What just left Waterloo?

[antharro]

At about 2110, a diesel loco departed platform 13 at Waterloo. I didn't get to the platform quickly enough and only saw a brief flash of the side of the loco in what looked like BR blue. I only saw the first carriage it was pushing, which was painted in creme.

It pulled out with a nice diesel roar and turbo whistle.

Any idea what it was?

 

[tsr]

There's nothing to suggest to me that it was a railtour on http://uksteam.info/ (unless I'm much mistaken!).

I did not notice anything interesting at any of the South London depots or sidings that I passed today.

 

[causton]

Were the carriages yellow? There have been a lot of test trains running recently around the area and one was out and about...

edit: something like this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/0causton0/8098402540/in/photostream

 

[The Ham]

On a similar topic, at Basingstoke yesterday morning there was an train in SWT colours which wasn't wither a 444 ot 450 and didn't apear to be one of the diesels either. Does anyone know what it was?

 

[NSEFAN]

If it was all-red then it was probably some 455s heading to Bournemouth from Wimbledon for maintenance.

It could have also been a class 460 ex-Gatwick unit doing a test run, as some of these units are living at Bournemouth depot at the moment.

 

[Matt Taylor]

Were the carriages yellow? There have been a lot of test trains running recently around the area and one was out and about...

edit: something like this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/0causton0/8098402540/in/photostream

Would have been 37606 and 37038 on the test train, it was out and about on SW lines yesterday evening, I saw it at Surbiton around 1845.

 

[fgwrich]

If it was all-red then it was probably some 455s heading to Bournemouth from Wimbledon for maintenance.

It could have also been a class 460 ex-Gatwick unit doing a test run, as some of these units are living at Bournemouth depot at the moment.

Ex Gatwick Express 460s doing warm storage runs. Bournemouth - Basingstoke - Bournemouth. Apparently due to finnish soon, where the units will then move down to Chart Leacon for storage untill movement to Doncaster / Loughborough commences for (what i personnaly think unfortunatly) rebuilding / refurbishment. If anyones interested, the path has been 5Z60, although movemens do seem rather adhoc at the moment.

There's a video on Youtube if anyones interested.

[youtube]AEVmRDJrSD0[/youtube]

 

[TEW]

On a similar topic, at Basingstoke yesterday morning there was an train in SWT colours which wasn't wither a 444 ot 450 and didn't apear to be one of the diesels either. Does anyone know what it was?

Could have been a 458 returning from overhaul at Bournemouth, I believe one ran up from Bournemouth yesterday.

 

[antharro]

Nah, it was definitely creme, and the loco was in BR blue... Very surprised no one knows what it was!

@causton, that link doesn't work, at least on my phone.

 

[Southern]

Glad to hear their coming down to Chart Leacon, be nice to see something that isn't a 375! :neutral:

 

[Ploughman]

There's nothing to suggest to me that it was a railtour on http://uksteam.info/ (unless I'm much mistaken!).

I did not notice anything interesting at any of the South London depots or sidings that I passed today.

might get a better idea on diesel worked tours on here
http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/diesel.html

 

[Lrd]

Just out of curiosity, who would be driving the 460s on these test runs? Is it SWT drivers?

 

[Harbon 1]

Just out of curiosity, who would be driving the 460s on these test runs? Is it SWT drivers?

I would have thought that they would be able to, as the cab should be pretty much the same as the 458s?

 

[fgwrich]

Just out of curiosity, who would be driving the 460s on these test runs? Is it SWT drivers?

Colas Rail are doing the warm storage runs. Same as the Eastleigh - Winchester 508s last month.

 

[jopsuk]

Nah, it was definitely creme, and the loco was in BR blue... Very surprised no one knows what it was!

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In the slightly duff light of the station, your eyes may have been fooled as to the exact colour?

 

[Lrd]

Colas Rail are doing the warm storage runs. Same as the Eastleigh - Winchester 508s last month.

Thanks

 

[370001]

Would have been 37606 and 37038 on the test train, it was out and about on SW lines yesterday evening, I saw it at Surbiton around 1845.

Also spotted it at CLJ in the Windsor lines sidings at about 16:45 on Friday.