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Southern Drivers and OBS Route/Traction Knowledge

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AEnnis

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Hi I was wondering if anyone knows the following information about drivers and OBS route knowledge for Southern
(for routes and diversionary purposes)

10 Where drivers are based (Eastbourne, Barnham, etc)
2) Where OBS's are based (Eastbourne, Barnham, etc)
3) Which depots sign what stock (455's, 377's etc)
4) Which depots sign what routes (Bognor Regis, Southampton, etc)

Any help would be much appreciated

Cheers Aiden :)
 
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This is probably what you are looking for.
 

AEnnis

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This is probably what you are looking for.
I saw this but from my knowledge, it's not complete and some parts are completely wrong mostly due to it being 9 yrs old now
 

AEnnis

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9 years old? It was done last year
Train Operating Companies - L-Z

LNER

Doncaster

Traction:
67,91,80x
Routes:
Kings Cross - Newcastle
Doncaster - York via Hambledon
Doncaster - Leeds via Wakefield Westgate and via Hare Park/Altofts
Doncaster - Hull via Selby and Goole
Doncaster - Peterborough via Sleaford
Doncaster Carr depot.


Edinburgh
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Aberdeen - Newcastle via Kirkcaldy and Fife circle, Dundee - Haymarket via Falkirk and Perth - Ladybank
Edinburgh - Glasgow Central/Carlisle
Craigentinny depot
Clayhills depot
Polmadie depot

Kings Cross
Traction:
91,80x, 08 and 67 (link dependant)
Routes:
Kings Cross - Newcastle
Doncaster - Leeds via Wakefield Westgate
Newark North Gate - Lincoln
Hertford loop
Doncaster decoy
Hitchin - Peterborough via Cambridge
Bounds Green Depot & Ferme Park Sidings

Leeds
Traction:
91,80x
Routes:
Leeds - Kings Cross via Wakefield Westgate and via Hare Park/Altofts and via Shaftholme
Leeds - Newcastle via Castleford and Peckfield
Doncaster - York via Shaftholme and via Hambledon
Doncaster - Peterborough via Sleaford
Leeds - Bradford FS/Harrogate/Huddersfield/Skipton
Hertford Loop
Doncaster decoy
Neville Hill depot


Newcastle
Traction:
80x
Routes:
Newcastle - Kings Cross via Durham & Sunderland
Hertford Loop
North link adds Newcastle - Edinburgh and Newcastle - Carlisle
Lodge link adds Edinburgh - Aberdeen (including Fife Circle and Ladybank - Dundee via Perth) and Edinburgh - Inverness via Falkirk and Inverness TMD

London Overground

Chingford

Traction:
315,710
Routes:
London Liverpool Street - Chingford/Enfield Town/Cheshunt (via Southbury)
Liverpool St - Seven Kings for Ilford CS

Euston
Traction:
378,710
Routes:
London Euston - Watford Junction via DC lines
Richmond - Willesden Junction - Stratford
Willesden Junction - Clapham Junction
Gospel Oak - Barking

New Cross Gate
Traction:
378
Routes:
Highbury & Islington - Clapham Junction/West Croydon/Crystal Palace/Battersea Park/New Cross
Night Link: Kensington Olympia to New Cross Gate CSD via Longhedge Junction - 10 car unit swaps

Stratford
Traction:
378,710
Routes:
Richmond - Willesden Junction - Stratford
Willesden Junction - Clapham Junction
Gospel Oak - Barking
Soon to add Romford - Upminster

Watford Junction
Traction:
378,710
Routes:
London Euston - Watford Junction via DC lines
Richmond - Willesden Junction - Stratford
Willesden Junction - Clapham Junction

Willesden Junction
Traction:
378,710
Routes:
London Euston - Watford Junction via DC lines (link dependant)
Richmond - Willesden Junction - Stratford
Willesden Junction - Clapham Junction
Gospel Oak - Barking

Merseyrail

Birkenhead Central

Traction:
507,508 (soon 777)
Routes:
Liverpool Loop - West Kirby/New Brighton/Ellesmere Port/Chester
Liverpool - Rice Lane/Walton (Kirkdale Depot)

Kirkdale
Traction:
507,508 (soon 777)
Routes:
Southport - Liverpool - Hunts Cross
Liverpool - Ormskirk
Liverpool - Kirkby

Southport
Traction:
507,508 (soon 777)
Routes:
Southport - Liverpool - Hunts Cross
Liverpool - Ormskirk
Liverpool - Kirkby

*Small amount of drivers at Birkenhead and Kirkdale who sign the other depot's routes

MTR Lizard Line

Abbey Wood:

Traction:
315, 345 (reduced and full length)
Routes:
London Paddington - Heathrow
Paddington - Reading
London Liverpool St - Shenfield

Ilford
Traction:
315 / 345 (reduced length),317
Routes:
Liverpool Street to Shenfield
Romford to Upminster
London Paddington to West Drayton
Ilford depot (1 link only)

Gidea Park
Traction
315 / 345 (reduced length)
Routes:
Liverpool Street to Shenfield
Paddington to Hayes

Maidenhead
Traction:
315, 345 (reduced and full length)
Routes:
London Paddington - Heathrow
Paddington - Reading
London Liverpool St - Shenfield

Old Oak Common
Traction:
315, 345 (reduced and full length)
Routes:
London Paddington - Heathrow
Paddington - Reading
London Liverpool St - Shenfield

Plumstead
Traction:
315, 345 (reduced and full length)
Routes:
London Paddington - Heathrow
Paddington - Reading
London Liverpool St - Shenfield

Shenfield
Traction:
315/345 (full and reduced length)
Routes:
Liverpool Street to Shenfield
Paddington to Heathrow

Northern

Barrow
Traction:
156,158,195
Routes:
Barrow - Preston
Lancaster - Morecombe
Blue link adds:
Barrow - Carlisle
Morecombe - Heysham Port
Green link adds:
Preston - Manchester Airport (via Chorley, Chat Moss and Wigan - Westhoughton line)
Preston - Blackpool North
Carnforth - Windermere


Blackburn
Traction:
150,153,156, 158
Routes:
Blackburn-Colne/Clitheroe
Blackburn-Blackpool South
Preston-Ormskirk
Blackburn-Manchester Victoria via Todmorden and Via Darwen

