Class 230 units training/introduction on the Borderlands line: updates

[Energy]

It looked better without the yellow, I think it would look better if they continued the yellow to the top of the windscreen, but its still an improvement on the noddy land look of the WM units.

I prefer the look of the front on the WM units to be honest.

 

[Bob Price]

Any updates on testing? Has the lockdown put a halt to it?

 

[Bob Price]

Another picture here showing testing happening today

Richard Clinnick on Twitter

“This is @tfwrail 230006 running from Honeybourne to Kidderminster and Stourbridge Jn today, on test. @viva is supplying 5 of these for TfW. STEVE WIDDOWSON.”

twitter.com

 

[Liverpool 507]

Is there a reason why TfW have reverted to yellow fronts for the 230's rather than red?

 

[Bob Price]

Don't know, it's odd. BtW spot the dinosaur on the dashboard. Someone on Twitter pointed it out.

 

[Roger B]

Don't know, it's odd. BtW spot the dinosaur on the dashboard. Someone on Twitter pointed it out.

Love it! Tho I'm sure it's not gone down well with Vivarail or TfW.

 

[D365]

Love it! Tho I'm sure it's not gone down well with Vivarail or TfW.

Why not?

 

[Energy]

I don't think either one would really care, better to like it to make the company look more human and what is the point in dis likening it anyway? It isn't harming anyone.

 

[the sniper]

I don't think either one would really care, better to like it to make the company look more human and what is the point in dis likening it anyway? It isn't harming anyone.

I'd bet they would care, as I can imagine both Vivarail and TfW being the kind of organisations that would get in a tizzy about people making the connection between their 40 year old 'new' product and dinosaurs, rather than keeping on message of them being 'transformational examples of life changing engineering platforms for the benefit of mankind', or something...

 

[Bob Price]

Another picture of it here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dd67773/49914126592/in/datetaken/

 

[Phil Scott]

Is 230006 out again today?

 

[Bob Price]

Yes, Long Maston to Stourbridge Town, Worcester, ST and back to LM. Just left Stourbridge on the diagrams.

 

[Bob Price]

Looking at the schedule they are shuttling between Honeyborne and Stourbridge multiple times, almost up to midnight. They are putting some serious milage on that unit, could a delivery be imminent?

 

[Sprinter107]

Yes, Long Maston to Stourbridge Town, Worcester, ST and back to LM. Just left Stourbridge on the diagrams.

Stourbridge Junction, not Stourbridge Town.

 

[Bob Price]

Stourbridge Junction, not Stourbridge Town.

Now a 230 to Stourbridge Town would be interesting.

 

[Bob Price]

Vivarail have a new social media person by the looks of it who is tweeting from the test train. I asked how they were doing and she said there are at 80% capacity with work on the TFW and Island units processing. Interesting to see when 007 emerges.

 

[153375]

Vivarail have a new social media person by the looks of it who is tweeting from the test train. I asked how they were doing and she said there are at 80% capacity with work on the TFW and Island units processing. Interesting to see when 007 emerges.

Also confirming that it was TFW who requested the change from red to yellow on the units

 

[Bletchleyite]

Now a 230 to Stourbridge Town would be interesting.

If the rubber band broke on the PPM, I wonder if they could "cut and shut" a single car unit?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Interesting to see when 007 emerges.

"Licenced to Thrill", perchance?

 

[Mordac]

If the rubber band broke on the PPM, I wonder if they could "cut and shut" a single car unit?

A new rubber band might be cheaper though.

 

[Fallen Flag]

Don't know, it's odd. BtW spot the dinosaur on the dashboard. Someone on Twitter pointed it out.

 

[fgwrich]

Looking at this video on Youtube, it would appear that the end of each car has been made more conventional by removing the end carriage windows, and a normal conventional type corridor has been fitted.

 

[D365]

@Fallen Flag, Are you based at Long Marston by any chance?

 

[Fallen Flag]

@Fallen Flag, Are you based at Long Marston by any chance?

No, not based there but I do some work for them occasionally.

 

[Gag Halfrunt]

Perhaps someone at Vivarail is a Firefly fan.

 

[Neen Sollars]

Looking at this video on Youtube, it would appear that the end of each car has been made more conventional by removing the end carriage windows, and a normal conventional type corridor has been fitted.

It looks to me as if they have spray painted over the windows to give the appearance of a solid panel, and then stenciled the T logo over it.

 

[fgwrich]

That'll be contra vision on the small window. Often used in the bus industry for advertising and sometimes liveries, it still allows a certain degree of vision through it.

 

[Dstock7080]

It looks to me as if they have spray painted over the windows to give the appearance of a solid panel, and then stenciled the T logo over it.

That'll be contra vision on the small window. Often used in the bus industry for advertising and sometimes liveries, it still allows a certain degree of vision through it.

@fgwrich was referring to the between car windows which have been removed.

 

[Neen Sollars]

Yes understand now, end windows by the carriage connectors. Generally looking very smart and peering through the windows the seats appear to have mostly high backs, and I think I caught a glimpse of a bike rack. There is a not very good you tube clip of the 230 going through Kidder. station at speed. Hope to see more like this with 230`s at 60 mph

 

[swt_passenger]

@fgwrich was referring to the between car windows which have been removed.

Am I right in thinking they were a retrofit to the D stock to improve visibility through the train?