Southern Southampton to Brighton

[ValleyLines142]

Currently on board 377427 on the 0932 Southampton to Brighton. I thought all West Coastway services were in the hands of 313s these days, or is that just the Portsmouth services?

 

[LA50041]

Currently on board 377427 on the 0932 Southampton to Brighton. I thought all West Coastway services were in the hands of 313s these days, or is that just the Portsmouth services?

313's never go to Southampton anymore as conductors/guards have lost route knowledge. About half of the Portsmouths are 313's but thats as far as they go nowadays

 

[swt_passenger]

313s have never routinely served Southampton since the through service started.

I think the original route clearance was only ever a precaution in case they needed the capability during engineering work or diversions.

 

[MatthewRead]

313s have never routinely served Southampton since the through service started.

I think the original route clearance was only ever a precaution in case they needed the capability during engineering work or diversions.

Have they ever been to Eastbourne or Hastings?

 

[MotorcycleAlan]

 

[MotorcycleAlan]

A 313 did occasionally turn up at Swanwick when I worked there but I believe lack of toilets was the main reason they were unsuitable for a journey of almost 2 hours.

 

[swt_passenger]

Have they ever been to Eastbourne or Hastings?

Couldn’t say - I’ve never been there either...

 

[sarahj]

Have they ever been to Eastbourne or Hastings?

2 run that way. One unit goes in the morning, BTN-EBN-ORE-HGS-ORE-EBN-BTN
One in the PM goes BTN-EBN (not sure what happens to it after that, we pass back to BTN.)
Mon-Fri

 

[RichardKing]

One in the PM goes BTN-EBN (not sure what happens to it after that, we pass back to BTN.)

It heads into Eastbourne Sidings as 5D80 and sits there until around 20:30-21:00, at which point it runs ECS back up to Brighton as 5D00 as the unit's diagrammed to a couple of late night Seaford runs.

 

[Eastwestjct]

313 have run to Southampton quite a bit. There was a spell a couple of years ago when the Sunday trains were frequently formed of 313 units.

Also occasionally on Saturday the Brighton have run as 6 car 313 (reportedly for the football at Brighton)