RobShipway
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Is there any date been given by FGW as to when the Class 150 prototypes will be doing the Reading to Basingstoke route?
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I thought it would be the May timetable change, this is just what I remember from other threads.
Oh, why not?There isn't a May timetable change this year...
Oh, why not?
There isn't a May timetable change this year...
In service?
TEW has beaten me to it.
I wouldnt mind seing how FGW have repainted and refurbished this.
Will they have the local lines vinyls put on them — it didn't in the video.
I will be guarding the 13:07 and 14:07 runs.
Dynamic lines is no longer the current FGW livery, all those vinyls are expensive. The smart blue looks quite smart in my opinion, the paint job certainly seems to be of good quality. Will be interesting to see what livery the 180s come out in, Hull Trains style or FGW style.
150001 is stabled at Reading for now. 150002 was but has now gone for its refurbishment.By the way are the 150s used today stabled at Reading tonight?
Glad to hear FGW are getting rid of all that squiggly nonsense on the side of their stock. Be nice to have some variety in Reading, I dont think Reading has had a regular Sprinter service since the days of Virgin 158s.
By the way are the 150s used today stabled at Reading tonight?
Yep, Starting 10.07 from tomorrow with 001 working intermittently until 002 arrives - Working between 10.07 and 17.07/17.37. As for the interior, it's just a 150/1 interior with the same FGW spec seat covers, new flooring and painted throught and yes, contrary to some beliefs, they have been fitted with the intermediate door controls too.
Des Blind wise, top half appears to be the standard West fleet blind, bottom half is Basingstoke, Reading, Oxford and London Padd (Now that'll be interesting!)
Seemingly not - FGW rather dissapointingly seem to be dropping the Dynamic & Local lines in favour of just plain blue for the rolling stock, and fading blue on the time tables and info posters...