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4 car diagrams Waterloo to reading

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Mike bello

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I’ve only seen 8 or 10 car diagrams lately on the Waterloo to reading line, can I please have the current diagrams
 
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I’ve only seen 8 or 10 car diagrams lately on the Waterloo to reading line, can I please have the current diagrams
If no one can provide them, a possible option for you is to determine them yourself using Real Time Trains and platform / unit matching. Most of the Waterloo to Reading diagrams will be self-contained - ie just repeating trips from Waterloo to Reading all day.
 
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With SWR's stock shortages, I don't think many at SWR know what will run at the moment. 4 car 450s have been appearing over the past month or so but not on any pattern. The diagrams seem to change on a daily basis so you'll have to check RTT on the day.

The 450 diagrams seem fairly consistent so if any 4 car formations are found it'll probably be a short form of a booked 8 car 450.
 

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Indeed, looking at today's services, Waterloo to Reading has four 10-458 formations, two 8-455 formations and one 4-450 formation. It looks like the booked 10-458 formations were swapped with 8-455 as the latter can't do the short platforms on the Weybridge route. The Waterloo to Reading diagrams on a Saturday would be expected to be self-contained usually.

458531+458505

2C05 0505 London Waterloo to Reading
2C16 0712 Reading to London Waterloo
2C19 0850 London Waterloo to Reading
2C30 1042 Reading to London Waterloo
2C33 1220 London Waterloo to Reading
2C44 1412 Reading to London Waterloo
2C47 1550 London Waterloo to Reading
2C58 1742 Reading to London Waterloo
2C61 1920 London Waterloo to Reading
2C72 2112 Reading to London Waterloo
2C75 2250 London Waterloo to Reading
5C86 0017 Reading to Farnham C.S.D.

450069

5O01 0419 Clapham Yard Sidings to Twickenham
2O01 0452 Twickenham to London Waterloo
2C07 0550 London Waterloo to Reading
2C18 0742 Reading to London Waterloo
2C21 0920 London Waterloo to Reading
2C32 1112 Reading to London Waterloo
2C35 1250 London Waterloo to Reading
2C46 1442 Reading to London Waterloo
2C49 1620 London Waterloo to Reading
2C60 1812 Reading to London Waterloo
2C63 1950 London Waterloo to Reading
2C74 2142 Reading to London Waterloo
2C77 2320 London Waterloo to Reading
5C88 0047 Reading to Farnham C.S.D.

458532+458517

5C09 0555 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo
2C09 0620 London Waterloo to Reading
2C20 0812 Reading to London Waterloo
2C23 0950 London Waterloo to Reading
2C34 1142 Reading to London Waterloo
2C37 1320 London Waterloo to Reading
2C48 1512 Reading to London Waterloo
2C51 1650 London Waterloo to Reading
2C62 1842 Reading to London Waterloo
2C65 2020 London Waterloo to Reading
2C76 2212 Reading to London Waterloo
2C79 2350 London Waterloo to Reading
5C79 0111 Reading to Staines C.H.S.

458518+458501

5C11 0625 Clapham Yard Sidings to London Waterloo
2C11 0650 London Waterloo to Reading
2C22 0842 Reading to London Waterloo
2C25 1020 London Waterloo to Reading
2C36 1212 Reading to London Waterloo
2C39 1350 London Waterloo to Reading
2C50 1542 Reading to London Waterloo
2C53 1720 London Waterloo to Reading
2C64 1912 Reading to London Waterloo
2C67 2050 London Waterloo to Reading
2C78 2242 Reading to London Waterloo
2C81 0020 London Waterloo to Reading
Berths

458528+458520 (swapped with 455908+455853 - see below)

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2C10 0542 Reading to London Waterloo
2R09 0715 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2S19 0852 London Waterloo to Weybridge
2S28 1033 Weybridge to London Waterloo
2V29 1207 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2R35 1345 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2S45 1522 London Waterloo to Weybridge
2S54 1703 Weybridge to London Waterloo
2V55 1837 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2R61 2015 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2S71 2152 London Waterloo to Weybridge
2S80 2333 Weybridge to London Waterloo
5Y19 0145 London Waterloo to Clapham Yard Sidings


455908+455853

5R09 0642 Clapham Yard Sidings to London Waterloo
2C13 0720 London Waterloo to Reading
2C24 0912 Reading to London Waterloo
2C27 1050 London Waterloo to Reading
2C38 1242 Reading to London Waterloo
2C41 1420 London Waterloo to Reading
2C52 1612 Reading to London Waterloo
2C55 1750 London Waterloo to Reading
2C66 1942 Reading to London Waterloo
2C69 2120 London Waterloo to Reading
2C80 2315 Reading to London Waterloo
Berths

