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43096 · 12 Sep 2018

What do power points have to do with GWR livery?

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59CosG95 · 12 Sep 2018

43096 said:
What do power points have to do with GWR livery?

Maybe the question of power points (raised initially by myself) relates to the livery side of things in that the units that have received a full GWR revised interior (an internal livery, perhaps?) have tended to receive power point mods too.
However, in a quest to find out the ones without such additions (a quest of utter pointlessness that only transport enthusiasts will undertake, self included), I asked on the forum.
And here we are.

Nammer · 12 Sep 2018

DanTrainMan185 said:
Only 158766, 158953 and 158961 have them. Possibly 954?

Can confirm there are NO power points in 954 (checked unit earlier this evening)

ValleyLines142 · 12 Sep 2018

Nammer said:
Can confirm there are NO power points in 954 (checked unit earlier this evening)

That's surprising then, seeing as the others have.

Apedlar12 · 12 Sep 2018

150219/232/238 do even though their interiors are still in the FGW branding but I don't think the 158s with the FGW interiors do...

Siemens Staines · 15 Sep 2018

166211 + 166221 on 5U48 0720 Reading Depot - St Philips Marsh today. Another spin of the merry-go round today?

FGW_DID · 15 Sep 2018

Siemen Staines said:
166211 + 166221 on 5U48 0720 Reading Depot - St Philips Marsh today. Another spin of the merry-go round today?

Yep,

166211 returns to SPM for use by the West.
166221 is for C4 work.
166217 (now RHM) to make the return trip to Reading.

Siemens Staines · 15 Sep 2018

Thank you for the update

59CosG95 · 16 Sep 2018

FGW_DID said:
Yep,

166211 returns to SPM for use by the West.
166221 is for C4 work.
166217 (now RHM) to make the return trip to Reading.

That seems to leave (at my count) only 2 166s left without RHM - 166201 & 166221.

FGW_DID · 16 Sep 2018

59CosG95 said:
That seems to leave (at my count) only 2 166s left without RHM - 166201 & 166221.

Correct, although 221 will have the RHM done as part of the C4 work.

Apedlar12 · 16 Sep 2018

FGW_DID said:
Correct, although 221 will have the RHM done as part of the C4 work.

I suppose at some point soon all the 166s will be sent to SPM for use by the west??

PHILIPE · 16 Sep 2018

Apedlar12 said:
I suppose at some point soon all the 166s will be sent to SPM for use by the west??

All 21 of them finally. Most have already arrived.

Siemens Staines · 25 Sep 2018

It looks like 165137 returned from Long Marston yesterday and is in service minus GWR branding today, there have not been many like that for a while. Does anyone know what was on opposite move to Long Marston yesterday to have the seat reduction - I would think one of 165122,127,134 a likely candidate. Thank You.

FGW_DID · 25 Sep 2018

Siemen Staines said:
It looks like 165137 returned from Long Marston yesterday and is in service minus GWR branding today, there have not been many like that for a while. Does anyone know what was on opposite move to Long Marston yesterday to have the seat reduction - I would think one of 165122,127,134 a likely candidate. Thank You.

122 swapped with 130 on Friday.
134 swapped with 137 yesterday.

Siemens Staines · 25 Sep 2018

Thank you for the update. By my reckoning that only leaves 165120 & 165127 of the 2-car units active at Reading to visit Long Marston, plus the two units currently in Wolverton in due course.

FGW_DID · 1 Oct 2018

166201 went off to SPM over the weekend for its C4/RHM work.
166221 made the return trip to RG and is now Ride Height Modded.

Once 201 is done that will be the Class 166 RHM complete.

Siemens Staines · 1 Oct 2018

Thank you for the update. I see RHM 166221 is already active on the North Downs today, whereas 166217 seems to have become rooted to the spot on Reading Depot since returning from its C4/RHM.

One more 3-car LTV diagram went over to IET today which I think covers all the remaining turbo turns that were planned to be IET?

JN114 · 1 Oct 2018

Siemen Staines said:
Thank you for the update. I see RHM 166221 is already active on the North Downs today, whereas 166217 seems to have become rooted to the spot on Reading Depot since returning from its C4/RHM.

217 seems to have become somewhat of a Christmas Tree, stopped with various parts robbed.

fgwrich · 1 Oct 2018

I can't remember how much work each C exam covers, but I hope some attention is paid to 201s air conditioning system while it's down there - It appears to have been broken for most of the summer and has gained an odd smell in the end with the FC compartment in it!

43096 · 1 Oct 2018

fgwrich said:
I can't remember how much work each C exam covers, but I hope some attention is paid to 201s air conditioning system while it's down there - It appears to have been broken for most of the summer and has gained an odd smell in the end with the FC compartment in it!

C4 overhaul is basically below frame: bogies, couplers and other safety critical kit.

InterCity:125 · 16 Oct 2018

Just went on 166211. The tables in one of the first class sections have been removed:

railfan26 · 17 Oct 2018

InterCity:125 said:
Just went on 166211. The tables in one of the first class sections have been removed:
View attachment 53869

what service was that on please?

InterCity:125 · 17 Oct 2018

16:03 Bristol Temple meads to Avonmouth. The compartment was the rear one in departure.

Siemens Staines · 20 Oct 2018

It looks like the turbo merry go-round has had a few spins today;

Wolverton to Reading (perhaps 165136? - the last turbo to appear in green)
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K10381/2018/10/20/advanced

Reading to Bristol
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/V07751/2018/10/20/advanced

Bristol to Reading
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O49480/2018/10/20/advanced

Reading to Long Marston
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P97016/2018/10/20/advanced

Long Marston to Reading
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P97015/2018/10/20/advanced

Does anyone know the identities of what was involved with these, thank you.

FGW_DID · 20 Oct 2018

165110 RG > Long Marston
165106 LM > RG

165134 RG > SPM
166201 & 203 SPM > RG

165136 Wolverton > RG

Siemens Staines · 20 Oct 2018

Thank you for all of that information, its quite a shuffle! So the last turbo to become green has now emerged from Wolverton.

JN114 · 20 Oct 2018

I've already gotten 166201 out earning its keep back as an LTV unit this evening - if all stayed on plan from how I left it it should be out on the 2122 Reading to Gatwick and return.

FGW_DID · 20 Oct 2018

Which must mean all the LTV 166 are now RHM - 201, 203, 217 & 221.

That’s going to be fun finding diagrams for those :frown:

JN114 · 20 Oct 2018

FGW_DID said:
Which must mean all the LTV 166 are now RHM - 201, 203, 217 & 221.

That’s going to be fun finding diagrams for those

Yeah... don't go there!

Siemens Staines · 21 Oct 2018

Siemen Staines said:
Thank you for all of that information, its quite a shuffle! So the last turbo to become green has now emerged from Wolverton.

My error, I meant to say the last Dynamic Lines liveried turbo is now green. Of course there are still the eight GW blue 166s, 201,202,203,207,209,211,215,221

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