Absolutely.
Or 3 cars into 4 and exclusively for mainline use?
Other 150 fleets are soldiering on and, as far as I know, still being overhauled. As you say, the problem is the late arrival of the new fleets and the 150s hitting their C6 deadline. With hindsight, a few should have been overhauled in the past two years and gone to the back of the scrap queue.
You could do, but I think you’d have more benefit from 2 into 3 as it would allow ore flexibility still
Is the correct answer.
Are they all the same age? Have they done similar mileages? Have they been maintained to the same standard?
Assuming units were delivered roughly in numerical order, 150281 is almost the youngest. The non gangway 150/1 are all older than the 150/2. Once something is that old, age doesn't matter. The first units to go are simply those that are longest out of overhaul when the decision is made to start binning them off. The older 317s lasted longer than the second series because the latter were due overhauls when the first 720s arrived. As for the 150s, I think TfW probably does still want them. If they weren't due C6 overhauls, there would still be 34 of them in service.
Almost certainly, if TFW could keep them until the 398’s are ready then they would. They’ve taken measures to try and make them last a bit longer by restricting them to the valleys lines, therefore reducing how much mileage they do, as much as possible.
Unfortunately, the measures only affect the mileage based C4 exams. C6 exams are date based, and when they reach the 10 year drop dead date, it is game over. Thankfully there are only three more on the list this year, 237, 230 and 250. 237 has about two weeks to go.
It was mentioned upthread that it was being repaired at Landore, I presume it's still there
Repaired?
You can’t see it from the train or the road that runs the other side of the depot.
Because it's in the shed being repaired! it's C6 doesn't run out yet so it's worth repairing (it was outside so has been moved recently, and don't forget they have just stripped 236 for parts)
Thanks all, it's my last 150,maybe chance to see and ride.
Actually I still need it for haulage so fingers crossed
I understood that the two burns victims were also intended to be used for parts, is there a source to confirm that it’s being repaired?
Which post is it that you are referring to?
#818
Understood, maybe @sd0733 can shed some light as to the current intention?
As far as I'm aware nothing has changed and it's still the intention to bring them back. Last time I was at Landore (some time ago admittedly) one coach was being shunted around freshly painted.
That's nice to have confirmed thanks, hopefully see them around soon
Great to hear they are getting repaired, I assume the C6’s aren’t running out anytime soon on those.
Great, thanks for clarifying
Cheers for the info.
Yep.
I believe 150244 and 150234 were at Wolverton for months on end
18 months I believe