458521

Berths
2C12 0612 Reading to London Waterloo
5Y82 0750 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs

458527+458525

5A14 0639 Farnham C.S.D. to London Waterloo
2C15 0750 London Waterloo to Reading
2C26 0942 Reading to London Waterloo
2C29 1120 London Waterloo to Reading
2C40 1312 Reading to London Waterloo
2C43 1450 London Waterloo to Reading
2C54 1642 Reading to London Waterloo
2C57 1820 London Waterloo to Reading
2C68 2012 Reading to London Waterloo
2C71 2150 London Waterloo to Reading
5C72 2325 Reading to Farnham C.S.D.

458536+458522 (swapped with 455742+455732 - see below)

5C03 0517 Staines C.H.S. to Staines
2C03 0523 Staines to Reading
2C14 0642 Reading to London Waterloo
2S17 0822 London Waterloo to Weybridge
2S26 1003 Weybridge to London Waterloo
2V27 1137 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2R33 1315 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2S43 1452 London Waterloo to Weybridge
2S52 1633 Weybridge to London Waterloo
2V53 1807 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2R59 1945 London Waterloo to London Waterloo
2S69 2122 London Waterloo to Weybridge
2S78 2303 Weybridge to London Waterloo
5Y28 0035 London Waterloo to Clapham Yard Sidings


455742+455732

5R07 0646 Clapham Yard Sidings to Hounslow
2R07 0731 Hounslow to London Waterloo

2C17 0820 London Waterloo to Reading
2C28 1012 Reading to London Waterloo
2C31 1150 London Waterloo to Reading
2C42 1342 Reading to London Waterloo
2C45 1520 London Waterloo to Reading
2C56 1712 Reading to London Waterloo
2C59 1850 London Waterloo to Reading
2C70 2042 Reading to London Waterloo
2C73 2220 London Waterloo to Reading
2C82 2352 Reading to Staines
5C82 0034 Staines to Clapham Yard Sidings
 

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The diagram 455742+455732 are on is booked 8-455 today, working 2R07 then 2C17 this morning was as booked. The other diagram being covered by 455s is vice 458.
 

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With SWR's stock shortages, I don't think many at SWR know what will run at the moment. 4 car 450s have been appearing over the past month or so but not on any pattern. The diagrams seem to change on a daily basis so you'll have to check RTT on the day.

The 450 diagrams seem fairly consistent so if any 4 car formations are found it'll probably be a short form of a booked 8 car 450.
There have been class 455 diagrams since at least last summer to Reading. Normally in 8/10 car formations but single sets do sometimes appear.
 

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Do the 458s normally run the Waterloo-Reading services. If not what are their regular turns?
 
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There have been class 455 diagrams since at least last summer to Reading. Normally in 8/10 car formations but single sets do sometimes appear.
I don't think there will have been 455s in 10-car formations to Reading for obvious reasons. Has a 456 ever run to Reading?

Only one 8-car cycle today, and it is 450s, 450039+450082 on 0620, 0950, 1320, 1650, 2020 from Waterloo to Reading. The other six cycles are 10-458.
 

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I don't think there will have been 455s in 10-car formations to Reading for obvious reasons. Has a 456 ever run to Reading?
You can't run a 455+455+456 formation to Reading, because of the short platforms that only take 8-car formations (Longcross, Winnersh, Winnersh Triangle, Earley). That's both because of the lack of SDO and because in one direction you'd have the 456 off the platform with no access to the rest of the train.
 

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You can't even run 455+456+456 to Reading, the maximum permitted formation is a 6-car when a 456 is involved. I don't think any have run in service beyond Ascot.
 

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Auto correct that I didn't see. Should have read "do 458s normally work Waterloo-Reading? If not where do they operate?"
Yes, Waterloo to Reading is where 458s typically work, together with other services on the 'Windsor' side - eg Hounslow loop and Weybridge services.
 

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You can't even run 455+456+456 to Reading, the maximum permitted formation is a 6-car when a 456 is involved. I don't think any have run in service beyond Ascot.
Interesting, may I ask why?
 
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I do not know for sure, but doesn't the guard always operate the doors from the front of the rear unit? So the 6th vehicle of a 5+5 formation or 5th vehicle of a 4+4. For a 4+2+2 formation that would be the 7th vehicle which may present a sight problem on some curved platforms?
 

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most are now lengthened to 10, but Earley, Winnersh and Winnersh Triangle still 8, but Longcross is now restricted to seven.
Although it can take an 8-car 455 for which a separate stop mark is provided.
 
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