Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway

[Invincible]

Morning all, does anyone know the ID’s of the 701’s that were at Clapham on Sunday morning ?

I noted 701037, 701042, 701043 and 2 others that I couldn’t quite see

Any help appreciated

Rich

Although 5Q50/51/52 tests are running from Eastleigh, one of the trains at Clapham last week did the 5Q20/21 Hounslow loop tests, but from Realtimetrains website does not seem to be running yesterday or today?.

 

[444045]

Morning all, does anyone know the ID’s of the 701’s that were at Clapham on Sunday morning ?

I noted 701037, 701042, 701043 and 2 others that I couldn’t quite see

Any help appreciated

Rich

U.701014 was in Clapham Yard when I passed yesterday, the same place as it was when I passed last Friday.

 

[tricky18jan]

Thank you. Appreciate the help

 

[St. Paddy]

47749 moving 701513 from Derby to Eastleigh today

 

[Invincible]

There seemed to be what looked like a 10 car 701 at Feltham (behind a fence so could not clearly see it) later gone.
No 5Q10 (Reading) or 5Q20/22 tests, but from RTT 5Q51 has started late from Woking.

 

[444045]

There seemed to be what looked like a 10 car 701 at Feltham (behind a fence so could not clearly see it) later gone.
No 5Q10 (Reading) or 5Q20/22 tests, but from RTT 5Q51 has started late from Woking.

U.701021 is on 5Q51 today, started 5Q53 at Eastleigh 1016 and only ran to Woking.

 

[Ian Hardy]

U.701014 was in Clapham Yard when I passed yesterday, the same place as it was when I passed last Friday.

On Saturday morning (16th Sep) 701509 & 701512 were nearest the Windsor Lines.

 

[SWT_USER]

Saw one in Clapham yard with Shepperton on the destination blind. Have they been up that way yet?

Any date for a start on driver training?

 

[sharpinf]

Saw one in Clapham yard with Shepperton on the destination blind. Have they been up that way yet?

A 701 was stored in the Shepperton siding in December 2022 (not my picture / tweet)

https://twitter.com/EthanAfro/status/1606826763132231680?t=sjDeTJk3gxpdwhal183dQQ&s=19

[Link to Twitter post containing photo of 701049 in the siding by the platform at Shepperton station]

 

[XCTurbostar]

This should be a new Class 701 with 47739

Realtime Trains | 5Q10 0913 Derby Litchurch Lane to Eastleigh Trsmd | 26/09/2023

Real-time train running information for 5Q10 0913 departure from Derby Litchurch Lane to Eastleigh Trsmd on 26/09/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[03_179]

Anyone ID the 701 in Eastleigh yesterday please?

Thanks in advance

 

[amazon1675]

Anyone ID the 701 in Eastleigh yesterday please?

Thanks in advance

I noted 701009/012/020/021/035/055.701505/07/08.

 

[03_179]

I noted 701009/012/020/021/035/055.701505/07/08.

Thanks

 

[Chilternblue]

Sunday afternoon, noted the following, 701009/021/039/049

 

[03_179]

Sunday afternoon, noted the following, 701009/021/039/049

Thank you

 

[St. Paddy]

47739 moving 701514 to Eastleigh today according to segen

 

[St. Paddy]

47749 + 701515 moving from Derby to Eastleigh today on segen

 

[The_Train]

47749 + 701515 moving from Derby to Eastleigh today on segen

Can confirm from a photo I have seen of the move

 

[DMckduck97]

Any update on how these trains will be operated? Been dragging on a bit much now, surely a bit of transparency would help.

 

[Bigfoot]

Any update on how these trains will be operated? Been dragging on a bit much now, surely a bit of transparency would help.

When a decision/agreement is made I'm sure it will quickly appear here. Until then everything is speculation.

 

[jamieh27]

My understanding is that they may start 701 services on the Waterloo to Reading service so they can get some 458s off and get them sent to be converted more and also relinqush the 707s as well so they can go to Southeastern.

 

[43096]

My understanding is that they may start 701 services on the Waterloo to Reading service so they can get some 458s off and get them sent to be converted more and also relinqush the 707s as well so they can go to Southeastern.

The 707s are going regardless of 701 introduction. There's no sign of the 701s being introduced and there's now only two 707s in traffic and they finish imminently.

 

[DelW]

My understanding is that they may start 701 services on the Waterloo to Reading service so they can get some 458s off and get them sent to be converted more and also relinqush the 707s as well so they can go to Southeastern.

The 707s are all but gone already (down to one pair in service according to another thread). There seems to be little point in converting more 458s to 4-car when SWR seems to have no intention of using them in that form.

 

[Goldfish62]

My understanding is that they may start 701 services on the Waterloo to Reading service so they can get some 458s off and get them sent to be converted more and also relinqush the 707s as well so they can go to Southeastern.

There's not that many 458s on Reading services.

According to the latest issue of Modern Railways they will enter service first on Windsor services.

 

[43096]

According to the latest issue of Modern Railways they will enter service first on Windsor services.

That is a bit ambiguous - it could mean Windsor or it could mean Windsor lines. Which may mean Reading.

 

[swr444]

There's not that many 458s on Reading services.

According to the latest issue of Modern Railways they will enter service first on Windsor services.

“Windsor line services” which include Reading, shepperton, Kingston rounder and Hounslow loop trains

 

[Goldfish62]

“Windsor line services” which include Reading, shepperton, Kingston rounder and Hounslow loop trains

I've used the "Windsor lines" network almost daily for the past 30 years and have never considered Shepperton to be part of it, but the Chertsey line clearly is.

It had been previously reported that they were going to enter service either to Reading or Windsor first, and the decision has now been taken that it will be Windsor first. Not Reading, Hounslow or Chertsey.

 

[swr444]

I've used the "Windsor lines" network almost daily for the past 30 years and have never considered Shepperton to be part of it, but the Chertsey line clearly is.

It had been previously reported that they were going to enter service either to Reading or Windsor first, and the decision has now been taken that it will be Windsor first. Not Reading, Hounslow or Chertsey.

Shepperton falls under the Windsor line wessex integrated control so for us who work on the railway it is.

 

[Goldfish62]

Shepperton falls under the Windsor line wessex integrated control so for us who work on the railway it is.

Meanwhile the Windsor Lines Passengers Association covers Windsor and Reading lines, Hounslow loop, Kingston loop, Chertsey and Camberley branches, but not Shepperton.

Personally I've always regarded the Windsor lines part of the Kingston loop as Waterloo to Strawberry Hill via Twickenham only.

Perhaps we should start a thread on what constitutes the "Windsor lines" and where the boundaries are.

Anyway, back to 701s...

 

[jamieh27]

Shepperton falls under the Windsor line wessex integrated control so for us who work on the railway it is.

I didn't know Shepperton fell under Windsor lines I know services from Waterloo to Shepperton go through the Windsor lines via Richmond during peak times or engineering works.