Man Utd - SWR heads up….

[Brentford Bob]

If anyone is travelling to Brentford from the South on Wednesday, be aware that the last train home leaves Kew at 2156. So, no chance basically.

 

[Brentford Bob]

Here:

 

[Brentford Bob]

And if you click ‘later trains’….you get this…..

 

[hobbsy]

Yes sorry didn't read your post correctly, there is a Salisbury train a bit later. But nothing on the the South Coast line.

 

[westendbee]

Also the trains to / from Kew Bridge are only every 30 minutes - unless SWR decides to put some extra trains on at the last minute. They certainly don’t make it easy for us…

 

[cromerbee]

Trainline showing later trains to Horsham or is this wrong. Was going to drive to Horsham.

 

[hobbsy]

Trainline showing later trains to Horsham or is this wrong. Was going to drive to Horsham.

Horsham is okay, but involves a change at East Croydon.

The main problem is SWR have a new timetable from Monday and have withdrawn their entire fleet of 456 trains.

SWR to lose thousands of seats as old trains removed for good in new timetable

A train shortage and Covid problems are set to cause massive disruption for South Western Railway passengers

www.mylondon.news

 

[stevil]

Cheers for the heads up.

Looks like there are reduced services on Thameslink/Southern too (due to Covid absences), so less easy to get home on the Brighton line.

 

[Silly Hat]

Horsham is okay, but involves a change at East Croydon.

The main problem is SWR have a new timetable from Monday and have withdrawn their entire fleet of 456 trains.

SWR to lose thousands of seats as old trains removed for good in new timetable

A train shortage and Covid problems are set to cause massive disruption for South Western Railway passengers

www.mylondon.news

Is there anyone on here connected with SWR who might be able to explain why they’re keeping the 455s? They were built in 1982 and should have been replaced by the 701s a year or so ago I thought?

 

[Ashford Bees]

Is there anyone on here connected with SWR who might be able to explain why they’re keeping the 455s? They were built in 1982 and should have been replaced by the 701s a year or so ago I thought?

Trainspotter alert

 

[Downbeat Bee]

I am a bit concerned that any promised late train back Salisbury way may not materialise.

 

[stevil]

Is there anyone on here connected with SWR who might be able to explain why they’re keeping the 455s? They were built in 1982 and should have been replaced by the 701s a year or so ago I thought?

For a non-trainspotter, that article seemed mental. A new train now won't be operational until later in thd year, so they've decided to withdraw an old train??

 

[HantsBee]

For a non-trainspotter, that article seemed mental. A new train now won't be operational until later in thd year, so they've decided to withdraw an old train??

Sounds about right for SWR....

 

[horshambees]

Trainline showing later trains to Horsham or is this wrong. Was going to drive to Horsham.

I travel from Dorking to Brentford.
17.16 from Dorking gets to Kew Bridge at 18.52.
21.54 or 22.24 back to Clapham and change for Epsom(21.54 & get Dorking train) and or Dorking (22.54 arrives 23. 59).
£8.50 return for me and junior with F&F railcard.
From my local Warnham station £27 return and I cannot get a train back that late so I have to go to Horsham station.
Parking easy for me at both.

 

[Simon C]

Is there anyone on here connected with SWR who might be able to explain why they’re keeping the 455s? They were built in 1982 and should have been replaced by the 701s a year or so ago I thought?

Please reconsider this post. It smells of the type of conversation someone would have while travelling to the Cottage with a Victoria sponge

 

[Silly Hat]

Please reconsider this post. It smells of the type of conversation someone would have while travelling to the Cottage with a Victoria sponge

A pair of 455s photographed just now at Waterloo (probably platform 14, for Dorking and/or Guildford), pondering your post.

 

[Simon C]

A pair of 455s photographed just now at Waterloo (probably platform 14, for Dorking and/or Guildford), pondering your post.

View attachment 29511

Phwoar! What a pair

 

[Banana]

Is there anyone on here connected with SWR who might be able to explain why they’re keeping the 455s? They were built in 1982 and should have been replaced by the 701s a year or so ago I thought?

It will come down to considerations such as the cost of leasing. If they are shorter trains then what with less demand (covid) SWR may consider that fewer coaches are required for the remainder of this year.

 

[LingfieldBee]

I am a bit concerned that any promised late train back Salisbury way may not materialise.

I had this issue for Arsenal game. I got the train up from Yeovil then got a message saying my train home had been cancelled spent whole second half worrying about that than watching the game. In the end despite National rail and every other side saying it had been cancelled they ran it in the end. Me and my brother the only two on the joinery after Salisbury lol

 

[Plymouth Bee]

SWR are introducing a temporary timetable on Monday. Full details here Train Timetable | South Western Railway

 

[nocoat]

w***ers. Halved the morning service from isleworth I think

 

[Bristolian Bee]

Following Southern's lead. 4th consecutive week coming up with no direct services into Victoria. £4700 season ticket money well spent

 

[kenbee]

SWR are introducing a temporary timetable on Monday. Full details here Train Timetable | South Western Railway

Thank you Plymouth Bee. For those of us going home on the Reading Line, and wanting to avoid Kew Bridge station it will have to be a swift walk to Richmond as the last train for stations past Virginia Water leaves at 23.06

 

[hitchinb]

Renationalise the lot - without compensation. Sick of foreign government owned rail companies taking the piss and the profits to subsidise their domestic operations.

 

[cromerbee]

I travel from Dorking to Brentford.
17.16 from Dorking gets to Kew Bridge at 18.52.
21.54 or 22.24 back to Clapham and change for Epsom(21.54 & get Dorking train) and or Dorking (22.54 arrives 23. 59).
£8.50 return for me and junior with F&F railcard.
From my local Warnham station £27 return and I cannot get a train back that late so I have to go to Horsham station.
Parking easy for me at both.

Thanks for that. May not matter now- tested positive for effin Covid!!

 

[horshambees]

Thanks for that. May not matter now- tested positive for effin Covid!!

Sh*t and sorry to hear that.