Class 319 workings South of Greater London.

[swt class 450]

Hi all. Just wondering are there any Brighton or Three Bridges or Gatwick Airport services that are still worked by 319s or is it now entirely 377s and 387s and 700s on these services?

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Hi all. Just wondering are there any Brighton or Three Bridges or Gatwick Airport services that are still worked by 319s or is it now entirely 377s and 387s and 700s on these services?

Extremely rare now

 

[NSE]

Though not on the route you specified, they are still very common on the Wimbledon loop I believe. Out of personal interest, when will 700's start rolling along that route? Or will 377's/378's cover some diagrams to get the 319's gone quicker? I like to use that route but not a massive fan of 319's.

 

[swt_passenger]

Though not on the route you specified, they are still very common on the Wimbledon loop I believe. Out of personal interest, when will 700's start rolling along that route? Or will 377's/378's cover some diagrams to get the 319's gone quicker? I like to use that route but not a massive fan of 319's.

It has been fairly regularly pointed out that the 377s and 387s will be gone from Thameslink before the last 319s.

But there are already some 700 diagrams on the Wimbledon loop, aren't there? They were reported starting a while back, around mid November IIRC, it will be in the Class 700 introduction thread somewhere.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

It has been fairly regularly pointed out that the 377s and 387s will be gone from Thameslink before the last 319s.

But there are already some 700 diagrams on the Wimbledon loop, aren't there? They were reported starting a while back, around mid November IIRC, it will be in the Class 700 introduction thread somewhere.

Maybe our resident expert might like to give a hint as to when Saturday Class 700 diagrams start - I'm guessing around March? Class 377/5's are certainly becoming regular now on the Sutton loop

 

[NSE]

It has been fairly regularly pointed out that the 377s and 387s will be gone from Thameslink before the last 319s.

But there are already some 700 diagrams on the Wimbledon loop, aren't there? They were reported starting a while back, around mid November IIRC, it will be in the Class 700 introduction thread somewhere.

Oh fair, I haven't trawled through that thread as it's pages long. And I won't be using the line again to at the earliest, May. So hopefully there should be some more 700 diagrams when I'm there next.

 

[Class377/5]

At the moment the 700s are replacing the 387s and then the 377s before replacing the remaining 319s.

There are no booked 319s on the Brighton line and it's unlikely to happen much now.

By May there will be a lot of 700s running everywhere with limited 319s by then. And by limited, it could be no 319s at weekends by then.

 

[palmersears]

Is there a known destination for the Thameslink 319s once their time is up? Or are they all off for storage?

 

[Class377/5]

Is there a known destination for the Thameslink 319s once their time is up? Or are they all off for storage?

Some to Northern, LM, some in store.

 

[MatthewRead]

Some to Northern, LM, some in store.

Wish the London Midland one would have weekend diagrams on the WCML

 

[palmersears]

Some to Northern, LM, some in store.

Are there any indication of the expected numbers for each?

Also, I assume the TL 387s will be staying until the May timetable change before heading off to pastures new?

 

[Class377/5]

Are there any indication of the expected numbers for each?

Also, I assume the TL 387s will be staying until the May timetable change before heading off to pastures new?

TL has just 6x 387 and all be gone next time some more 700s arrive.

As for units (amount and unit), I don't have a full idea I'm afraid.

By May it should be 319 or 700s.

 

[trainmania100]

The occasional 319 does pop up on the BML every now and then but as every one else said, it is very uncommon

 

[wls1]

I saw something recently that doesn't GX have one of the Thameslink ones?
Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[causton]

I saw something recently that doesn't GX have one of the Thameslink ones?
Correct me if I'm wrong.

387s, yes, not 319s, in the separate Class 387 thread unsurprisingly