (faulty doors). It left quite a few people behind at Bromley South...

 

[notadriver]

2R90 1657 CHX - FKC has been booked 465/9 & 466 since it started running in January 2015. It's a networker for route retention/stock movement purposes more than anything else. Even though it's booked to use a 465/9, metro units do pop up every so often.

I doubt it has anything to do with route retention purposes.