Class 158 SWT at Acton Mainline

[Steve14]

It stuck out like a sore thumb, the 2 carriage train was stable at the Up Goods line adjacent to the London bound platform. Does anyone know of the movements being made with this train?

 

[JN114]

158890 working 16+10 Wolverton CS to Salisbury TMD.

 

[Kite159]

158890 working 16+10 Wolverton CS to Salisbury TMD.

Any idea what 158890 has been doing at Wolverton?

 

[DarloRich]

missed this tonight as it ran south early

 

[Helvellyn]

Any idea what 158890 has been doing at Wolverton?

Possibly a refurbishment? I think the 159/1s ae done so the 158/8s would be next followed by the 159/0s.

 

[43096]

Possibly a refurbishment? I think the 159/1s ae done so the 158/8s would be next followed by the 159/0s.

Brush are doing that work, though.

 

[Class377/5]

It was coming back after dropping off tree damaged 158884.

 

[swt_passenger]

Would this have been the northbound delivery move, in which case it suggests that the damaged unit was in, or on the way to the Portsmouth area when the incident occurred?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O11008/2016/07/12/advanced

So with 2 units going from Fratton to Wolverton and one returning to Salisbury same day, there must be a national shortage of DMUs (except at SWT)...

 

[dave87016]

158890 was stabled at Exeter at 15:15pm today