In the May 2019 working notices it was booked an 8.450, and still might be. There’s all sorts of odd workings at start and end of day. Now if that 8.450 had previously been replaced by a single 444, for whatever random reason, it would probably carry on with the diagram...
The 0514 Guildford to Waterloo on a Saturday morning used to be a single 444, that was a stopping service via Woking, so it is not unheard of.
Some years ago I had a pair of 159s on a Waterloo to Weymouth express!
No all 450s now
Thanks for confirming it’s still a booked 8.450, as I suspected in my earlier post it might be, in continuation of last summers workings.
When did that change - the 2320 was definitely an 8 last time I saw it a few weeks back (unless it was a Saturday and it’s still 8 then, or overnight works had seen stuff shuffled about?). Going back a few years I remember the 2320 and 0027 stock used to end up in the East End siding together overnight. On days the 0027 was terminated at Wimbledon due to overnight possessions being taken out, and the unit not making it to Woking, the 2320 would run as a 12. That was always fun as back then Vauxhall, Clapham, Earlsfield and Wimbledon were all only 8 car platforms, and those passengers aren’t used to having to be in a particular part of a train to alight (especially late night after a few drinkies!).
Shouldn’t have done, 442 & 444 are not route cleared Virginia Water to Reading.
Nor are they cleared to sheppy!
