GWR Class 165/166 Turbo Diagrams

[FGW_DID]

It looks like the first swap of 165s out-based at Oxford is taking place this afternoon, via Worcester and Kemble

165121 5R00 1315 Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs to Reading Traincare Depot

Realtime Trains | 5R00 1315 Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs to Reading Traincare Depot | 11/04/2023

Real-time train running information for 5R00 1315 departure from Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs to Reading Traincare Depot on 11/04/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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to be replaced by 1651xx 5Z01 1712 Reading Traincare Depot to Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs

Realtime Trains | 5Z01 1712 Reading Traincare Depot to Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs | 11/04/2023

Real-time train running information for 5Z01 1712 departure from Reading Traincare Depot to Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs on 11/04/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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165126 5Z01 RG > OXF

 

[class ep-09]

It looks like the first swap of 165s out-based at Oxford is taking place this afternoon, via Worcester and Kemble

165121 5R00 1315 Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs to Reading Traincare Depot

Realtime Trains | 5R00 1315 Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs to Reading Traincare Depot | 11/04/2023

Real-time train running information for 5R00 1315 departure from Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs to Reading Traincare Depot on 11/04/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

to be replaced by 1651xx 5Z01 1712 Reading Traincare Depot to Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs

Realtime Trains | 5Z01 1712 Reading Traincare Depot to Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs | 11/04/2023

Real-time train running information for 5Z01 1712 departure from Reading Traincare Depot to Oxford Up Carriage Sdgs on 11/04/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

I think the only depot ( most drivers) that signs entire route and traction is Worcester GWR ( perhaps Bristol Pkw ), otherwise number of drivers are required for such move.

 

[JN114]

I think the only depot ( most drivers) that signs entire route and traction is Worcester GWR ( perhaps Bristol Pkw ), otherwise number of drivers are required for such move.

I believe it was an Oxford driver driving virtually throughout (except on/off Reading TCD), route conducted by a Worcester driver from Worcester to Reading and back.

165121 had a fault which led to it needing to go back to Reading; it couldn’t be fixed at Oxford and no agreement yet to do maintenance at Banbury; only fuelling.

Today’s trip happened in lieu of a fuel run to Banbury; so probably a 4 car tomorrow on 5M00/5V00.

 

[Siemens Staines]

It looks like another swap of the units at Oxford is taking place today. This time it partly involves the old Worcester swap diagram

165126
2E77 0510 Oxford to Worcester Shrub Hill
5L77 0710 Worcester S.H. Long Sdg to Reading Traincare Depot

to be replaced by

165129
3G80 0443 Reading Traincare Depot to Worcester Shrub Hill
2E80 0701 Worcester Shrub Hill to Oxford

 

[JN114]

It looks like another swap of the units at Oxford is taking place today. This time it partly involves the old Worcester swap diagram

165126
2E77 0510 Oxford to Worcester Shrub Hill
5L77 0710 Worcester S.H. Long Sdg to Reading Traincare Depot

to be replaced by

165129
3G80 0443 Reading Traincare Depot to Worcester Shrub Hill
2E80 0701 Worcester Shrub Hill to Oxford

Diagrammed daily move for now

 

[Chorley Cake]

Does anybody know if 166216 is visible at SPM from any public location ?

 

[Class172]

Am I to assume Turbo availability is shot this morning again? A solitary 166 on the Exmouth line, with a 2-car and 3-car 158 cropping up and no 4-car 150s.

 

[REVUpminster]

Am I to assume Turbo availability is shot this morning again? A solitary 166 on the Exmouth line, with a 2-car and 3-car 158 cropping up and no 4-car 150s.

Only 2 cars on T207 (school train). letters and phone calls will be going in.

 

[Class172]

Well since I looked earlier the allocations appear to have changed to a rather more ‘normal’ selection, with less 2-car workings.

 

[Snow1964]

There are a some trains from Wiltshire/Dorset via Bristol to Great Malvern and Worcester today that seem to be 4 cars south of Gloucester and only 2cars further north

Also a couple of 4car workings on Portsmouth-Cardiff, so seems more like the allocations for new timetable in months time. But probably just a fluke with today's allocation rather than masterplan

 

[cactustwirly]

Only 2 cars on T207 (school train). letters and phone calls will be going in.

