SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

[Ian Hardy]

Last week’s Windsor Lines peak 455 diagram WM605 seems to have been replaced by a 458/5, today it is 458530.

2R02 0601 Hounslow to London Waterloo https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P62224/2025-12-15/detailed#allox_id=0

But today’s afternoon services haven’t yet got an allocation:

2S47 1552 London Waterloo to Weybridge https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P62262/2025-12-15/detailed

 

[Ted633]

RTT showing 2D15, 2D28, 2J29 and 2J36 as 455710 + 455873 as well (and I assume the rest of the days work)

 

[LUYMun]

Can anyone verify if the laminated posters are official or some enthusiast has put them up? They are laminated posters stuck onto the doors of the 455s.
E.g. one poster reads: “Farewell British Rail Class 455” … “This poster was sponsored by Léthaniel Metals” with a picture of a Class 455 on it

Seen a different variant of farewell posters a few weeks back:

The end is nigh for the South Western Class 455s
1983-2025 (2026?)
SWR staff please do not remove poster until train has been sent to scrap

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Seen a different variant of farewell posters a few weeks back:

They look tatty and awful. An enthusiast has stuck them up, and the following: “SWR staff please do not remove poster until train has been sent to scrap” is just embarrassing.

 

[bb21]

Last week’s Windsor Lines peak 455 diagram WM605 seems to have been replaced by a 458/5, today it is 458530.

2R02 0601 Hounslow to London Waterloo https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P62224/2025-12-15/detailed#allox_id=0

But today’s afternoon services haven’t yet got an allocation:

2S47 1552 London Waterloo to Weybridge https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P62262/2025-12-15/detailed

Correct. That is theoretically a diagram used to swap things out midday, so that is prob why PM doesn't get allocated until late.

 

[Flange Squeal]

They look tatty and awful. An enthusiast has stuck them up, and the following: “SWR staff please do not remove poster until train has been sent to scrap” is just embarrassing.

Not to mention very hopeful given it appears to be covering up paid-for commercial advertising space.

 

[43303_43058]

Are there planned to be any regular diagrams on Saturday or Sunday? Not possible for me to schlep to London during the week, nor did I get a ticket on either railtour

 

[Peter Sarf]

Are there planned to be any regular diagrams on Saturday or Sunday? Not possible for me to schlep to London during the week, nor did I get a ticket on either railtour

I am assuming there are no services planned to use 455s after the two farewell tours this coming Sunday 21/12/2025. So I would rule out this coming Sunday and that only leaves Saturday 20/12/2025. Mind you a ticket for the Sunday farewell might be tempting.Sold Out.

Note I said planned !.

 

[sad1e]

I am assuming there are no services planned to use 455s after the two farewell tours this coming Sunday 21/12/2025.

Nope 455's are timetabled until Tuesday the 23rd. After that a few will be kept in Wimbledon on warm storage until sometime in January incase a 701 fails to replace it.

But if I were you I wouldn't bet on any 455's running after the 23rd.

 

[davews]

Monday is the 22nd.

 

[Ian Hardy]

Are there planned to be any regular diagrams on Saturday or Sunday? Not possible for me to schlep to London during the week, nor did I get a ticket on either railtour

According to the recently published SWR Unit diagrams as at 14/12/2025: https://www.southwesternrailway.com/plan-my-journey/diagrams there are no scheduled 455 workings at weekends anymore.

You might be lucky if there are any substitutions especially as there is Rugby at Twickenham on Saturday.

As there are major engineering works between Clapham Junction and Waterloo from close of service on 24/12/2025 until early morning on 05/01/2026, there won't be any need for 455 operation as there will be plenty of spare more modern EMUs sitting doing nothing during that period. After that I don't think there will be any 455s being used at all.

 

[TEW]

Planned to be 1 pair out on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st. (Plus the two pairs on the tours on Sunday.)
Then 3 pairs out Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd, with all 3 pairs finishing at Wimbledon Park Depot on Tuesday 23rd with none out on Christmas Eve.

 

[Big Jumby 74]

Then 3 pairs out Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd, with all 3 pairs finishing at Wimbledon Park Depot on Tuesday 23rd

That is as I would have expected tbh, with circuits 601/2 & 603/4 (as per this week) being modified (again) post evening peak on Tuesday* to get them back on depot (WD). Whether both these circuits run their full length (passenger service wise) might be open to question, and may well likely revolve around L/T crew duties in the main. I have my suspicions as to the way it will go, but if anyone is looking at 2F73, 2320 Waterloo to Woking on Tuesday, I would suggest it may well be a 701 or 8 car 450..? - that's my best guess btw, nothing more!

