UK Railway trains at Reading station, Great Western Mainline, including, Express, Regional and Commuter Passenger trains in December 2021!
A Weekday Afternoon of Great Western services at Reading, heading around the West of England, United Kingdom. Trains include:
Freightliner Class 59s
59/1s Built in 2000 Ordered for ARC Southern, purchased by Freightliner in 2020
59/2s Built in 1995 Ordered for National Power, purchased by Freightliner in 2020
DB Cargo UK Class 66s
66/0s Built in 1998/2001
Freightliner Class 66s
66/6s Built in 2000/01
Great Western Railway Class 165s
165/1 Built in 1992 Two or Three Car Units
CrossCountry Super Voyagers Class 221s
221/1 Built in 2001/02
TfL Rail Class 345s
345/1 Built in 2015/19 AC Only Seven or Nine Car Units
Great Western Railway Class 387s
387/1 Built in 2016/17 AC & DC
387/3 Built in 2016 AC & DC Hired from C2C
South Western Railway Class 450s
450/0 Built in 2002/06 DC Only
Great Western Railway IET Class 800s
800/0 Built in 2014/18 Diesel & Electric Five Car Units
800/3 Built in 2017/18 Diesel & Electric Nine Car Units
Great Western Railway IET Class 802s
802/0 Built in 2017/18 Diesel & Electric Five Car Units
802/1 Built in 2017/18 Diesel & Electric Nine Car Units
Filmed on 30th May 2021, Between 12.45 and 15.00.
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INFORMATION KEY
Train Numbers – e.g. 43032 or 800110 – These are train numbers which are specific to that train. No trains can be numbered the same. Locos are 5 digit numbers where the first two numbers are the class of train e.g. 67010 would be a class 67. Multiple Units are 6 digit numbers where the first three numbers are the class of train e.g. 390154 would be a class 390. Click Here to learn more
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Headcodes – e.g. 1F32 or 5M00 – These are used by the railway signallers to determine where trains are on the network. Every train within a region has a specific four code ID. Click Here to learn more
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Set Number – e.g. WB64 or NL04 – These are semipermanent loco hauled coach formations which are kept together for formalities. The first two letters usually indicate the maintenance depot responsible e.g. OC is Old Oak Common, LA is Laira. The number indicates the rake number.
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