May 2015 ~ SouthWestTrains Fleet

Welcome to this SouthWestTrains FleetList, compiled by Andy, correct as of May 2015. 


2-Car, Based at Salisbury for local services/supplementing 159s:

158880

158881

158882






159 001 at Clapham Junction.


158882

158883

158884

158885

158886

158887

158888

158889

158890


3-Car, Based at Salisbury depot, Waterloo to Exeter Services:

159001

159002 - On Loan to First Great Western

159003

159004

159005

159006 - On Loan to First Great Western

159007

159008

159009

159010

159011

159012

159013

159014

159015

159016

159017

159018

159019

159020

159021

159022

159101

159102

159103

159104

159105

159106

159107

159108






444 023 at Clapham Junction.



Weymouth & Portsmouth to Waterloo Services, Based at Siemans in Northam (Southampton):

444001 - 444045


Outer-Suburban Services, 4-Car, Operated from Northam:

450001 - 450042

450071 - 450127


4-Car, Windsor Services, Stored at Northam Depot.

450543 - 450570






455 722 at Clapham Junction.



4-Car, 1980s stock, On Suburban Services (All in Main-Red Suburban Livery)

455701 - 455742

455750

455847 - 455874

455901 - 455920


2-Car, Guildford Branch (awaiting refurbishment for exterior and interior.)

456001 - Southern Livery

456002 - SWT Red Livery

456003 - SWT Red Livery.

456004 - SWT Red Livery

456005 - Southern Livery

456006 - SWT Red Livery






456 024 looking shiny at Clapham Junction.


456007 - Southern Livery

456008 - Southern Livery

456009 - Southern Livery

459010 - SWT Red Livery

456011 - Southern Livery

456012 - SWT Red Livery

456013 - Southern Livery

456014 - SWT Red Livery

456015 - SWT Red Livery

456016 - SWT Red Livery

456017 - SWT Red Livery

456018 - SWT Red Livery

456019 - SWT Red Livery

456020 - Southern Livery

456021 - Southern Livery

456022 - Southern Livery

456023 - Southern Livery

456024 - SWT Red Livery


5-Car, Windsor - London Line

458001 - 458030 (all will be converted to 458/5s, numbering will be the same but with a 5 as the 4th digit.)

458501 - Out of service - fire damaged

458502 - South West Blue Livery

458503 - South West Blue Livery






458 536 looking clean on a service to London Waterloo.


458504 - South West Blue Livery

458505 - South West Blue Livery

458510 - South West Blue Livery

458511 - South West Blue Livery

458018 - Doncaster

458520 - South West Blue Livery

458524 - South West Blue Livery

458525 - South West Blue Livery

458026 - Doncaster

458027 - Doncaster

458530 - South West Blue Livery

458531 - South West Blue Livery

458532 - South West Blue Livery

458533 - South West Blue Livery

458534 - South West Blue Livery

458535 - South West Blue Livery

458536 - South West Blue Livery



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