anamyd
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170272/273/201/202/203/207/208 are the 7 that have been used in service so far, but only 2 to 5 at a time. Of those, at least "273"/"202" have had issues. As for the other 5, "204"/"205"/"206" will be 3 of the 5 doing nothing in the yard, "270" has gone to Tyseley workshop again, and "271" is still with Greater Anglia until March/April.Caught a Cardiff/Fairwater/Radyr train and noted 5 TfW liveried 170’s (as well as the two loco hauled class37 sets) on the west side of the shed.On leaving Cardiff the Fishguard stopper arrived ,poor b...s,it was a pacer.The quicker the 170’s can be introduced the better.
By the way, I saw this the other day:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/transport-for-wales-trains-cancel-17450828.amp
I appreciate that it's from a few weeks ago, but it contains a video of one of the 170s having problems with its external passenger doors not opening at Pye Corner, and features an on-train announcement informing passengers that maintainance control have been contacted. Does anyone know which unit it is...?
Relevant text quoted below:
As well as service disruptions, there have been issues with the new Class 170 trains recently bought on line by TfW to help ease capacity issues .
Inherited from Greater Anglia, the refurbished Class 170 carriages are intended to increase capacity on the valleys lines during peak times and provide space for up to 6,500 more commuters every week.
But on Thursday, one of the first trains to come into service was forced to wait on the platform for nearly five minutes after the doors got jammed shut and could not be opened.
One passenger on board the Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service, who did not want to be named, said he could only watch from inside as train crews desperately tried pressing all the buttons to open the doors. He said the doors did open in the end but he claimed it was not the first time it had happened.
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