Blackpool North
Traction:
150, 153 (both ex Northern link only), 156, 158, 195, 331
Routes:
Both links sign
Blackpool N - Manchester Airport via Chorley
Ex Northern adds:
Blackpool N - Liverpool LS via St Helens Central.
Blackpool S - Preston
Preston - Ormskirk
Preston - Colne
Preston - Leeds via Bradford interchange
Salford - Manchester Victoria
Ex TPE adds:
Wigan NW - Manchester MIA via Golborne Jc
Preston - Windermere
Carnforth - Barrow

Buxton
Traction:
150,156,319,331
Routes:
Buxton-Manchester Picc
Manchester Picc-Blackpool North (via Bolton & Chorley and via Wigan + WCML to Preston)
Manchester Piccadilly-Alderley Edge
Manchester Piccadilly-Manchester Airport
Wigan Wallgate

Carlisle
Traction:
153,156,158
Routes:
Carlisle - Dumfries
Carlisle - Newcastle
Carlisle - Leeds
Upperby Triangle

Darlington
Traction:
156,158
Routes:
Bishops Auckland - Darlington - Saltburn
Darlington - Newcastle (via ECML)
Middlesborough - Sunderland - Newcastle
Middlesborough - Whitby
Stockton Cut

Doncaster
Traction:
150,158,170,331
Routes:
Doncaster - Sheffield (via Rotherham Central/Masboro)
Doncaster - Hull
Doncaster - Scunthorpe
Doncaster - Leeds
Doncaster - Selby
Doncaster - Hatfield and Stainforth via Skellow


Harrogate
Traction:
150/153/155/158/170
Routes:
Leeds - York via Harrogate


Huddersfield
Traction:
150, 153, 158, 195
Routes:
Huddersfield-Penistone-Sheffield
Huddersfield-Wakefield Kirkgate-Castleford
Huddersfield-Bradford Interchange-Leeds
Huddersfield - Dewsbury - Leeds
Leeds - Sheffield, via Altofts (express) and Castleford


Hull
Traction:
150/153/155/158/170
Routes:
Hull - Scarborough
Hull - York via Sherburn and ECML
Selby - Leeds via Garforth
Hull - Doncaster via Selby and Goole
Doncaster - Sheffield via Swinton, Thrybrough, Masborough, Rotherham Central

Leeds
Traction:
150/153/155/158/170/195/331/333
Routes:
Leeds/Bradford FS/Ilkley/Skipton triangle (core)
Leeds - Manchester Victoria/Huddersfield via Bradford and Elland
Leeds - Knottingley
Knottingley - Wakefield Westgate
Neville Hill and Holbeck depots
Folowing routes all link dependent, no link signs everywhere
Leeds - York via Peckfield
Leeds - York via Harrogate
Leeds - Sheffield (via Barnsley/Bolton on Dearne)
Leeds - Doncaster
Sheffield - Nottingham
Hall Royd - Blackpool
Knottingley - Goole
Skipton - Carlisle
Wakefield - Mirfield

Liverpool Lime Street
Traction:
150,156,195,319,323,331
Routes:
Lime Street - Manchester Airport/Victoria via Chat Moss/CLC (including via Golborne Junction to Wigan)
Lime Street - Blackpool North (including via Ince Moss)
Lime Street - Crewe via Runcorn
Manchester Victoria - Stalybridge
Earlestown - Chester
Helsby - Ellesmere Port
Warrington BQ - Wigan NW

Manchester Piccadilly
Traction:
150/156/195/319/323/331
Routes:
Piccadilly - Crewe via Stockport and Airport
Piccadilly - Sheffield via Guide Bridge/Bredbury/Hazel Grove (including Rose Hill)
Guide Bridge - Hadfield/Glossop
Cheadle Hulme - Stoke
Following routes link dependent:
Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria
Stockport - Chester
Kidsgrove - Crewe
Piccadilly - Preston via Bolton/Golborne Jct
Piccadilly - Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central
Hazel Grove - Buxton

Manchester Victoria
Traction:
150,153,156,158,195,319,331, (soon 769)
Routes:
Manchester Victoria - Stalybridge
Stalybridge - Huddersfield
Manchester Victoria - Leeds via Elland
Manchester Victoria - Leeds via Bradford
Manchester Victoria - Blackburn via Todmorden
Manchester Victoria - Blackburn via Darwen
Blackburn - Clitheroe
Blackburn - Preston
Manchester Victoria - Preston via Chorley
Preston - Blackpool North
Manchester Victoria - Wigan Wallgate/North Western via Bolton
Manchester Victoria - Wigan Wallgate/North Western via Atherton
Wigan North Western - Preston
Wigan Wallgate - Kirkby
Wigan Wallgate - Southport
Manchester Victoria - Liverpool Lime St
Manchester Victoria - Chester via Warrington Bank Quay
Salford Crescent - Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Airport
Manchester Piccadilly - Chester via Altrincham
Manchester Piccadilly - Hazel Grove
Stockport - Stalybridge via Denton
Various diversions for the above
Some routes are link dependant

Newcastle
Traction:
156,158
Routes:
Newcastle to Nunthorpe via Durham Coast
Newcastle to Carlisle
Newcastle to Darlington via ECML
Newcastle to Morpeth
Darlington to Saltburn
Stockton Cut
Heaton Depot
Morpeth to Chathill (A link)
Darlington to Bishop Auckland (B link)

Skipton
Traction:
150,153,158,331,333
Routes:
Skipton - Leeds/Bradford FS/Ilkley triangle
Skipton - Lancaster - Morecambe (link dependant)
Skipton - Carlisle (link dependant)

Sheffield
Traction:
150,153,158,170,195
Routes:
Sheffield to Lincoln.
Sheffield to Doncaster (via Rotherham, via Masborough direct, and via Kilnhurst).
Doncaster to Scunthorpe (via Thorne South) and Doncaster to Hull (via Thorne North).
Sheffield to Huddersfield.
Sheffield to Leeds (via Moorthorpe, via Barnsley and Wakefield direct, and via Barnsley with a reversal at Castleford).
Sheffield to York via Pontefract Baghill (Link One and Two).
Sheffield to Cleethorpes via Brigg (Link One).
Sheffield to Nottingham via Dronfield and via Barrow Hill, also via Derby & Toton (Link One and Two)

