Operations
The Class 450 Desiro trains operate on certain London commuter rail routes, as well as outer suburban and regional services from London Waterloo, and local services outside of the London area. Most commuter rail services are run by Class 450/5 units while 450/0 units are mainly used for outer suburban/regional services such as:
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- Hounslow Loop Line
- Waterloo to Windsor and Eton Riverside
- Waterloo to Weybridge (Woking on Sundays) via Hounslow and Staines
- Waterloo to Alton
- Waterloo to Basingstoke (all stations from Woking)
- Waterloo to Reading (Most services operated by Class 458)
- Waterloo to Poole (a duty shared between 444/450 units)
- Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour (shared with Class 444)
- Waterloo to Weymouth (Peak Services)
- Ascot to Guildford (shared with Class 458 on weekdays)
- Portsmouth & Southsea/Portsmouth Harbour to Southampton Central (all stations)
- Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier (Weekend services only, with a class 158 providing weekday services)
They can also be found on London commuter rail services usually operated by Class 455 units (to Woking, Guildford, Dorking, Chessington South, Hampton Court, Shepperton and the Kingston Loop Line), particularly in the peaks and on Sundays during periods of engineering work. These trains used to be seen in service between Wareham and Brockenhurst rail stations but now there are two trains an hour to London Waterloo from Weymouth, which are operated by SWT 444 units and an hourly slow train service from London Waterloo to Poole which is shared between class 450s and class 444s.
Class 450 Desiro trains are now being used on the Portsmouth Direct Line for London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour services in place of Class 444 Desiro units on some services. The decision to use Class 450 Desiros has been a cause for complaint from passengers specifically because of the 3+2 seating arrangement.
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