(* as they are down to three sets this week, I can't see any further revisions to these just for next Monday/Tuesday, other than my comments here - but will stand corrected?)

BOLD - edited by me as an afterthought.

 

[TEW]

It's the same 3 diagrams as this week on Monday and Tuesday next week. The diagrams are altered after the last passenger services to get them back to Wimbledon Park Depot.
So the last 3 booked 455 services would be on Tuesday; 2D78 2245 Guildford to London Waterloo, 2F80 2304 Woking to London Waterloo and 2F73 2320 London Waterloo to Woking.

 

[kingston_toon]

A big thank you to those posting updates here. Tonight, I was able to bash 5710+5873 on the 1903 Waterloo to Surbiton, 5870 on the 1957 Surbiton - Earlsfield and finally 5737+5721 on the 2033 Earlsfield - Waterloo. Well worth going into the office today! That's it for me, unless any sneak into the New Year on reserve.

 

[LUYMun]

WM601/602 has been short formed with 5870 on the am peak service.

WM603/604 is allocated to 5721/5737.

Today’s WM605/606 appears to be covered by 701012.

 

[Peter Sarf]

WM601/602 has been short formed with 5870 on the am peak service.

WM603/604 is allocated to 5721/5737.

Today’s WM605/606 appears to be covered by 701012.

The end is nigh, only one and a half pairs out, as in only three 455s in service !.

 

[Flange Squeal]

Today’s WM605/606 appears to be covered by 701012.

2G57/2G68 are showing as 5710/5873 on Real Time Trains, so presumably a swap happening at some point?

 

[Stephen42]

2G57/2G68 are showing as 5710/5873 on Real Time Trains, so presumably a swap happening at some point?

Doesn't look like a swap happening in the day, possible a wrong allocation originally? 701012 is at the moment down as doing the WM701 701 diagram all day with those 455s on the 455 one.

5719/5729 are covering for a 701 diagram as well. Think that's three and a half pairs out, hopefully the 4 car can be replaced with an 8 car for the evening peak though is perhaps unlikely.

 

[LUYMun]

5719/5729 are covering for a 701 diagram as well. Think that's three and a half pairs out, hopefully the 4 car can be replaced with an 8 car for the evening peak though is perhaps unlikely.

You are correct, right now doing the 2J29 1206 WAT-HMC.

 

[bb21]

5719/5729 are covering for a 701 diagram as well. Think that's three and a half pairs out, hopefully the 4 car can be replaced with an 8 car for the evening peak though is perhaps unlikely.

Yes 728 is cross-covered today. Two short on 701s today.

WM728	5D89	05:29	Wimbledon Park D	Epsom Up Sdg	06:03
	5D90	06:11	Epsom Up Sdg	Epsom	06:13
	2D90	06:18	Epsom	London Waterloo	06:56
	2J09	07:06	London Waterloo	Hampton Court	07:43
	2J16	07:53	Hampton Court	London Waterloo	08:31
	2D15	08:53	London Waterloo	Guildford	10:02
	2D28	10:45	Guildford	London Waterloo	11:55
	2J29	12:06	London Waterloo	Hampton Court	12:43
	2J36	12:54	Hampton Court	London Waterloo	13:31
	2D35	13:53	London Waterloo	Guildford	15:02
	2D48	15:28	Guildford	London Waterloo	16:46
	2J49	17:06	London Waterloo	Hampton Court	17:43
	2J56	17:54	Hampton Court	London Waterloo	18:31
	2D55	18:53	London Waterloo	Guildford	20:10
	2D68	20:45	Guildford	London Waterloo	21:55
	2J69	22:06	London Waterloo	Hampton Court	22:43
	2J76	22:54	Hampton Court	London Waterloo	23:31
	5Y65	23:52	London Waterloo	Wimbledon Park D	00:28

 

[XCTurbostar]

Planned to be 1 pair out on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st. (Plus the two pairs on the tours on Sunday.)
Then 3 pairs out Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd, with all 3 pairs finishing at Wimbledon Park Depot on Tuesday 23rd with none out on Christmas Eve.

What diagram is expected to be 455s on the Sunday?

