PHILIPE
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230006 is the first 230 built for TfW, already in livery.
Plenty of pictures and discussion here:-
https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...n-on-the-borderlands-line
And a link to more
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230006 is the first 230 built for TfW, already in livery.
yes, but it wasn't mentioned here.Plenty of pictures and discussion here:-
https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...n-on-the-borderlands-line And a link to more
yes, but it wasn't mentioned here.
Ok I'll try that now.Something gone wrong. Blame the new Forum set up. Suggest input the quoted link manually to view
There are usb ports at the airline seats.Are there sockets at every seat or just at the tables still?
That’s all the Porterbrook ones completed I believe, anyone know when the Angel ones are being done and where?A re liveried and refurbished 153369 arrived back at Canton this afternoon from Long Marston
Corrected159254? surely you mean 150!
175003 needs doing inside so that could be next then thats all 11 2 cars doneI ca confirm that 175008 is back from Widnes. Spotted this afternoon at Chester Depot on daily exercise , not sure who’s gone though
I assumed they're weren't getting it done because we haven't seen any with a new livery (not even a wrap) and they'd probably be finished as they're due to be replaced.Presumably the 150s will be next for re-livery and interior refurbs. Although with the 769s still hopelessly delayed and Pacers still reluctantly limping on, and with the need for commuter train lengths to be maximised when services start to resume normal timetables in the coming weeks, I wonder if TfW should just postpone re-liverying the 150s?
TfW branding stickers could easily be stuck on over the existing livery as was done with the Mk 3's and ATW refreshed the interiors to a decent standard for most of the 150s before they left.
That's unlikely, the 150s are going to be the last of the legacy ATW fleet to leave TfW. The 150s will be around until at least late 2023 or until the new Stadler Flirts are in service in South Wales, and on the Rhymney line this depends in part on electrification being completed.I assumed they're weren't getting it done because we haven't seen any with a new livery (not even a wrap) and they'd probably be finished as they're due to be replaced.
What a fabulous advert those 150s are for the utterly inept government in Cardiff and their utter incompetence. First they go through a scheduled C6 overhaul and repaint whilst TfW sits on its hands about PRM. Then the whole fleet has to be called back in for the PRM work, at additional cost and additional fleet downtime. Now they're going back in for a repaint and interior work they don't need on a fleet that is being replaced. What a superb exercise in squandering money.There is a plan for the 150s to be repainted, and also have a small internal refresh (over and above what was done for the PRM works). I've seen computer drawings of the plans. But the project is running late and I don't know when it is currently expected to be started.