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I would ask when a coincidence potentially encouraged by shunters becomes not a coincidence.

With the limited size of fleets since privatization it's probably become more likely and as others have said if you happen to have consecutive units in the depot, well you would wouldn't you
 
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730 001 + 730 002 on the Tring / Milton Keynes circuit today.

In this instance, it also requires someone at Soho or wherever to send a consecutive pair onto the London rotation...

Edited to add: 730 022 + 730 023 were also operating in London, on one of the peak only diagrams.
 
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The one and only time I travelled on a 4EPB (21 Oct 1983) featured 5123 and 5124 paired together. I remember that because of the novelty; it was a service which wasn't normally diagrammed for EPBs and indeed was well out of their usual area (the 1832 Waterloo-Portsmouth and Southsea - the service with the rather quirky calling pattern which skipped Farncombe but called at Witley).

Usual stock was a CIG/VEP combo, I believe.
 
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...and reported elsewhere a consecutive pair of units on the Waterloo - Reading service today: 458 407 + 458 408 ( they failed earlier but are returning to service later ).
 
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pokemonsuper9 said:
730042+730041 are together today
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Much lower quality but I saw 730042 + 730043 together last Saturday (24/01/2026).
Presumably I'll see 730043 + 730044 next.
Class 730 - 730042 + 730043, the picture is blurry and shows the reflection of the inside of Class 170 - 170110's ex-first class area

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Multiple units aren't the only ones that get to join in the fun.
90047 + 90048 seen at Nuneaton last Saturday (24/01/2026).
Class 90 - 90047 and 90048 in freightliner orange

And then not long after 805006 + 805007 flew through
Avanti West Coast Class 805 - 805006 + 805007 pass Nuneaton heading for London
 
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Yesterday ( 04/02/26 ) I dropped on three consecutive pairings for haulage without knowing they were around - literally a case of them turning up on my next move...

350 103 + 350 104 from Harrow and Wealdstone to Euston.

377 618 + 377 619 from East Croydon to London Bridge.

377 705 + 377 706 from Sutton to Epsom.
 
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This morning 158849 + 158850 shall be taking me to work.
 
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I'm just waiting for 730233 & 730234 to take me to Tamworth on 1U33. They're 3 late!
 
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On 8th May, how about this... two consecutive pairs on consecutive diagrams and both with the lower numbered unit leading, thus at Harrow and Wealdstone 730 217 + 730 218 was followed by 730 219 + 730 220...!! The same day 377 614 + 377 615 was running around on Southern.

...and on 13th May, 196 003 + 196 004 was on the Hereford route from New Street; as was 196 005 + 196 006.
 
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Yesterday I saw 159 020 + 159 021 and 458 404 + 458 405 within minutes of each other at Clapham Junction.
 
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Many of the examples on this thread are SWR - is that a coincidence based on where members are based, or could it be a particular fun challenge for a certain base of shunting staff?
 
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Hybrid livery pair of 220015 + 220016 on 1V44 and 1S51 today.

Even better, 220012 + 220013 + 220014 on an ECS this evening.
 

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Unfortunately all my records disappeared during a house move but it's likely I had all the 170/1s, all the 222/0s & 222/1s and all the 325s as consecutive pairs, maybe the 325s as triples as well
 
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