Wigan Wallgate
Traction:
150, 156, 158, 195, 319, 331
Routes:
Wigan-Southport/Kirkby
Wigan-Manchester Vic/Stalybridge (via Bolton/Atherton)
Wigan-Manchester Airport (via Bolton/Atherton/Chat Moss)
Wigan-Liverpool via St Helens Central
Wigan-Liverpool via Earlestown (Golborne Jn)
Wigan-Blackpool North
Preston-Bolton (via Chorley)
Preston-Lancaster-Barrow
Lancaster-Morecambe

Workington
Traction:
156
Routes:
Carlisle - Workington - Barrow - Lancaster

York
Traction:
150,153,155,156,158,170,195
Routes:
Manchester Victoria - Newcastle via Bradford and Elland
York - Leeds via Harrogate
York - Hull via ECML and Church Fenton
York - Scarborough
Micklefield - Gascoigne Wood

Northern Irish Railways

Adelaide

Traction:
3000,4000, 201 + De Dietrich Enterprise Stock
Routes:
Belfast - Derry
Coleraine - Portrush
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Larne Harbour
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Bangor
Belfast Central/GVS - Dublin Connolly


Bangor
Traction:
3000,4000
Routes:
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Larne Harbour
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Bangor
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Portadown

Coleraine
Traction:
3000,4000
Routes:
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Derry
Coleraine - Portrush
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Lisburn

Derry
Traction:
3000,4000
Routes:
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Derry
Coleraine - Portrush
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Lisburn

Larne Harbour
Traction:
3000,4000
Routes:
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Larne Harbour
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Bangor
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Portadown

Portadown
Traction:
3000,4000, 201 + De Dietrich Enterprise Stock
Routes:
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Larne Harbour
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Bangor
Belfast Central/GVS - Dublin Connolly

York Road
Traction:
111, 3000,4000, 201 + De Dietrich Enterprise Stock
Routes:
Belfast - Derry
Coleraine - Portrush
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Larne Harbour
Belfast Great Victoria Street - Bangor
Belfast Central/GVS - Dublin Connolly


Scotrail

Aberdeen
Traction:
158,170,HST
Routes:
Aberdeen - Inverness
Aberdeen - Dundee - Perth - Glasgow Queen Street
Dundee - Edinburgh
Fife Circle

Airdrie
Traction:
318,320,334
Routes:
Helensburgh Central - Edinburgh Waverley
Balloch Branch
Milngavie Branch

Ayr
Traction:
156,380
Routes:
Ayr/Ardrossan Harbour/Largs - Glasgow Central
Ayr - Stranraer Harbour
Barrassie Branch
Carlisle - Dumfries - Kilmarnock - Glasgow Central
Glasgow - East Kilbride

Bathgate
Traction:
318,320,334
Routes:
Helensburgh Central - Edinburgh Waverley
Balloch Branch
Milngavie Branch

Corkerhill
Traction:
156,158,380,385
Routes:
Glasgow - Wemyss Bay/ Gourock
Glasgow - Paisley Canal
Glasgow - East Kilbride/Kilmarnock

Dumfries
Traction:
156
Routes:
Dumfries - Carlisle
Dumfries - Kilmarnock - Glasgow Central
Glasgow - East Kilbride

Dundee
Traction:
158,170,HST
Routes:
Dundee - Aberdeen
Dundee - Edinburgh
Dundee - Perth
Ladybank - Perth
Fife Circle

Edinburgh Waverley
Traction:
158,170,380,385,HST
Routes:
Edinburgh - Dundee
Fife Circle
Ladybank - Perth
Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen St (via Croy and also Cumbernauld)
Falkirk - Dunblane
Edinburgh - Glasgow Central (via Shotts only)
Edinburgh - Tweedbank
Edinburgh - North Berwick/Dunbar.
Both Traction and Routes are link dependant

Fort William
Traction:
156
Routes:
Mallaig - Fort William
Fort William - Crianlarich

Glasgow Central
Traction:
156,158 (both Senior Link only),318, 320, 380, 385
Routes:
Glasgow - Ayr/ Ardrossan Harbour/ Largs
Glasgow - Wemyss Bay/ Gourouck
Glasgow - Cathcart Circle/ Neilston/ Newton
Glasgow - Paisley Canal
Glasgow - Lanark
Senior Link adds
Glasgow - East Kilbride/Kilmarnock
Glasgow - Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts


Glasgow Queen Street
Traction:
156,158,170,385,HST (link dependant)
Routes:
Glasgow - Edinburgh (via Croy and also via Cumbernauld)
Glasgow - Anniesland
Glasgow - Alloa
Stirling - Perth (link dependant)
Glasgow - Oban (link dependant)

Gourock
Traction:
318,320,380
Routes:
Gourock/Wemyss Bay - Glasgow Central
Glasgow - Newton/Neilston/Cathcart Circle

Mallaig
Traction:
156
Routes:
Mallaig - Fort William
Fort William - Crianlarich

Motherwell
Traction:
156,158 (both senior link only),318,320,334,380,385
Routes:
Motherwell - Partick via Whifflet, WCML or Hamilton Circle
Partick - Dalmuir via Singer or Yoker
Milngavie Branch
Larkhall Branch
Glasgow Cathcart Circle/Newton/Neilston
Senior link adds
Motherwell - Lanark
Motherwell - Edinburgh via Carstairs or Shotts

Helensburgh
Traction:
318,320,334
Routes:
Helensburgh Central - Edinburgh Waverley
Balloch Branch
Milngavie Branch

Inverness
Traction:
158,170,HST
Routes:
Inverness - Perth
Inverness - Aberdeen
Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh
Dingwall - Wick
Georgemas Junction - Thurso

Kyle of Lochalsh
Traction:
158
Routes:
Kyle of Lochalsh - Inverness

Oban
Traction:
156
Routes:
Oban - Crianlarich - Glasgow Queen Street

Perth
Traction:
158,170,HST
Routes:
Perth - Inverness
Perth - Aberdeen
Perth - Glasgow Queen Street
Perth - Edinburgh (via Ladybank and also via Stirling)
Ladybank - Dundee
Fife Circle

