Turbo Terminus
Stood at the buffers after working their respective suburban services are First Great Western Thames Turbo Class 165's numbers 165137 and 165111.
The Class 165's have been the power of the London commuter services out of Paddington and Marylebone since their introduction in 1990 to replace a variety of ageing DMU stock.
A member of Network SouthEast's revolutionary fleet of new EMU's and DMU's, the 'Networker' family, the Class 165's and their Class 166 brothers were built by BREL York between 1990 and 1992, with 78 Class 165's and 21 Class 166's being built. The main difference between the 165's and 166's is the addition of air conditioning and a top speed of 90mph, unlike the 75mph on 165/0's, although 165/1's can also operate at 90mph.
The first batch of Class 165's, the 165/0's, were built for the Chiltern Sector of Network SouthEast in order to replace Class 115's that dated back to the 1960's, operating out of London Marylebone to destinations including Birmingham Moor Street, Banbury and Leamington Spa.
The later Class 165/1's were built with a top speed of 90mph and were put to work on the Great Western Mainline out of London Paddington, replacing both Class 117 units and loco-hauled stock such as Class 50's and Class 47's on the Oxford services.
Bedwyn is currently the furthest destination for the Class 165's and 166's on the Great Western Mainline towards Westbury and Exeter, but there is hope to extend these services to Westbury so as to create better connectivity with services between Bristol, Salisbury, Weymouth and Portsmouth.
Turbo Terminus
Stood at the buffers after working their respective suburban services are First Great Western Thames Turbo Class 165's numbers 165137 and 165111.
The Class 165's have been the power of the London commuter services out of Paddington and Marylebone since their introduction in 1990 to replace a variety of ageing DMU stock.
A member of Network SouthEast's revolutionary fleet of new EMU's and DMU's, the 'Networker' family, the Class 165's and their Class 166 brothers were built by BREL York between 1990 and 1992, with 78 Class 165's and 21 Class 166's being built. The main difference between the 165's and 166's is the addition of air conditioning and a top speed of 90mph, unlike the 75mph on 165/0's, although 165/1's can also operate at 90mph.
The first batch of Class 165's, the 165/0's, were built for the Chiltern Sector of Network SouthEast in order to replace Class 115's that dated back to the 1960's, operating out of London Marylebone to destinations including Birmingham Moor Street, Banbury and Leamington Spa.
The later Class 165/1's were built with a top speed of 90mph and were put to work on the Great Western Mainline out of London Paddington, replacing both Class 117 units and loco-hauled stock such as Class 50's and Class 47's on the Oxford services.
Bedwyn is currently the furthest destination for the Class 165's and 166's on the Great Western Mainline towards Westbury and Exeter, but there is hope to extend these services to Westbury so as to create better connectivity with services between Bristol, Salisbury, Weymouth and Portsmouth.