GWR Class 165/166 updates

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GWR Class 165/166 Turbo Diagrams

Find below all the current Turbo diagrams for GWR in both Bristol and Reading. Bristol Diagrams Diagrams usually change day to day depending on unit availability and maintenance. As of now, Turbos are on all local routes around Bristol having also recently started on Cardiff - Portsmouth...

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It has been reported on the Facebook 165/166 group that parts from 166210 will be used to enable the return of 166216. 210 will then take the place of the long term stopped unit due a major electrical failure.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

The 165s have been shifting around quite a lot, so here’s an update of the state of play today if it helps. Western ones in bold.


165101 Exmouth Paigntons
165102 Gloucester Westburys
165103 Cardiff Portsmouths
(165104/105 RDG Basingstokes)
(165106/107 RDG North Downs)
165108 Unallocated at Gloucester
(165109 RDG Basingstokes)
(165110/111 RDG North Downs)
165112 Gloucester Westburys
165113/114/116 RDG North Downs)
165117 RDG Unallocated unit

165118 (RDG AM Peak Bourne End)
165119 (RDG PM Peak Bourne End)
165120/121 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165122 (RDG Bedwyn)
165123 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165124 (RDG Henley)
165125 (RDG All day Marlow)
165126 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165127 (RDG Windsor)
165128 RDG Unallocated unit
165129 (RDG Greenford)
165130 Gloucester Weymouths
165131/132 Cardiff Portsmouths
165133 Gloucester Westburys
165134/135/136 Weston-s-M Severn Beach
165137 Cardiff Portsmouths

 

[FGW_DID]

The 165s have been shifting around quite a lot, so here’s an update of the state of play today if it helps. Western ones in bold.


165101 Exmouth Paigntons
165102 Gloucester Westburys
165103 Cardiff Portsmouths
(165104/105 RDG Basingstokes)
(165106/107 RDG North Downs)
165108 Unallocated at Gloucester - Stopped @SPM for Tyre Turning.
(165109 RDG Basingstokes)
(165110/111 RDG North Downs)
165112 Gloucester Westburys
165113/114/116 RDG North Downs)
165117 RDG Unallocated unit - Stopped @RG for Repairs & B Exam.

165118 (RDG AM Peak Bourne End) - Now stopped @RG for scheduled work.
165119 (RDG PM Peak Bourne End)
165120/121 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165122 (RDG Bedwyn)
165123 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165124 (RDG Henley)
165125 (RDG All day Marlow)
165126 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165127 (RDG Windsor)
165128 RDG Unallocated unit - Stopped @RG for B Exam.
165129 (RDG Greenford)
165130 Gloucester Weymouths
165131/132 Cardiff Portsmouths
165133 Gloucester Westburys
165134/135/136 Weston-s-M Severn Beach
165137 Cardiff Portsmouths

Update to units showing as unallocated.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Update to units showing as unallocated.

Brilliant, thanks so much for that. That would mean no spares at all then. Should one fail in the Thames Valley, they can be only be covered by whichever Peak Bourne End service isn't running at the time, which isn't the most robust of a fall back plan. Very stretched fleet at the moment.

165108 was on Portsmouths only yesterday, and then ran ECS to Gloucester just before midnight. I assume it went to SPM this morning.

 

[FGW_DID]

Brilliant, thanks so much for that. That would mean no spares at all then. Should one fail in the Thames Valley, they can be only be covered by whichever Peak Bourne End service isn't running at the time, which isn't the most robust of a fall back plan. Very stretched fleet at the moment.

165108 was on Portsmouths only yesterday, and then ran ECS to Gloucester just before midnight. I assume it went to SPM this morning.

Yep, no spares - the cupboard is bare. The peak Bourne ends is the same diagram so 165118 was on there this morning but now stopped hence why 165119 is now allocated. If something goes pop, something goes uncovered! I wouldn't say stretched but very definitely intensively worked!

165108 was only on a Portsmouth diagram for a short while but didn't actually go to Portsmouth, (it only worked a portion of that diagram between Bristol TM & Cardiff and back, 1F18 & 1F25)

Back on its original diagram, its last passenger working was 2T52 19:50 Worcester FS > Bristol TM then ECS to SPM.

 

[cactustwirly]

The 165s have been shifting around quite a lot, so here’s an update of the state of play today if it helps. Western ones in bold.


165101 Exmouth Paigntons
165102 Gloucester Westburys
165103 Cardiff Portsmouths
(165104/105 RDG Basingstokes)
(165106/107 RDG North Downs)
165108 Unallocated at Gloucester
(165109 RDG Basingstokes)
(165110/111 RDG North Downs)
165112 Gloucester Westburys
165113/114/116 RDG North Downs)
165117 RDG Unallocated unit

165118 (RDG AM Peak Bourne End)
165119 (RDG PM Peak Bourne End)
165120/121 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165122 (RDG Bedwyn)
165123 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165124 (RDG Henley)
165125 (RDG All day Marlow)
165126 (RDG Didcot Oxfords)
165127 (RDG Windsor)
165128 RDG Unallocated unit
165129 (RDG Greenford)
165130 Gloucester Weymouths
165131/132 Cardiff Portsmouths
165133 Gloucester Westburys
165134/135/136 Weston-s-M Severn Beach
165137 Cardiff Portsmouths

Seems like a lot of 3 cars in the West, I thought they only had 2

 

[HamworthyGoods]

Seems like a lot of 3 cars in the West, I thought they only had 2

That has increased now the 165s have finished the refresh programme and it’s moved onto the 166s.

 

[REVUpminster]

Seems like a lot of 3 cars in the West, I thought they only had 2

165135 was down here at Paignton last week, but two car Turbos are rare. Been more 2 car 158s lately but they are not ideal. 3 three car turbos today. four is the ideal.

 

[Siemens Staines]

I think that the Reading / Bristol split of 165s has been static since 165103 (the final 165), came out of Wolverton at the end of June. However, it does get a little bit complicated with the weekend loan of a "spare" Reading unit to Bristol, especially if the loan unit goes astray and ends up in the West for a week.

 

[JN114]

The official balance is:-

12x 3-165 East
12x 2-165 East

4x 3-165 West
8x 2-165 West
21x 3-166 West

 

[Snow1964]

165 101 has conked out at Freshford on 2V69 this morning, managed to limp forward to Bath Spa, where it got terminated 27 minutes late.

EDIT looks like Portsmouth - Cardiff behind it used platform 2 at Bath Spa, so using reversible running now