Class 458/5

[D365]

And I almost thought they were stopped there for a quick Maccy D's

 

[Juniper Driver]

Not their fault there were engineering works at Chertsey

458510 and another unit were on the 1925 Waterloo to Windsor on Sunday 28th.

They can come up the main dude,no law against it.

 

[HarleyDavidson]

They can come up the main dude,no law against it.

No. But there should be!

 

[hassaanhc]

Some oik has chucked silver paint at the side of 458502 while it was passing somewhere :roll: , been like that for a few days.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Some oik has chucked silver paint at the side of 458502 while it was passing somewhere :roll: , been like that for a few days.

Wonder where Ray Stenning was at the time... Does he have an alibi?

 

[HarleyDavidson]

It's not the only one. There are several like it and there's a few damaged 455s with silver & multi-coloured paint jobs too.

The 10 car & 8 car stored in Guildford's £2½m North Box sidings have been vandalised 3 times now to a very serious extent. In fact to such an extent that its caused several cancellations and several stock moves to Wimbledon Park overnight because of the profanities on the side of the stock!

I just wish that fleet would have the balls to follow Southern's stance on it and pull the units and cancel a few trains and then do posters showing why & what the damage was and asking for help in catching the culprits.

 

[Juniper Driver]

No. But there should be!

You can have the 456's mate. (Although they look quite cute)

 

[HarleyDavidson]

You can have the 456's mate. (Although they look quite cute)

Now I definitely know you need therapy, especially when you say a 456 is cute.

 

[Juniper Driver]

Now I definitely know you need therapy, especially when you say a 456 is cute.

The red paintwork makes them look nice.Don't think the green suited them as much.

 

[455driver]

I thought this was a thread about the 458/5s, isn't there a separate thread for the 456s?
Or do I have to go to the 456 thread to get any info about the 458/5s?

 

[Juniper Driver]

I thought this was a thread about the 458/5s, isn't there a separate thread for the 456s?
Or do I have to go to the 456 thread to get any info about the 458/5s?

458's are too reliable now (sic),lets moan about the 456's.

 

[infobleep]

It's not the only one. There are several like it and there's a few damaged 455s with silver & multi-coloured paint jobs too.

The 10 car & 8 car stored in Guildford's £2½m North Box sidings have been vandalised 3 times now to a very serious extent. In fact to such an extent that its caused several cancellations and several stock moves to Wimbledon Park overnight because of the profanities on the side of the stock!

I just wish that fleet would have the balls to follow Southern's stance on it and pull the units and cancel a few trains and then do posters showing why & what the damage was and asking for help in catching the culprits.

Perhaps they don't do this because as bad as it is, they feel it's better than not running the trains. Poster campaign to catch the criminals isn't a bad idea though.

I'm surprised people would do such a thing in Guildford. Is their CCTV to record it being done so they have evidence?

 

[Juniper Driver]

Yesterday was a bad day for me on the 458/5's,but I will return fitter/stronger.

 

[WarrenTManager]

8526 came down Saturday for commissioning. Extra vehicle is 74442.

8015 split for trip north on lorries.

 

[causton]

Yesterday was a bad day for me on the 458/5's,but I will return fitter/stronger.

Oh dear what did you do?

 

[158722]

8526 came down Saturday for commissioning. Extra vehicle is 74442.

8015 split for trip north on lorries.

Cheers for that info - any confirmation of the extra vehicle in 458518?

 

[03_179]

Saturday 4th July 2015 in the after I saw 458503 at Wimbledon.

Hope that helps someone

 

[WarrenTManager]

Cheers for that info - any confirmation of the extra vehicle in 458518?

74432. 74452 is the only 002 coach left. Be shocked if that wasn't in the next one South as they used all the intermediate vehicles from 001 first, then 005 and now 002.

 

[WWTownEnth]

458501 Out of service - fire damaged
458502 In service
458503 In service
458504 In service
458505 In service 21/04/15
458508 Doncaster 24/06/15
458509 Doncaster 03/05/15
458510 In service 28/04/15
458511 In service 04/05/15
458515 Split for move to Doncaster 04/07/15
458518 Wimbledon testing 26/06/15
458019 Doncaster 26/05/15
458520 In service
458523 Doncaster 12/05/15
458524 In service 26/05/15
458525 In service 09/06/15
458526 Wimbledon testing 04/07/15
458527 Wimbledon testing 28/05/15
458529 Doncaster 08/06/15
458530 In service
458531 In service
458532 In service
458533 In service
458534 In service
458535 In service
458536 In service

 

[Juniper Driver]

Saw 18+27 near Wokingham (DN).Today.I was UP on a desiro.

Oh dear what did you do?

They've got my report that's about all I can say at the moment.

504 is my partner in crime.

 

[HarleyDavidson]

Saw that pair in the Smellylands area on the up slow, in another afternoon of fun! :roll:

 

[RobShipway]

Couple of 458/5's seem to be doing testing on the Reading - London line.

 

[fgwrich]

I was quite surprised to pass a standard 458/0 still in service on Saturday - Which units are left before their trip to Doncaster? I'll admit that I was equally quite surprised to spot a single 458/5 in service at around 23:30 on Saturday night in Weybridge too.

 

[RobShipway]

I was quite surprised to pass a standard 458/0 still in service on Saturday - Which units are left before their trip to Doncaster? I'll admit that I was equally quite surprised to spot a single 458/5 in service at around 23:30 on Saturday night in Weybridge too.

The 458/5's have been used to quite late on the services to Windsor before now.

 

[hassaanhc]

I was quite surprised to pass a standard 458/0 still in service on Saturday - Which units are left before their trip to Doncaster? I'll admit that I was equally quite surprised to spot a single 458/5 in service at around 23:30 on Saturday night in Weybridge too.

On Saturday there seemed to be a number of single 458/5 units on the via Hounslow services, along with 450 pairs, plus 450122 covering for a failure of a 458/5. There was also a 455 pair to Reading .

There are still 10 original 458 units left in London, which means we've passed the point where all off peak diagrams cannot be covered by 458s alone (even if assuming all units were in service at the same time). Must admit I thought more were left, although was aware of the second point :P.

 

[RobShipway]

On Saturday there seemed to be a number of single 458/5 units on the via Hounslow services, along with 450 pairs, plus 450122 covering for a failure of a 458/5. There was also a 455 pair to Reading .

There are still 10 original 458 units left in London, which means we've passed the point where all off peak diagrams cannot be covered by 458s alone (even if assuming all units were in service at the same time). Must admit I thought more were left, although was aware of the second point :P.

There does seem to be more class 450's on the Reading service when available.

 

[Juniper Driver]

There does seem to be more class 450's on the Reading service when available.

Oh definitely.Isn't there just 3x458 sets working the Reading road now? (Roughly)

 

[RobShipway]

Oh definitely.Isn't there just 3x458 sets working the Reading road now? (Roughly)

I did see two class 450 sets in multiple at lunch time, before seeing the two class 458/5 in multiple going the other way, which was within a few minutes followed by two class 455's in multiple going to wards London.

 

[swt_passenger]

I was quite surprised to pass a standard 458/0 still in service on Saturday - Which units are left before their trip to Doncaster? I'll admit that I was equally quite surprised to spot a single 458/5 in service at around 23:30 on Saturday night in Weybridge too.

The ten x 458/0 in use are the ten units not listed in post 2629 above, which only shows 26 of the eventual total of 36...

 

[Juniper Driver]

Another tough day on the 458/5s,not so much due to the units themselves but due to the fact I was involved in a road traffic accident on the way in.

458511 and 458535 both behaving as good as gold.