That's not going to magic up any extra trains!

 

[Dai Corner]

That's not going to magic up any extra trains!

No but it'll influence which ones are short-formed!

 

[HamworthyGoods]

No but it'll influence which ones are short-formed!

They are all short formed this morning….

 

[REVUpminster]

Those letters and phone calls must have done some good. No short forms; 3 166s and a 158 and 3x2 150s. Magic!
A 166 on Barnstaple. 2 car 158 on Okehampton. More magic.

 

[RPI]

Those letters and phone calls must have done some good. No short forms; 3 166s and a 158 and 3x2 150s. Magic!
A 166 on Barnstaple. 2 car 158 on Okehampton. More magic.

I doubt it, its been pretty good lately, yesterday was just one of those days and was even rectified throughout the day to a degree.

 

[Anonymous10]

Those letters and phone calls must have done some good. No short forms; 3 166s and a 158 and 3x2 150s. Magic!
A 166 on Barnstaple. 2 car 158 on Okehampton. More magic.

In the nicest way the letters probably arrived after the trains were out today. I'd say the mechanics worked their magic

 

[Train Boy]

In addition to 166216, I don't recall having seen 166201 since late February, I assume it would be fair to assume it is also stopped in SPM?

Many thanks.

 

[REVUpminster]

In the nicest way the letters probably arrived after the trains were out today. I'd say the mechanics worked their magic

It was a joke really. I don't suppose schools know what a letter is. Probably emails and texts.

On a serious note this seems to happen on Mondays so I wonder if there is any vandalism over the weekends, public or staff.

I worked as an apprentice assisting a depot clerk and was one for a couple of years and I was always amazed at the size of the buttons and switches on the trains and one of the yardmasters told me it was to cope with heavy handed use. Some of the cabs used to have initials of local football teams etched into the metalwork as well as other graffiti.

 

[REVUpminster]

165132 and 165136 working Okehampton today. That's a first? One shortform working Paignton. 166205 working Barnstaple. Seems a shortage of 158s today.

 

[Jrocks]

More 158/3s than usual working in and around Bristol, this is perhaps a consequence of the line closure at Castle Cary over the past couple of days (the 158 off the Axminster service swapped out a 158 on Weymouths at Castle cary each day. Give it a couple of days and I'm sure it will settle down again.

 

[Train Boy]

More 158/3s than usual working in and around Bristol, this is perhaps a consequence of the line closure at Castle Cary over the past couple of days

This is correct as Weymouth started this morning with 158951 and 158956 for the first and second GWR departures respectively.

 

[Benjwri]

In addition to 166216, I don't recall having seen 166201 since late February, I assume it would be fair to assume it is also stopped in SPM?

Many thanks.

It has been having air con fitted at SPM.

 

[Train Boy]

It has been having air con fitted at SPM.

Many thanks.

 

[Snow1964]

Looks like todays 2E70 15:30 Warminster-Worcester is getting a unit swap at Gloucester from a 158 to a 166, seems strange.

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

It has been having air con fitted at SPM.

Doesn’t it already have air con, it’s a 166?

 

[Benjwri]

Doesn’t it already have air con, it’s a 166?

I believe it was some kind of air con upgrade that's been ongoing. It was reported in Modern Railways May 2023, apparently the last unit to undergo fitting.

 

[REVUpminster]

Only 2 166s at Exeter today. All the 150's are short formed and a 2 car 158 working Paignton -Exmouth. Something wrong somewhere.

 

[Mitchell Hurd]

Looks like todays 2E70 15:30 Warminster-Worcester is getting a unit swap at Gloucester from a 158 to a 166, seems strange.

Seems a very sensible idea as a single 166 has around 120 more seats than a 2-car 158!

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Seems a very sensible idea as a single 166 has around 120 more seats than a 2-car 158!

That wouldn’t have been the reason for the swap.

 

[geoffk]

Only 2 166s at Exeter today. All the 150's are short formed and a 2 car 158 working Paignton -Exmouth. Something wrong somewhere.

Yes a bad day at Exmouth with the holiday season getting started. Part of the reason seems to be 150s out of service, including the long-absent 150202. There's a concern that any which go off for overhaul will turn out to be so corroded that they might not be back any time soon.