Shields
Traction:
156,158,318,320,380,385
Routes:
Glasgow - Wemyss Bay/ Gourock
Glasgow - Paisley Canal
Glasgow - East Kilbride/Kilmarnock
Glasgow - Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts
Glasgow - Cathcart Circle/ Neilston/ Newton

Stirling
Traction:
385
Routes:
Stirling - Dunblane
Stirling - Alloa
Stirling - Edinburgh / Queen St (via Croy and also Cumbernauld)

Stranraer
Traction:
156
Routes:
Stranraer - Ayr - Kilmarnock - Glasgow Central

Tweedbank
Traction:
158,170,380,385
Routes:
Tweedbank - Edinburgh
Fife Circle
Edinburgh - North Berwick

Wick
Traction:
158
Routes:
Wick - Inverness
Georgemas Junction - Thurso

Yoker
Traction:
318,320,334
Routes:
Helensburgh Central - Airdrie via Yoker or Singer
Balloch Branch
Milngavie Branch
Partick - Motherwell via Hamilton circle or Whifflet
Larkhall branch
Bellgrove - Springburn - Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld - Motherwell
Airdrie - Edinburgh Waverley (senior link only)

Southeastern

Ashford
Traction:
375,377
Routes:
Ramsgate - London Charing X via Dover or Canterbury West
Ashford - London Victoria via Maidstone East
London Bridge - London Cannon Street
Bromley South - London Blackfriars


Ashford HS
Traction:
395s
Routes: St Pancras to St Pancras via HS1 to Ebbsfleet, North Kent, Chatham Mainline, Ashford - Ramsgate Line - HS1.
Ashford - Folkestone - Dover Priory via the sea wall.
Strood - Maidstone West
Faversham - Dover via Canterbury East

Charing Cross
Traction:
465,466,375,376,
Routes:
All metro area routes except Grove Park - Bromley North and the Catford Loop/Blackfriars. Also sign to Tun Wells and all depots/sidings en route. .

Dartford
Traction:
465,466,376
Routes:
All metro routes except via Chathams and Catford Loop, Blackfriars or Bromley North, or Orpington - Sevenoaks

Dover;

Faversham

Traction:
375,465,466
Routes:
Victoria to Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Faversham
Bromley South to Blackfriars
Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea
Rochester to Dartford
Dartford to Charing Cross and Cannon Street via Sidcup
Dartford to Victoria via Bexleyheath


Faversham HS
Traction:
395s
Routes: St Pancras to St Pancras via HS1 to Ebbsfleet, North Kent, Chatham Mainline, Ashford - Ramsgate Line - HS1.
Ashford - Folkestone - Dover Priory via the sea wall.
Strood - Maidstone West
Faversham - Dover via Canterbury East

Gillingham
Traction:
465,466,375,376, 377
Routes:
All metro area routes (except Bromley North)
London to Ramsgate and Dover via Sole Street
Strood - Tonbridge
Sittingbourne - Sheerness

Grove Park
Traction:
465,466,375,376, 377 (link dependant)
Routes:
All metro area routes. Also (link dependent) sign to Tun Wells, and Tonbridge to Ashford

Hastings
Traction:
375,377
Routes:
Hastings - Tonbridge - London Charing Cross
Ore - Hastings
Tonbridge - Redhill - London Bridge

Slade Green
Traction:
465,466,375,376
Routes:
All metro routes except via Chathams and Catford Loop, Blackfriars or Bromley North
Strood - Tonbridge (link dependent)

Tonbridge
Traction:
375,377,465,466
Routes:
Ramsgate - London Charing X via Dover or Canterbury West
Ashford - London Victoria via Maidstone East
London Bridge - London Cannon Street
Bromley South - London Blackfriars
Tonbridge - Redhill - London Bridge
Tonbridge - Hastings
Paddock Wood - Strood

Orpington
Traction:
465,466,376
All metro area routes except Bromley North.

Ramsgate:
Traction:
375
Routes:
Ramsgate - London via Chatham mainline and Southeastern Mainline (+ diversion via Strood and North Kent Line)
Ashford - London via Maidstone Line.
Faversham - Dover via Canterbury East

Ramsgate HS
Traction:
395s
Routes: St Pancras to St Pancras via HS1 to Ebbsfleet, North Kent, Chatham Mainline, Ashford - Ramsgate Line - HS1.
Ashford - Folkestone - Dover Priory via the sea wall.
Strood - Maidstone West

Victoria:
Traction:
465, 466, 375, 376, 377,
Routes:
SE Metro Routes
London - Faversham via the Chathams
London - Ashford via Maidstone Line
Ashford - Canterbury West

Southern

Barnham
Traction:
313,377
Routes:
Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton
Bognor branch
Littlehampton Branch
Victoria via Hove and Horsham
London Bridge low level
Southampton (link 1 only)

Brighton
Traction:
313,377,387
Routes:
Brighton - London Victoria
East Croydon - London Bridge
Brighton - Ore
Lewes - Seaford
Lewes - Wivelsfield
Brighton - Portsmouth Harbour
Littlehampton Branch
Bognor Branch
Havant - Southampton (link 1 only)


Caterham
Traction:
377, 455
Routes:
London Bridge-East Croydon (via Forest Hill)
London Victoria-Caterham (via Norbury)
Purley-Tattenham Corner
London Bridge-Streatham Common (via Tulse Hill)
Balham-Sydenham/Norwood Junction (via Crystal Palace)
Norwood Junction/Selhurst-Epsom Downs (via West Croydon and Sutton)

Eastbourne
Traction:
313,377,171 (Link 1 only)
Routes:
Brighton - Ore
Lewes - Seaford
Lewes - London Victoria
East Croydon - London Bridge
Ore - Ashford link 1 only


Epsom
Traction:
377, 455
Route:
London Bridge-East Croydon (via Forest Hill)
Victoria-Caterham (via Norbury)
Purley-Tattenham Corner
Balham-Sydenham/Norwood Junction (via Crystal Palace)
Selhurst/Norwood Junction-Horsham (via West Croydon, Sutton and Dorking)
Sutton-Epsom Downs

