Southern Class 313 withdrawal/storage/scrapping updates

[InvHst]

Looks like 313211 might be forming 1345 5Z57 to Lovers Walk, which I think means the end on the West Coastway

Aye I've seen that it's all finished on the West Coastway sadly

 

[Sun Chariot]

Aye I've seen that it's all finished on the West Coastway sadly

The only saving grace, will be how and when the last PEPs are lashed up and sent to Eastleigh. I'm willing them to fling down a 9 car or 12 car consist..!

 

[prod_pep]

Has 313215 also come off the mainly Littlehampton - Brighton BI704 diagram, please?

 

[03_179]

It's back at Lovers Walk

 

[prod_pep]

Just checked and RTT shows its last working as 1S19 1205 Littlehampton - Brighton, making that the last West Coastway 313 service.

 

[InvHst]

Has 313215 also come off the mainly Littlehampton - Brighton BI704 diagram, please?

Yep that went back to Lovers Walk I think Southern want them all their at the end of today so no afternoon work for it

 

[ccityplanner12]

Live scenes from beside the deathbed of ’3209. The coroner's verdict has yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to find that the cause of death is old age (odometer's ticked over).

 

[trainmania100]

Blimey many kids skiving off school

 

[LCRTrainfan979]

Update: it's not dead. It's just got into Lewes not in service, and quoting the guard, there has been a "f**k up" (excuse the language, but it's what the guard said)

 

[that1pepfan]

Blimey many kids skiving off school

According to the guard there is nothing wrong with 313209 and someone tried to sub it for a 377 and the 377 failed it's test

313209 has gone to lovers walk depot.

This just turned up

 

[trainmania100]

Is 313213 still holding on for the finale?

 

[that1pepfan]

Is 313213 still holding on for the finale?

Yes

 

[ccityplanner12]

5: ’3213
7: ’3209
8: ’3203

 

[trainmania100]

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[Sun Chariot]

My last service sightings on the West Coastway.
Thursday: 207 on 06:52 Littlehampton Pompey.
Today: 215 on 07:17 Pompey Brighton.

1976-2023. Rest In PEPs.

 

[trainmania100]

Anyone know if 313213 carries a headboard tonight ?

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

1976-2023. Rest In PEPs.

47 years service must put them close to the longest service for a UK main line EMU. Im ignoring the underground in that assessment.

 

[Mainline421]

Anyone know if 313213 carries a headboard tonight ?

Has one in the window from photos on Twitter.

 

[Wivenswold]

4-BEP/4-CEP (cl.410/411) managed 49 years 1956-2005 but I wouldn't want that to take the shine off the 3-PEPs achievements.

 

[TheHSRailFan]

Thats it... It's over...

 

[Sun Chariot]

Thats it... It's over...
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Then we all went back to bed, put the duvet over our head and waited, until the final few of another "class of 1976" reach their End of Life.

Clue: some were built in Romania

 

[Bishopstone]

Great mix of PEP fans, Southern guards, bemused Sussex Uni students, and tipsy normals on the 23:41

 

[03_179]

There are NO 313s booked out today

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Hi what are the other 2 units in Hove Yard please: I've seen 215, 204, 207 and 216 but can't see the hidden ones

TIA

 

[3973EXL]

Mon 22/05 to Fri 26/05 Q Paths - runs as required

Realtime Trains | 5Z03 0946 Hove Yard to Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) | 22/05/2023

Real-time train running information for 5Z03 0946 departure from Hove Yard to Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) on 22/05/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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Realtime Trains | 5Z01 0942 Lovers Walk T&R.S.M.D to Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) | 22/05/2023

Real-time train running information for 5Z01 0942 departure from Lovers Walk T&R.S.M.D to Eastleigh Arlington (Zg) on 22/05/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[Peter Sarf]

Then we all went back to bed, put the duvet over our head and waited, until the final few of another "class of 1976" reach their End of Life.

Clue: some were built in Romania

Gulp - class 56s.

For me 313s, 56s and HSTs were the shiny new things at the start of my interest in British Railways and they are all going/gone around now. I suppose nearly the APT-P as well but with nowhere near such an illustrious career.

So the 70s era comes to a close.

Question - I cannot be sure but did 313213 end up being the last in service ?.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Question - I cannot be sure but did 313213 end up being the last in service ?.

Indeed it was.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Will the 313/2s be going for immediate scrap soon (I'm aware 3 have gone already) or will there be a long, painful languish in storage for whatever reason?

 

[Towers]

Will the 313/2s be going for immediate scrap soon (I'm aware 3 have gone already) or will there be a long, painful languish in storage for whatever reason?

Given the pace at which recent disposals have taken place, I imagine they’ll be duly ‘recycled’ before very long.

The 456s of course were supposedly going for storage at first, I believe they didn’t last very long at all before somebody decided they were most valuable as scrap.

 

[Southern Dvr]

Given the pace at which recent disposals have taken place, I imagine they’ll be duly ‘recycled’ before very long.

The 456s of course were supposedly going for storage at first, I believe they didn’t last very long at all before somebody decided they were most valuable as scrap.

About 12 months for the 456s I think it was.