Reading

Last update: 4th April 2010

Reading is a major station on the Great Western Main Line, and, for long distance services, is often the last stop before London. I used to visit it as it was where my then-girlfriend lived, and it was where I first started getting in to taking photos of trains after I saw some very pretty ones (Class 458s on the Waterloo to Reading Line). It's actually one of my favourite stations in the UK, and may end up being the western end of Crossrail. It's served by First Great Western HSTs to Bristol, the South West, Swansea, South Wales and Oxford and in the opposite direction to London Paddington, as well as Thames Valley, CrossCountry and South West Trains services. I tend to pass through there on my way to Paddington, and also once changed there to get to Guildford.

 

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Information
Station code: RDG
Platforms: 12
Line: Great Western Main
South Wales Main
Waterloo to Reading Line
North Downs Line
Reading to Basingstoke Line
Reading to Plymouth Line
Operators: First Great Western
CrossCountry
South West Trains
Regular classes: 43, 165, 166, 220, 221, 458
Previous station: Tilehurst (Great Western Main Line, South Wales Main Lines)
Reading West (Reading to Basingstoke Line, Reading to Plymouth Line)
Terminus (Reading to Waterloo Line, North Downs Line)
Next station: Terminus (Reading to Basingstoke Line, Reading to Plymouth Line)
Twyford (Great Western Main Line, South Wales Main Lines)
Earley (Reading to Waterloo Line, North Downs Line)

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My Travel at Reading
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Date

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Been to 0    
Passed through 10 31/03/09
31/03/09
17/06/09
17/06/09
22/06/09
22/06/09
31/07/09
31/07/09
18/08/09
18/08/09		 Nailsea & Backwell to Enfield Chase via London Paddington and Moorgate
Enfield Chase to Nailsea & Backwell via Moorgate and London Paddington
Nailsea & Backwell to Cambridge via London Paddington and London King's Cross
Cambridge to Nailsea & Backwell via London King's Cross and London Paddington
Nailsea & Backwell to Euston Square via London Paddington
Euston Square to Nailsea & Backwell via London Paddington
London tour (Nailsea & Backwell to London Paddington)
London tour (London Paddington to Nailsea & Backwell)
London tour (Nailsea & Backwell to London Paddington)
London tour (London Paddington to Nailsea & Backwell)
Changed at 3 12/06/09
12/06/09
01/04/10		 Nailsea & Backwell to Guildford
Guildford to Nailsea & Backwell
Nottingham to Nailsea & Backwell
Start point* 0    
Destination* 0    
* Taken to be start/end point of a main line rail journey. Changes to tube included.

 

 

