150001
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Well my list is updated but Northern seem to have 17 units?
Well my list is updated but Northern seem to have 17 units?
A 170 worked through Rowley this morning to B'ham around 11am!
The list of projected dates into service for the "new" FGW Sprinters:
In use already - 153325, 153333, 150101, 150108 and 150126
(150102) Available for use from 19th Sep
(150122) Available for use from 26th Sep
(150124) Available for use from 3rd Oct
(150104) Available for use from 10th Oct
(150106) Available for use from 17th Oct
(150202) Late Oct
(150216) Late Oct
How about this:
8 carriages as 156 replacement
12 carriages as 180 replacement
8 carriages as additional capacity promised initially
Total 28 - previously announced - and described in that much quoted FOI request
Then
8 carriages as extra capacity just recently announced by DfT
Total now 36
Well my list is updated but Northern seem to have 17 units?
Now reported as 150202 & 150216 spent part of the last week getting checked over by FGW staff - Sounds like they could be on they're way soon too!
150209 (57209,57212) Fri DEP 11:00 Tyseley to Eastleigh Wks via Banbury , Swindon , Melksham
Why were they transformed to 3 cars ? (any other reason except to ease capacity ?)
150202 now with First Great Western. Arrived St Phillips Marsh on the night of Friday 23rd September.
James
The list of projected dates into service for the "new" FGW Sprinters:
Now in use with FGW - 153325, 153333, 150101, 150108, 150126 & 150202
(150102) Available for use from 19th Sep
(150122) Available for use from 26th Sep
(150124) Available for use from 3rd Oct
(150104) Available for use from 10th Oct
(150106) Available for use from 17th Oct
(150202) Late Oct
(150216) Late Oct
150202 now with First Great Western. Arrived St Phillips Marsh on the night of Friday 23rd September.
James
57212 was in 150016 so does that mean that set is now 150116?
Yep, the two car set has been renumbered back to 150116. Got a photo of it at Stourbridge last Wednesday.Do we know if the working of 57209 & 57212 to Eastleigh actually ran last Friday? And are the two cars going for store or for remedial work of some description? 57209 was in 150117 which was noted as now renumbered to 150117. 57212 was in 150016 so does that mean that set is now 150116?
Thanks
KJ
This has not been confirmed officialy yet but there is a report on the FGW coffee shop forum that FGW may get the 3 carriage non standard class 150's, aparantly for the Reading - Bassingstoke service to release some turbo's
This is good news, as FGW Turbo services seem to be perpetually overcrowded (whenever I have seen them). Is this just 150001 and 150002 or will it be 150016 and 150017 as well (the ones with the orphaned central carriages) or have these already been put back into 2 car units?
This is good news, as FGW Turbo services seem to be perpetually overcrowded (whenever I have seen them). Is this just 150001 and 150002 or will it be 150016 and 150017 as well (the ones with the orphaned central carriages) or have these already been put back into 2 car units?
The report is that the 2 orphans will by hybrid with 153s. the source of this is also the fgw coffee shop
016 and 017 are now 2-cars as 116 and 117 and already earmarked for cascade to Northern, the orphans were joined and sent to Eastliegh (purpose unknown).
57209 & 57212 Have gone to Eastleigh works for one of the vehicle to be fitted with a toilet. The set will then be formed as a 2 car (number unknown yet).