59CosG95
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Top observations there Mark!Paintbrushes have arrived at Longbridge to tango the station
Do you know what the state of paint is at Alvechurch & Redditch? And also Four Oaks to Lichfield TV (inclusive)?
Top observations there Mark!Paintbrushes have arrived at Longbridge to tango the station
It's in the new, final WMR livery. The purple livery was only temporary.Hi, is 172339 is the purple livery or the new WM Railway livery? Thanks
Thanks! Goodbye to the Ugly Duckling then....lolIt's in the new, final WMR livery. The purple livery was only temporary.
At least WMR are ahead of the game compared to some who have been operating longer than WMR and branding and re paint aint even near as doneDiverting? You mean revinyling, surely?
I suspect so.
Wonder when the interior refurbishment of the 172/2s and 172/3s is due to commence? That can't be far off, now that the 172/0s are slowly but surely entering service with all the WMR trimmings.
At least WMR are ahead of the game compared to some who have been operating longer than WMR and branding and re paint aint even near as done
Different styles of contract. They're getting the interior refurb done first, followed by the external rebrand. Seems to be the other way round with LNWR and WMR!SWR? Their Desiros have not been touched excluding one 444 and 450
Different styles of contract. They're getting the interior refurb done first, followed by the external rebrand. Seems to be the other way round with LNWR and WMR!
Yes that's what I meant. Autocorrect was to blameThanks for the info. I was not specifically thinking of the LGBT flag but of the rainbow/spectrum generally. I can't remember which website I was looking at a few months ago when I looked this up but I remember that it excluded Indigo from the list. Checking Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_color it says that Indigo is now often excluded giving 6 colours not seven.
Top observations there Mark!
Do you know what the state of paint is at Alvechurch & Redditch? And also Four Oaks to Lichfield TV (inclusive)?
If the painters have got as far as Longbridge then I would expect Barnt Green, Alvechurch and Redditch to follow in that order. Not sure about Bromsgrove as it is a new station and I don't know if it will need a repaint.
Is Lichfield TV a WMR station? I would have thought it would be a LNR station.
You read my mind but to be frank i was thinking XC also, they havent done an interior refurb job in like 10 years?SWR? Their Desiros have not been touched excluding one 444 and 450
Probably LNR most likely as it would make the most sense considering tamworth another 2 level station is LNR branding both high and low and only XC trains serve high levelLow level is LNR
High level WMR
Not sure how they doing it.
Probably LNWR throughout, as per Tamworth.Low level is LNR
High level WMR
Not sure how they doing it.
Do you think it would be possible for them to make a system to couple the two together? Often gets very crowded on the shuttle these days!A single-ended livery! They need to couple both units back to back to make that work. However, in fairness that is probably the best that they can do with that livery on the shortest train in the country.
Is it possible to order more of them these days?Do you think it would be possible for them to make a system to couple the two together? Often gets very crowded on the shuttle these days!
Is it possible to order more of them these days?
Possible to build another one of these, more updated obviously in the 10 years since it was last created but simens managed to build a desiro years after they stopped making them so it cant be impossible to do it againProbably not, considering that the Class 139s were built in 2008 and that there were only two of the units ever built plus any prototype models.
I always thought a pacer would be good on that route.
Naturally with the platform extended a few feetThe stop marker at Stourbridge Town says '1 Car Stop' there is nowhere for a 2 car Pacer to stop.
Maybe the "PPM 130. This is two PPM 60s back-to-back" would a good thing for them to build/use.
https://friendlycreatives.co.uk/ppm/two-axle-vehicles/
Balcony tram would never pass health and safety but the 2nd version with a gangway in the muddle looks viable and very similar to the 139 in terms of cab ends plus the livery would look a lot better on it.Maybe the "PPM 130. This is two PPM 60s back-to-back" would a good thing for them to build/use.
https://friendlycreatives.co.uk/ppm/two-axle-vehicles/
Or a battery Class 230.
They could probably do a single-car version from two driving coaches.