SWR Metro fleet permanent withdrawals

[43102EMR]

Not any more, I don’t believe. They’ve all been removed from registration on the system.

Fair enough, many thanks!

 

[Siemens Staines]

Is the same true for 455704 & 455726, or do they still exist at Long Marston?

 

[Roger B]

Not any more, I don’t believe. They’ve all been removed from registration on the system.

Many thanks 43096. So they've all gone from Long Marston and anywhere else where the odd one might have been lurking (or were all the remaining ones at Long Marston)?

Can anyone provide date(s) when the last few units were moved to Newport please?

 

[Siemens Staines]

455729 15/07/22

455729 is back in passenger service today, 02/09/22 (2D05)

 

[VWRO2]

455916 currently waiting a trip to Bournemouth for major overhaul.

 

[Benno]

Not any more, I don’t believe. They’ve all been removed from registration on the system.

All 456s are now gone from Long Marston.

 

[D7672]

Last few vehicles of 455702 are in the scrapping area along with 7 out of the 8 Heathrow 360,bar one of 205 driving car trailer

 

[Ewan M]

Last few vehicles of 455702 are in the scrapping area along with 7 out of the 8 Heathrow 360,bar one of 205 driving car trailer

Won’t be long until that 456 is no more

 

[Roger B]

Last few vehicles of 455702 are in the scrapping area along with 7 out of the 8 Heathrow 360,bar one of 205 driving car trailer

Visible in photo are cars from 456003, 360204, other 360s. I'm not sure what the car at the back of the photo is, but I'm pretty sure it's not from a 455/7.

I have 455702 still in service - and it's not included in Siemens Staines' list of units not in service / off-lease / scrapped (post #1,196) either.

 

[Towers]

Well there's an image that just about sums up how badly lost the UK's railway is.

 

[43096]

Last few vehicles of 455702 are in the scrapping area along with 7 out of the 8 Heathrow 360,bar one of 205 driving car trailer

There’s three issues with that statement:
- 455702 is still in service
- the Heathrow 360s are 5-car so there’s 10 vehicles been sent to Newport
- the driving cars on the 360s are motors, not trailers

 

[WarrenTManager]

5722 is having its return to service exam

EDIT 05/09 : now declared as serviceable spare unit.

 

[D7672]

As mentioned and pointed out that the swt 455,not 5702,which set would it be?

 

[GRONK08]

Can anyone say if there are any plans to get 458529 up & running again despite being out of service for over a year?

 

[Class455]

As mentioned and pointed out that the swt 455,not 5702,which set would it be?

5847 was recently dispatched to Newport by road, could it be that?

 

[WarrenTManager]

As mentioned and pointed out that the swt 455,not 5702,which set would it be?

I would imagine 5704? Closest numerically to 5702 of the LM units.

 

[150249]

Last few vehicles of 455702 are in the scrapping area along with 7 out of the 8 Heathrow 360,bar one of 205 driving car trailer

Can the 455 be seen in that image? I feel a bit stupid here

 

[Poyntz]

Can the 455 be seen in that image? I feel a bit stupid here

The unit partly behind the yellow block is 508143. I can see no 455.

 

[D7672]

Can the 455 be seen in that image? I feel a bit stupid here

The 455 is hidden by the class 360s

 

[DustyBin]

The unit partly behind the yellow block is 508143. I can see no 455.

I’ll admit that I’m still completely baffled!

 

[150249]

The unit partly behind the yellow block is 508143. I can see no 455.

Still can't see either 508143 or a yellow block

 

[The_Train]

All 456s are now gone from Long Marston.

All to Sims?

 

[Towers]

Nope, me neither!

Are we all looking at the same image? Half of a 456 on the left, the front end of some 360 cars, on their sides, to the right?

 

[Poyntz]

Still can't see either 508143 or a yellow block

Apologies. The pic I mentioned Is on a different site .

 

[Towers]

Apologies. The pic I mentioned Is on a different site .

Ah!

 

[DustyBin]

Apologies. The pic I mentioned Is on a different site .

Ok thanks for clarifying; I thought I was cracking up!

 

[Siemens Staines]

455722 18/05/22

455722 has returned to passenger service and is on 1D14 today

 

[Snow1964]

5722 is having its return to service exam

EDIT 05/09 : now declared as serviceable spare unit.

455722 has returned to passenger service and is on 1D14 today

Is this a bit of a one off, or has funding been sanctioned to repair and restore a few units.

Presumably this funding is only taking place as the 701 saga trickles slowly on.

 

[Ewan M]

All to Sims?

Yup. The 456s are now extinct

 

[WarrenTManager]

Is this a bit of a one off, or has funding been sanctioned to repair and restore a few units.

Presumably this funding is only taking place as the 701 saga trickles slowly on.

Not a one off. It's all part of keeping the 83 units going. The issue a lot of the time is waiting for materials in terms of lead time, funding isn't an issue that features really. We get a decent delivery of spares for the stopped units and back they come. 5901 is next on the comeback trail.