Horsham
Traction:
377,455
Routes:
Horsham - Portsmouth Harbour/Bognor via Arun Valley,
Horsham - London Victoria/London Bridge via Dorking and Sutton and via Gatwick


London Bridge
Traction:
377,455
Routes:
London Bridge-East Croydon (via Forest Hill)
London Bridge-Streatham Common (via Tulse Hill)
London Victoria-Caterham (via Norbury and East Croydon)
Streatham-Sutton (via Mitcham)
Streatham-Sutton (via Tooting and Wimbledon)
Tulse Hill-Beckenham Junction (via Crystal Palace)
Balham-Sydenham (via Crystal Palace)
Crystal Palace-Norwood Junction
Norwood Junction/Selhurst-Dorking (via West Croydon and Sutton)
Sutton-Epsom Downs
Purley-Tattenham Corner.
Leigham Spur (Tulse Hill-Streatham Hill, usually used by ECS moves


Norwood
Traction:
171 (Links 1 and 2 only),377,455
Routes:
London Bridge-East Croydon (via Forest Hill)
London Bridge-Streatham Common (via Tulse Hill)
London Victoria-Purley (via Norbury and East Croydon)
Streatham-Sutton (via Mitcham)
Tulse Hill-Crystal Palace
Balham-Sydenham (via Crystal Palace)
Crystal Palace-Norwood Junction
Norwood Junction/Selhurst-Dorking (via West Croydon and Sutton)
South Croydon-East Grinstead (via Oxted)
Purley-Tattenham Corner (Links 2 and 3 only)
Hurst Green-Uckfield (Links 1 and 2 only)
Dorking-Horsham (via Holmwood, Link 2 only)
Clapham Junction-Milton Keynes Central (via Kensington Olympia, Link 1 only)
Leigham Spur (Tulse Hill-Streatham Hill)
Streatham Common-Imperial Wharf (via Herne Hill, Brixton and Factory Junction Link 1 only)

Redhill
Traction:
16x (link 1 only), 377,455
Routes:
Redhill - Reigate
Redhill - London Bridge and London Victoria plus diversions via & Crystal Palace
Redhill - Brighton including Quarry line
Redhill - Horsham
Redhill - Tonbridge
Selhurst - Sutton
Purley - Caterham/Tattenham Corner
Redhill - Reading (link 1 only)
Horsham - Bognor Regis (link 1 only)


Selhurst
Traction:
377,387 (Link 1 only),455
Routes:
London Bridge-East Croydon (via Forest Hill)
London Bridge-Streatham Common (via Tulse Hill)
London Victoria-Caterham (via Norbury and East Croydon)
Streatham-Sutton (via Mitcham, Links 1-3 only)
Streatham-Sutton (via Tooting and Wimbledon, Link 1 only)
Tulse Hill-Beckenham Junction (via Crystal Palace)
Balham-Sydenham (via Crystal Palace)
Crystal Palace-Norwood Junction
Norwood Junction/Selhurst-Dorking (via West Croydon and Sutton, Link 4 don't sign beyond Epsom)
Sutton-Epsom Downs
Purley-Tattenham Corner.
East Croydon-Reigate (via Coulsdon South and Redhill, Link 3 only)
East Croydon-Brighton (via Redhill and Quarry Tunnel, Link 1 only)
Dorking-Horsham (via Holmwood, Link 1 only)
Three Bridges-Horsham (via Crawley, Link 1 only)
Leatherhead-Guildford (via Effingham Junction, Link 2 only)
Leigham Spur
Streatham Common-Victoria (via Herne Hill and Brixton, Link 1 only)


Three Bridges
Traction: 377 455
Routes:
Three Bridges to Brighton,
Preston Park - Littlehampton via Hove,
Three Bridges - Bognor Regis via Arun Valley
Three Bridges - London Victoria/London Bridge including diverts,
Norwood junction/Selhurst - Sutton - Epsom
Purley to Tattenham Corner/Caterham


Victoria
Traction:
377,455
Routes:
London Victoria-East Croydon (via Norbury)
London Bridge-East Croydon (via Forest Hill)
London Bridge-Tulse Hill (via Peckham Rye, Link 2 only)
Balham-Norwood Junction/Sydenham (via Crystal Palace)
Crystal Palace-Beckenham Junction (Link 2 only)
Tulse Hill-Streatham Common (Link 2 only)
Streatham North Junction-Sutton (via Mitcham Junction)
Norwood Junction/Selhurst-Dorking (via West Croydon and Sutton)
Sutton-Epsom Downs
South Croydon-East Grinstead (via Oxted)
Peckham Rye-London Victoria (via Denmark Hill and Stewarts Lane, link 2 only)
East Croydon-Brighton (via Redhill and Quarry Tunnel, link 1 only)
Keymer Junction-Ore (via Lewes and Eastbourne, Link 1 only)
Brighton-Lewes (via Moulscoombe, Link 1 only)
Brighton-Littlehampton (via Hove and Worthing plus spur from Preston Park, Link 1 only)
Three Bridges-Bognor Regis (via Crawley and the Arun Valley, Link 1 only)
Dorking-Horsham (via Holmwood, Link 1 only)
Leigham Spur (Tulse Hill-Streatham Hill, Link 2 only)
London Victoria-Tulse Hill via Brixton and Herne Hill
Peckham Rye-London Victoria (via Denmark Hill and Stewarts Lane, link 2 only)

South Western Railway

Basingstoke

Traction:
158/9 (Link dependant), 444,450
Routes:
Waterloo - Southampton Central via Surbiton and Feltham (including Hounslow loop and Weybridge bay)
Eastleigh - Portsmouth Harbour
Pirbright Junction - Alton
Barton Mill depot and Basingstoke sidings
Fareham - Southampton
Reading - Salisbury (link dependant)

Bournemouth
Traction:
158/9, 442 (both link dependant) 444,450
Routes:
Weymouth - Waterloo via Basingstoke and Haslemere.
Brockenhurst - Lymington Pier
Cosham/Farlington Jct - Portsmouth Harbour (link dependant)

Farnham
Traction:
444, 450, 455, 456, 458 (701 in future)
Routes:
Waterloo to Alton
Waterloo to Basingstoke
Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
Waterloo to Haslemere (via Worplesdon)
Waterloo to Reading (via Hounslow & Richmond)
Aldershot to Ascot
Aldershot to Guildford
Whitton Curve

