SWT to Bristol

1288gaje · Post by **1288gaje** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:34 am

As i've noticed since the last timetables,SWT has taken over Wessex Trains between Salisbury to Bristol?
i mean they run on Sunday..London Bristol and why not Mon-Fri or Saturday?
What stock do they run?
158s or 159s?

simont · Post by **simont** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 10:43 am

I'm pretty sure it runs all week. They haven't taken over Wessex's services, Wessex still run at least hourly between Bristol and Salisbury.

It's operated by 159s, SWT don't have any 158s.

1288gaje · Post by **1288gaje** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:28 am

Class 158786/798 are owned by SWT

simont · Post by **simont** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:49 am

No they're not.

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:52 am

SWT took a couple of Central 158s on, same as Wessex and TPX.

simont · Post by **simont** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:53 am

Really? I mean, I stand corrected if true, but I never heard about that.

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:54 am

1288gaje wrote:Class 158786/798 are owned by SWT

SWT only own a few trains which are the 3-CIG for the Lymington branch, a stored CEP and maybe their 73's everything else is leased from a leasing company.

simont · Post by **simont** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:03 pm

Well, it appears that I was wrong there, so I apologise. From what I can gather, the two units are currently being refurbished.

joea1 · Post by **joea1** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:28 pm

jonathanmlewis wrote:a stored CEP

Does that mean there is only one?

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:17 pm

joea1 wrote:
jonathanmlewis wrote:a stored CEP
Does that mean there is only one?

SWT have got rid of all their working CEP's recently. The last ones in service were 2311, 2315.

joea1 · Post by **joea1** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:19 pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I need to get a pic of one, the first and last time I saw one was a distant view from a 458 on the 12th of February. Is one ever going to be in service again?

jonathanmlewis · Post by **jonathanmlewis** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:35 pm

Don't know but SET are still using 3 of them 1697-1699....

joea1 · Post by **joea1** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:37 pm

I know, have you got any idea as to where or when
(in London) I can catch them?

1288gaje · Post by **1288gaje** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:43 pm

joea1 wrote:I know, have you got any idea as to where or when
(in London) I can catch them?

joe, you may find them in Clapham Yard (best view from 7,6,5)
i saw one..

joea1 · Post by **joea1** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:44 pm

I see dozens of CIGs, no CEPs though.