Trains spotted at Reading

Note: green letters mean I travelled on this train, trains are only listed at point of first contact.
Class #   Operator Date Time Line Location Destination
458 458028 SWT South West Trains 12/09/2008 1355 Waterloo to Reading RDG Reading ?
220 220021 XC Cross Country 12/09/2008 1356 B'mouth to Manchester RDG Reading BMH Bournemouth
458 458016 SWT South West Trains 12/09/2008 1357 Waterloo to Reading RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 12/09/2008 1357 Waterloo to Reading RDG Reading RDG Reading
59 59002 Yeoman Yeoman 12/09/2008 1359 ? RDG Reading ?
166 166211 FGW First Great Western 12/09/2008 1402 ? RDG Reading ?
165 165112 FGW First Great Western 12/09/2008 1408 ? RDG Reading ?
43 43122 FGW First Great Western 12/09/2008 1410 Great Western Main RDG Reading BRI Bristol Temple Meads
180 180XXX FGW First Great Western 12/09/2008 1410 ? RDG Reading ?
43 43132 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1010 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
220 220029 XC Cross Country 31/03/2009 1010 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
165 165XXX FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1010 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
220 220XXX XC Cross Country 31/03/2009 1010 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
43 43152 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1012 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
43 43194 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1012 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
166 166216 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1012 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
166 166221 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1012 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
458 458020 SWT South West Trains 31/03/2009 1012 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 31/03/2009 1012 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
165 165112 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1926 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
165 165114 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1926 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
165 165122 FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1926 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
220 220XXX XC Cross Country 31/03/2009 1926 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1930 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 31/03/2009 1930 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
221 221128 XC Cross Country 12/06/2009 0945 Great Western Main RDG Reading BMH Bournemouth
165 165103 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 0947 Great Western Main RDG Reading BDW Bedwyn
166 166214 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 0950 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
166 166220 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 0951 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
166 166202 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 0952 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
458 458009 SWT South West Trains 12/06/2009 0953 Great Western Main RDG Reading WAT London Waterloo
43 43040 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 0954 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
458 458007 SWT South West Trains 12/06/2009 0955 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43032 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 0956 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
458 458023 SWT South West Trains 12/06/2009 0958 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43027 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 0959 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
165 165109 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1000 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
165 165129 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1002 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDH Redhill
43 43189 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1004 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43026 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1005 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
43 43127 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1005 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
458 458004 SWT South West Trains 12/06/2009 1410 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458020 SWT South West Trains 12/06/2009 1410 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43041 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1420 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43067 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1422 Great Western Main RDG Reading OXF Oxford
43 43028 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1423 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
165 165132 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1423 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
220 220XXX XC Cross Country 12/06/2009 1423 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43187 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1424 Great Western Main RDG Reading BRI Bristol Temple Meads
43 43009 FGW First Great Western 12/06/2009 1425 Great Western Main RDG Reading BRI Bristol Temple Meads
DR DR74XXX NR Network Rail 17/06/2009 1042 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 17/06/2009 1044 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
43 43125 FGW First Great Western 17/06/2009 1045 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
458 458024 SWT South West Trains 17/06/2009 1045 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458029 SWT South West Trains 17/06/2009 1045 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43129 FGW First Great Western 17/06/2009 1931 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 17/06/2009 1931 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 17/06/2009 1931 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
165 165106 FGW First Great Western 17/06/2009 1932 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
220 220XXX XC Cross Country 17/06/2009 1932 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
166 166XXX FGW First Great Western 17/06/2009 1933 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
166 166210 FGW First Great Western 17/06/2009 1935 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
165 165129 FGW First Great Western 22/06/2009 1113 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
43 43009 FGW First Great Western 22/06/2009 1114 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
43 43137 FGW First Great Western 22/06/2009 1118 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
458 458001 SWT South West Trains 22/06/2009 1118 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458028 SWT South West Trains 22/06/2009 1118 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458016 SWT South West Trains 22/06/2009 1555 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 22/06/2009 1555 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43026 FGW First Great Western 22/06/2009 1558 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43127 FGW First Great Western 22/06/2009 1558 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
166 166221 FGW First Great Western 22/06/2009 1600 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1018 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1018 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
DR DR75407 NR Network Rail 31/07/2009 1018 Great Western Main RDG Reading TMD -
220 220XXX XC Cross Country 31/07/2009 1019 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
165 165102 FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1020 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
458 458001 SWT South West Trains 31/07/2009 1020 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
458 458015 SWT South West Trains 31/07/2009 1020 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
458 458021 SWT South West Trains 31/07/2009 1936 Great Western Main RDG Reading
458 458030 SWT South West Trains 31/07/2009 1936 Great Western Main RDG Reading
43 43069 FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1939 Great Western Main RDG Reading
458 458012 SWT South West Trains 31/07/2009 1939 Great Western Main RDG Reading
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1939 Great Western Main RDG Reading
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 31/07/2009 1939 Great Western Main RDG Reading
43 43049 FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1941 Great Western Main RDG Reading
165 165103 FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1941 Great Western Main RDG Reading
220 220003 XC Cross Country 31/07/2009 1942 Great Western Main RDG Reading
166 166201 FGW First Great Western 31/07/2009 1944 Great Western Main RDG Reading TMD
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1013 Great Western Main RDG Reading
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1013 Great Western Main RDG Reading
DR DR98910 NR Network Rail 18/08/2009 1014 Great Western Main RDG Reading
220 220XXX XC Cross Country 18/08/2009 1015 Great Western Main RDG Reading
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1015 Great Western Main RDG Reading
43 43129 FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1015 Great Western Main RDG Reading
166 166204 FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1019 Great Western Main RDG Reading
166 166221 FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1019 Great Western Main RDG Reading
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 18/08/2009 1019 North Downs RDG Reading
458 458011 SWT South West Trains 18/08/2009 1019 North Downs RDG Reading
166 166217 FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1019 Great Western Main RDG Reading East
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 18/08/2009 1957 North Downs RDG Reading
458 458XXX SWT South West Trains 18/08/2009 1957 North Downs RDG Reading
165 165XXX FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 1957 Great Western Main RDG Reading
165 165133 FGW First Great Western 18/08/2009 2001 Great Western Main RDG Reading
165 165106 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1524 Great Western Main RDG Reading TMD -
165 165109 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1525 Great Western Main RDG Reading TMD -
43 43034 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1528 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
220 220013 XC Cross Country 01/04/2010 1528 Great Western Main RDG Reading EDB Edinburgh Waverley
43 43183 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1530 Great Western Main RDG Reading PNZ Penzance
43 43154 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1531 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43017 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1532 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
165 165116 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1532 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43026 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1534 Great Western Main RDG Reading PNZ Penzance
43 43158 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1538 Great Western Main RDG Reading CDF Cardiff Central
221 221XXX XC Cross Country 01/04/2010 1540 Great Western Main RDG Reading BMH Bournemouth
43 43193 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1542 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43018 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1542 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
166 166202 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1543 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43002 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1548 Great Western Main RDG Reading OXF Oxford
165 165129 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1548 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (East)
43 43172 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1548 Great Western Main RDG Reading OXF Oxford
43 43171 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1548 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
165 165110 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1548 Great Western Main RDG Reading ?
165 165152 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1552 Great Western Main RDG Reading -
43 43152 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1553 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
458 458006 SWT South West Trains 01/04/2010 1553 Reading to Waterloo RDG Reading RDG Reading
458 458013 SWT South West Trains 01/04/2010 1553 Reading to Waterloo RDG Reading RDG Reading
165 165XXX FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1553 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
166 166218 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1554 Great Western Main RDG Reading BDW Bedwyn
43 43131 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1556 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43063 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1558 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43XXX FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1558 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
43 43137 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1558 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (West)
43 43176 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1600 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43165 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1602 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
43 43027 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1604 Great Western Main RDG Reading PLY Plymouth
221 221XXX XC Cross Country 01/04/2010 1606 Great Western Main RDG Reading BMH Bournemouth
220 220017 XC Cross Country 01/04/2010 1606 Great Western Main RDG Reading RDG Reading
43 43070 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1609 Great Western Main RDG Reading SWA Swansea
43 43150 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1609 Great Western Main RDG Reading SWA Swansea
43 43035 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1611 Great Western Main RDG Reading PAD London Paddington
165 165136 FGW First Great Western 01/04/2010 1613 Great Western Main RDG Reading ? (East)

 

 

 

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