Feltham (Opening Soon)
Traction:
444, 450, 455, 456, 458, 707 (701 in future)
Routes:
Waterloo-Woking
Kingston Loop
Hounslow Loop
Waterloo-Reading via Richmond and Hounslow
Staines-Windsor
Virginia Water-Weybridge

Fratton
Traction:
158,159,442 (all link dependant), 444,450
Routes:
Portsmouth Harbour to Waterloo via Haslemere and Basingstoke
Fareham to Southampton via Netley
Southampton - Poole sidings and Guildford - Surbiton via Cobham (link dependant)
Southampton - Salisbury via Redbridge (link dependant)

Guildford;
Traction:
444, 450, 455, 456 (701 in future)
Routes:
Waterloo to Alton
Waterloo to Chessington South
Waterloo to Dorking
Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
Waterloo to Guildford (via Epsom)
Waterloo to Hampton Court
Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour (via Worplesdon)
Aldershot to Ascot
Aldershot to Guildford

Northam
Traction:
444/450
Routes:
Waterloo - Poole via Basingstoke and Haslemere
Eastleigh - Fareham
Fareham/Cosham - Portsmouth Harbour

Ryde St John’s Road
Traction:
Currently suspended - will be transitioning from 483 to 484
Routes:
Ryde - Shanklin

Salisbury
Traction:
158/159, (link dependent add 444/450)
Routes:
Waterloo - Exeter St Davids via Andover and Southampton Central
Romsey - Eastleigh via Chandler’s Ford
Salisbury - Bristol TM
Westbury - Yeovil Junction via Castle Cary

Strawberry Hill
Traction:
444, 450, 455, 456, 458, 707 (701 in future)
Routes:
Waterloo-Woking
Waterloo-Hampton Court
Waterloo-Chessington South
Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham
Waterloo-Shepperton via Richmond and Wimbledon, and the Kingston Loop
Waterloo-Reading via Richmond and Hounslow, and the Hounslow Loop
Staines-Windsor
Virginia Water-Weybridge
East Putney (Wandsworth Town-Wimbledon)

Staines
Traction:
444, 450, 455, 456, 458, 707 (701 in future)
Routes:
Waterloo-Woking
Waterloo-Hampton Court
Kingston Loop
Hounslow Loop
Waterloo-Reading via Richmond and Hounslow
Staines-Windsor
Virginia Water-Weybridge

Waterloo
Traction:
444, 450, 455, 456, 458, 707 (701 in future) 158/9 in top link only
Waterloo-Guildford via Woking
Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham
Waterloo-Guildford via Epsom
Waterloo-Hampton Court
Waterloo-Dorking
Waterloo-Chessington South
Waterloo-Shepperton via Richmond and Wimbledon, and the Kingston Loop
Waterloo-Windsor via Richmond and Hounslow, and the Hounslow Loop.
Staines-Weybridge/Byfleet & New Haw
Then link dependant routes:
Virginia Water-Reading
Woking-Poole
Woking-Alton
Guildford-Portsmouth Harbour
Basingstoke-Salisbury

Wimbledon
Traction:
444/450/455/456/458/707 (701 in future)
Routes:
Waterloo-Guildford via Woking
Waterloo-Guildford via Cobham
Waterloo-Guildford via Epsom
Waterloo-Hampton Court
Waterloo-Dorking
Waterloo-Chessington South
Waterloo-Shepperton via Richmond and Wimbledon, and the Kingston Loop
Waterloo-Reading via Richmond and Hounslow, and the Hounslow Loop
Staines-Windsor
Virginia Water-Weybridge/Byfleet & New Haw
And link dependant routes:
Woking-Alton
Guildford-Portsmouth Harbour

Woking
Traction:
444, 450, 455, 456, 458, 707 (701 in future)
Routes:
Waterloo to Alton
Waterloo to Ascot (via Hounslow & Richmond)
Waterloo to Basingstoke
Waterloo to Chessington South
Waterloo to Hampton Court
Waterloo to Guildford (via Cobham)
Waterloo to Guildford (via Epsom)
Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour (via Haslemere) (link dependent)
Weybridge/Byfleet & New Haw - Chertsey - Virginia Water
Aldershot to Ascot
Aldershot to Guildford
Addlestone to New Haw ("Byfleet Curve")
Hounslow to Whitton ("Whitton Curve")

Weymouth;
Traction:
444, 450
Routes:
Weymouth - London Waterloo

Yeovil Junction
Traction: 158/159
Routes:
Exeter - Yeovil - Salisbury - London Waterloo
Salisbury - Bristol
Westbury - Frome - Yeovil
Yeovil - Weymouth

Thameslink

Ashford
Traction:
700
Routes:
Sevenoaks - Blackfriars via Swanley and Catford
(temporarily) Orpington - Kentish Town (via above)
Diversions via Herne Hill

Bedford
Traction:
700
Routes:
Bedford - London Blackfriars - Brighton
East Croydon - East Grinstead (link 1 only)
Blackfriars - Sutton Loop (link 2 only)
Various diversions for the above

Brighton
Traction:
700
Routes:
Brighton - London Blackfriars
Link Dependant, either
Brighton - Littlehampton
Blackfriars - Bedford
OR
Blackfriars - Cambridge


Cricklewood
Traction:
700
Routes:
Bedford - London Blackfriars - Sutton Loop
Loughborough Junction - Orpington
Various diversions for the above

Gillingham
Traction:
700
Routes:
Rainham - Gillingham - London Blackfriars - Luton - Bedford
Various diversions for the above

Horsham
Traction:
700
Routes:
Horsham - London Blackfriars - Peterborough
Various diversions for the above

Luton
Traction:
700
Routes:
Bedford - Luton - London Blackfriars - Three Bridges
Three Bridges - Brighton (link 1 only)
Blackfriars - Sutton Loop (link 1 only)
Blackfriars - Rainham (link 2 only)
Blackfriars - Orpington/Sevenoaks (link 2 only)
Various diversions for the above

Orpington
Traction:
700
Routes:
Luton - London Blackfriars - Sevenoaks (via Orpington and Swanley)
Orpington - London Victoria
Various diversions for the above

St Albans
Traction:
700
Routes:
Bedford - Luton - St Albans - London Blackfriars - Sutton Loop
Various Diversions for above

Three Bridges
Traction
700
Routes:
Bedford - London Blackfriars - Brighton
East Croydon-East Grinstead
Three bridges - Horsham including field sidings
Bedford carriage sidings and north end sidings
Wivelsfield - Lewes - Brighton

TPE

Cleethorpes:
Traction:
153,185
Routes:
Cleethorpes - Barton on Humber
Cleethorpes - Manc Airport
Diversions Thrybergh and Romiley

Glasgow Central:
Traction:
397/802.
Routes:
Glasgow Central to Preston.
Polmadie.
Edinburgh Waverley to Carstairs.
Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle.
Craigentinny.