 

[TEW]

Saturday 20th
5H07 0627 Waterloo South Siding to London Waterloo
2H07 0642 London Waterloo to Shepperton
2H16 0741 Shepperton to London Waterloo
2H15 0842 London Waterloo to Shepperton
2H24 0941 Shepperton to London Waterloo
2H23 1042 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H32 1141 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H31 1243 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H40 1341 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H39 1445 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H48 1541 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H47 1642 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H56 1741 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H55 1842 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H64 1941 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H63 2042 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H72 2141 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H71 2242 London Waterloo to Shepperton
2H80 2341 Shepperton to London Waterloo

Sunday 21st
5D08 0708 London Waterloo to Wimbledon
2D09 0720 Wimbledon to Epsom
2D14 0753 Epsom to London Waterloo
2M15 0851 London Waterloo to Chessington South
2M22 0939 Chessington South to London Waterloo
2D23 1032 London Waterloo to Guildford
2D34 1220 Guildford to London Waterloo
2M35 1351 London Waterloo to Chessington South
2M42 1439 Chessington South to London Waterloo
2J41 1527 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J50 1635 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
2J49 1727 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J58 1835 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
2J57 1927 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J66 2035 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
5J66 2125 London Waterloo to Waterloo South Siding

 

[Nimbus020]

Saturday 20th
5H07 0627 Waterloo South Siding to London Waterloo
2H07 0642 London Waterloo to Shepperton
2H16 0741 Shepperton to London Waterloo
2H15 0842 London Waterloo to Shepperton
2H24 0941 Shepperton to London Waterloo
2H23 1042 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H32 1141 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H31 1243 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H40 1341 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H39 1445 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H48 1541 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H47 1642 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H56 1741 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H55 1842 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H64 1941 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H63 2042 London Waterloo to Shepperton
1H72 2141 Shepperton to London Waterloo
1H71 2242 London Waterloo to Shepperton
2H80 2341 Shepperton to London Waterloo

Sunday 21st
5D08 0708 London Waterloo to Wimbledon
2D09 0720 Wimbledon to Epsom
2D14 0753 Epsom to London Waterloo
2M15 0851 London Waterloo to Chessington South
2M22 0939 Chessington South to London Waterloo
2D23 1032 London Waterloo to Guildford
2D34 1220 Guildford to London Waterloo
2M35 1351 London Waterloo to Chessington South
2M42 1439 Chessington South to London Waterloo
2J41 1527 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J50 1635 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
2J49 1727 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J58 1835 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
2J57 1927 London Waterloo to Hampton Court
2J66 2035 Hampton Court to London Waterloo
5J66 2125 London Waterloo to Waterloo South Siding

Many thanks for this

 

[bb21]

5D09 0708 London Waterloo to Wimbledon

The paths for the farewell tours are also in the plan as a normal 455 working.