Hull:
Traction:
185
Routes:
Hull - Manchester Piccadilly

Liverpool Lime Street
Traction:
185 + 802
Routes:
Liverpool - York via Manchester Victoria, Huddersfield and Leeds
Manchester Victoria - Manchester Airport via the Orsdall Chord
Manchester Piccadilly - Stalybridge via Guide Bridge
Edge Hill - Castlefield Junction via Warrington Central currently as a diversion

Manchester Piccadilly
Traction:
All sign 185. Scarborough link adds 68/MK5, West Coast link adds 397
Routes
Liverpool - York via Manchester Victoria, Huddersfield and Leeds (Hull & Scarborough Links)
Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Airport via the Orsdall Chord (All links)
Manchester Piccadilly - Stalybridge via Guide Bridge (Hull & Scarborough Links)
York - Scarborough (Scarborough Link)
Micklefield - Hull (Hull Link)
Manchester Piccadilly - Stalybridge via Guide Bridge (Hull & Scarborough Links)
Edge Hill - Castlefield Junction via Warrington Central. (Hull & Scarborough Links)
Manchester Airport - Edinburgh Waverly via Preston (West Coast link)

Newcastle:
Traction:
185,802

Edinburgh - Newcastle (High Level Bridge and King Edward Bridge) - Leeds (via Micklefield)

Preston:
Traction:
397
Routes:
Preston to Glasgow Central.
Carstairs to Edinburgh Waverley.
Preston to Manchester Airport via Chorley and Chat Moss.
Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street via St Helens Central and Earlestown.
Salford Crescent to Manchester Victoria.
Ordsall Lane to Manchester Victoria.
Longsight

Scarborough:
Traction:
68/185
Routes:
Scarborough - Manchester Victoria (via York/Micklefield & Ashton)
York - Redcar Central plus loop

Sheffield:
Traction:
185
Routes:
Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly (via Hope Valley onto via Hazel Grove and Stockport and via New Mills Central).
Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport.
Sheffield to Manchester via Huddersfield
Sheffield to Cleethorpes (plus diversions avoiding Meadowhall, via Rotherham, via Kilnhurst).

York
Traction:
185, 68/MK5, 802 (currently drivers sign EITHER 68 or 802 depending on link)
Routes:
Newcastle - York (King Edwards Bridge)
Redcar Central - York (via Yarm)
Scarborough - York
York - Manchester Victoria (via Micklefield, Dewsbury, Stalybridge and Ashton under Lyne)
Manchester Victoria - Manchester Airport (via Ordsall Chord)
Manchester Victoria - Liverpool (via Chat Moss)
Stalybridge - Manchester Piccadilly (via Guide Bridge)
Newcastle (High Level Bridge)
Thirsk - Yarm (via Boroughbridge, avoiding Northallerton)
Northallerton - Thornaby (via Dinsdale, avoiding Yarm)
York - Leeds via Castleford
Leeds - Huddersfield via Normanton/Wakefield Kirkgate
Huddersfield - Manchester Victoria via Calder Valley
Manchester Victoria - Manchester Piccadilly via Salford Crescent (avoiding Ordsall Chord)
York - Doncaster IEP Depot (802 link only)

Transport for Wales

Cardiff Central (Mainline)
Link dependant - only some drivers sign all Traction and no drivers sign all routes
Traction:
143,150,153,158,170,175,67/DVT (transition from MKIII DVT to MKIV DVT to start imminently. Only signed by one link)
Routes:
Cardiff - Swansea - Carmarthen - Milford Haven
Cardiff - Barry - Bridgend
Bridgend - Maesteg
Port Talbot - Swansea District Line - Llanelli
Cardiff - Shrewsbury - Crewe
Shrewsbury - Chester
Cardiff - Ebbw Vale
Newport - Cheltenham

Cardiff Central (Valleys)
Traction:
143,150,153,769
Routes:
Treherbert/Aberdare/Merthyr - Cardiff
Rhymney - Cardiff
Radyr - Cardiff - Coryton (city line)
Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Bay
Cardiff - Penarth/Barry Island

Carmarthen
Traction:
143,150,153,158,175
Routes:
Carmarthen - Swansea - Cardiff
Carmarthen - Milford Haven/Fishguard/Pembroke Dock
Llanelli - Llandrindod Wells
Bridgend - Barry - Cardiff
Swansea District Line

Chester
Link Dependant - 1 starter and 2 main links, most work shared but some routes only in one or two links
Traction:
150,153,158,175. 230 training to start imminently.
Routes:
Chester - Holyhead/Llandudno
Chester - Crewe
Chester - Shrewsbury
Crewe - Shrewsbury (link dependent)
Shrewsbury - Birmingham International (direct and via Bescot (link dependent))
Crewe - Wolverhampton (link dependent)
Chester - Liverpool (link dependent)
Chester - Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington BQ (link dependent via Northwich)
Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Airport (link dependent)
Wrexham - Bidston

Crewe
Link Dependant - only one of two links signs 67/DVTs. Otherwise all work shared.
Traction:
150,153,158,175, 67/DVT (transition from MKIII DVT to MKIV DVT to start imminently)
Routes:
Crewe - Manchester 4 ways (direct, via Styal, via Stoke-on-Trent, via Warrington)
Crewe - Shrewsbury - Cardiff
Crewe - Chester - Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury - Birmingham International (direct only)
Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton

Holyhead
Traction:
150,153,158,175, 67/DVT (transition from MKIII DVT to MKIV DVT to start imminently)
Routes:
Holyhead - Chester - Crewe
Chester - Warrington BQ - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Airport
Llandudno - Llandudno Junction - Blaneau Ffestiniog

Llandudno Junction
Traction:
150,153,158,175
Routes:
Holyhead - Chester - Crewe
Chester - Warrington BQ - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Airport
Llandudno - Llandudno Junction - Blaneau Ffestiniog

Machynlleth
Traction:
158
Routes:
Aberystwyth - Machynlleth - Shrewsbury
Dovey Junction - Pwllheli

Pwllheli
Traction:
158
Routes:
Aberystwyth - Machynlleth - Shrewsbury
Dovey Junction - Pwllheli

Rhymney
Traction:
143,150,153,769
Routes:
Treherbert/Aberdare/Merthyr - Cardiff
Rhymney - Cardiff
Radyr - Cardiff - Coryton (city line)
Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Bay
Cardiff - Penarth/Barry Island

Shrewsbury
Traction:
150,153,158,175
Routes:
Shrewsbury - Birmingham International (direct and via Bescot)
Shrewsbury - Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly (direct only)
Shrewsbury - Chester - Crewe
Shrewsbury - Llanwrtyd Wells

Treherbert
Traction:
143,150,153
Routes:
Treherbert/Aberdare/Merthyr - Cardiff
Rhymney - Cardiff
Radyr - Cardiff - Coryton (city line)
Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Bay
Cardiff - Penarth/Barry Island

West Midlands Trains

Birmingham New Street

Traction:
170 (link dependent),323,350
Routes:
Birmingham - Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton - Liverpool (link dependent)
Birmingham - Coventry
Coventry - Northampton (link dependent)
Birmingham - Walsall - Rugeley
Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove Cross City Line
Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury (link dependent)

Birmingham Snow Hill
Traction:
172
Routes:
Birmingham Snow Hill - Worcester
Birmingham - Dorridge - Stratford
Birmingham - Shirley - Stratford
Hatton - Leamington Spa

Bletchley
Traction:
230 (link dependent),319,350
Routes:
Bletchley - London Euston
Bletchely - Northampton - Birmingham New Street
Milton Keynes - Rugby (direct via Weedon)
Bletchley - Bedford (link dependent)
Watford Junction - St Albans Abbey

Crewe
Traction:
350
Routes:
Crewe - Liverpool
Crewe - Birmingham New Street (direct and via Bescot)
Crewe - Trent Valley - Rugby - Northampton
Crewe - Stoke - Stafford
Stone - Colwich Junction
Bescot - Walsall

Coventry
Traction:
172 (link dependent), 323, 350
Routes:
Coventry - Northampton
Coventry - Birmingham - Wolverhampton
Birmingham - Walsall
Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove Cross City Line
Nuneaton - Coventry - Leamington Spa (link dependent)

Leamington Spa
Traction:
172
Routes:
Leamington - Coventry - Nuneaton
Leamington - Birmingham Moor Street - Worcester
Birmingham - Stratford
Stratford - Hatton

Northampton
Traction:
350
Routes:
Northampton - London Euston
Northampton - Birmingham New Street
Rugby - Crewe via Trent Valley (link dependent)

Shrewsbury
Traction:
170, 196 training to start imminently
Routes:
Shrewsbury - Birmingham New Street (direct and via Bescot)
Bescot - Walsall

Wolverhampton
Traction:
170,323,350, 196 training to start imminently
Routes:
Birmingham - Liverpool
Birmingham - Coventry
Birmingham - Walsall - Rugeley
Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove Cross City Line
Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury
Stafford - Rugeley

Worcester Shrub Hill
Traction:
170, 172, 196 training to start imminently
Routes:
Worcester - Kidderminster - Birmingham Moor Street - Dorridge
Tyseley - Stratford on Avon
Birmingham New Street - University/Camp Hill - Bromsgrove - Worcester - Hereford
Smethwick - Birmingham New Street
Birmingham - Tyseley depot
This message was done in 2012 and I cant find a new one, is there a newer one?
 

craigybagel

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I saw this but from my knowledge, it's not complete and some parts are completely wrong mostly due to it being 9 yrs old now
Feel free to let me know what parts are completely wrong. The info I have posted comes from a variety of different people (some who post publicly and others who send me PMs) and nobody else has complained about the accuracy of the Southern info, though I'm happy to change things if it turns out there are mistakes.

With regards to the age of the post, I wonder if you're getting confused with the year I first joined Railforums, which was indeed 2012 (ironically enough the reason I joined was to correct some false information being posted about my then employer) - I think on certain browsers that detail might show up rather prominently?

Rest assured the Route and Traction Knowledge list was first posted by me in 2020 and has been kept as up to date as possible ever since.
 
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I can only assume the OP is getting 2012 from the thread starter (craigybagel). The date he joined the forum.
When you open the thread from the first page it's probably the first date you see :idea: (apart from the obvious date the thread was started at the top of the page)

 

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I can only assume the OP is getting 2012 from the thread starter (craigybagel). The date he joined the forum.
When you open the thread from the first page it's probably the first date you see :idea: (apart from the obvious date the thread was started at the top of the page)

Yes your correct my apologies everyone

Feel free to let me know what parts are completely wrong. The info I have posted comes from a variety of different people (some who post publicly and others who send me PMs) and nobody else has complained about the accuracy of the Southern info, though I'm happy to change things if it turns out there are mistakes.

With regards to the age of the post, I wonder if you're getting confused with the year I first joined Railforums, which was indeed 2012 (ironically enough the reason I joined was to correct some false information being posted about my then employer) - I think on certain browsers that detail might show up rather prominently?

Rest assured the Route and Traction Knowledge list was first posted by me in 2020 and has been kept as up to date as possible ever since.
GWR Fratton depot sign Trowbirdge/Bath Spa - Swindon, Southern Barnham depot sign Fareham to Eastleigh and Eastleigh to Southampton Central also not sure with Barnham signing up to London Bridge anymore but I have emailed Southern about all this so ill let you know what I hear from them if anything is good
 

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As noted above, the thread contains all of the required details for drivers. There is also a guards one here. If you have any suggestions / updates to add, please post on the respective thread.

Otherwise I think this thread can now be closed.
 
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