WM603/604​	5Z40​	08:35​	Wimbledon Park D​	London Waterloo​	08:57​
	1Z41​	09:32​	London Waterloo​	Strawberry Hill​	10:11​
	1Z41​	10:12​	Strawberry Hill​	Strawberry Hill​	10:14​
	1Z41​	10:21​	Strawberry Hill​	Kingston​	10:28​
	1Z41​	10:37​	Kingston​	London Waterloo​	11:04​
	1Z43​	11:34​	London Waterloo​	Epsom​	12:03​
	1Z43​	12:04​	Epsom​	Epsom Up Sdg​	12:06​
	1Z43​	12:13​	Epsom Up Sdg​	Epsom​	12:15​
	1Z43​	12:25​	Epsom​	Dorking​	12:41​
	1Z43​	12:55​	Dorking​	Leatherhead Sign​	13:02​
	1Z43​	13:09​	Leatherhead Sign​	Leatherhead​	13:11​
	1Z43​	13:11​	Leatherhead​	Effingham Jn​	13:18​
	1Z43​	13:20​	Effingham Jn​	Effingham Jn Nck​	13:22​
	1Z43​	13:39​	Effingham Jn Nck​	Effingham Jn​	13:41​
	1Z43​	13:48​	Effingham Jn​	Guildford​	14:00​
	1Z45​	15:15​	Guildford​	Guildford Down S​	15:17​
	1Z45​	15:27​	Guildford Down S​	Guildford​	15:29​
	1Z45​	15:30​	Guildford​	Haslemere​	15:46​
	1Z45​	16:09​	Haslemere​	Woking​	16:31​
	1Z45​	16:31​	Woking​	Staines​	16:51​
	1Z45​	16:52​	Staines​	Staines Up Loop​	16:55​
	1Z45​	16:56​	Staines Up Loop​	Feltham Arr Rd C​	17:05​
	1Z45​	17:05​	Feltham Arr Rd C​	Twickenham​	17:15​
	1Z45​	17:25​	Twickenham​	Fulwell​	17:30​
	1Z45​	17:37​	Fulwell​	London Waterloo​	18:01​
	1Z47​	18:12​	London Waterloo​	Waterloo C.H.S.​	18:14​
	1Z47​	18:24​	Waterloo C.H.S.​	London Waterloo​	18:26​
	5Y73​	18:54​	London Waterloo​	Wimbledon Park D​	19:33​
WM605/606​	5Z60​	09:32​	Wimbledon Park D​	London Waterloo​	09:51​
	1Z61​	10:35​	London Waterloo​	Strawberry Hill​	11:12​
	1Z61​	11:13​	Strawberry Hill​	Strawberry Hill​	11:15​
	1Z61​	11:22​	Strawberry Hill​	Kingston​	11:29​
	1Z61​	11:37​	Kingston​	London Waterloo​	12:05​
	1Z63​	12:34​	London Waterloo​	Epsom​	12:58​
	1Z63​	13:01​	Epsom​	Epsom Up Sdg​	13:03​
	1Z63​	13:12​	Epsom Up Sdg​	Epsom​	13:14​
	1Z63​	13:24​	Epsom​	Dorking​	13:41​
	1Z63​	13:54​	Dorking​	Leatherhead Sign​	14:01​
	1Z63​	14:08​	Leatherhead Sign​	Leatherhead​	14:11​
	1Z63​	14:11​	Leatherhead​	Effingham Jn​	14:18​
	1Z63​	14:19​	Effingham Jn​	Effingham Jn Nck​	14:21​
	1Z63​	14:53​	Effingham Jn Nck​	Effingham Jn​	14:55​
	1Z63​	15:02​	Effingham Jn​	Guildford​	15:18​
	1Z65​	16:15​	Guildford​	Guildford Down S​	16:17​
	1Z65​	16:27​	Guildford Down S​	Guildford​	16:29​
	1Z65​	16:30​	Guildford​	Haslemere​	16:46​
	1Z65​	17:08​	Haslemere​	Woking​	17:31​
	1Z65​	17:31​	Woking​	Staines​	17:51​
	1Z65​	17:52​	Staines​	Staines Up Loop​	17:55​
	1Z65​	17:56​	Staines Up Loop​	Feltham Arr Rd C​	18:05​
	1Z65​	18:05​	Feltham Arr Rd C​	Twickenham​	18:15​
	1Z65​	18:25​	Twickenham​	Fulwell​	18:31​
	1Z65​	18:38​	Fulwell​	London Waterloo​	19:03​
	1Z67​	19:12​	London Waterloo​	Waterloo C.H.S.​	19:14​
	1Z67​	19:24​	Waterloo C.H.S.​	London Waterloo​	19:26​
	5Y77​	19:54​	London Waterloo​	Wimbledon Park D​	20:33​

 

[Big Jumby 74]

The paths for the farewell tours are also in the plan as a normal 455 working.

Assuming the TIDs (1Zxx) are correct at source, some interesting siding 'track bashes' for those on board. I know the BLS is a driver in these things, but also good on everyone else involved to make this happen.

 

[Goldfish62]

Assuming the TIDs (1Zxx) are correct at source, some interesting siding 'track bashes' for those on board. I know the BLS is a driver in these things, but also good on everyone else involved to make this happen.

Yes, although I'm not going on the railtour I'd have appreciated Staines Up loop and Feltham arrival road!

I actually travelled on a couple of 455s on the East Putney - Wimbledon section in the late 80s when NSE provided a replacement service on behalf of LU due to weekend engineering works on Putney rail bridge. Imagine such flexibility and cooperation these days!

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 18 Dec 2025 ==

455732 did the honours on 2C16, 0709 Reading to Waterloo this morning, in place of the ususl 701 (which has only made it once this week so far). Unsurprisingly the train ran fast from Staines to Waterloo due to overcrowding.

This has been the first appearance of a 455 on Reading services for quite a while and I wonder if it will have been the very last.

 

[Murray J]

Yes, although I'm not going on the railtour I'd have appreciated Staines Up loop and Feltham arrival road!

I actually travelled on a couple of 455s on the East Putney - Wimbledon section in the late 80s when NSE provided a replacement service on behalf of LU due to weekend engineering works on Putney rail bridge. Imagine such flexibility and cooperation these days!

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 18 Dec 2025 ==

455732 did the honours on 2C16, 0709 Reading to Waterloo this morning, in place of the ususl 701 (which has only made it once this week so far). Unsurprisingly the train ran fast from Staines to Waterloo due to overcrowding.

This has been the first appearance of a 455 on Reading services for quite a while and I wonder if it will have been the very last.

It then operated the 2V45 Waterloo-Waterloo via Hounslow. No longer on that diagram though, currently awaiting departure on the 18:43 to Shepperton, if it keeps on that diagram it'll be running Shepperton services through this evening.

 

[E B]

Looks like 5729 could be on the farewell tour

 

[ccityplanner12]

Is the file number 8455 a coincidence?