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    Wales & Borders Franchise

    From Welsh Government news page: Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates has today revealed the pre-qualified bidders for services on the new Wales and Borders franchise and Metro. Wednesday 12 October 2016 Four bidders have been selected to progress to the next stage in the...
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    Repaint countdown for FCC, FGW and ATW

    Looks good! It's a shame if the rumours are true about the interior being left untouched....
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    Repaint countdown for FCC, FGW and ATW

    Bump! Any news on the ATW class 150 repaints? Still no sign of 150213
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    Repaint countdown for FCC, FGW and ATW

    Correct, and correct! It has a new coat of the cream and green, and seats recovered in the same material as the 175's, 158's, 153's and refurbed mark 3's. Although the new seat covers brighten the interior up, not much else has changed internally - still the same flooring and panels, and...
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    Repaint countdown for FCC, FGW and ATW

    142074 is on the Cardiff bay shuttle today sporting a new paint job (standard atw livery) and re-upholstered seats.
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    Repaint countdown for FCC, FGW and ATW

    And yes, they will be coming out in the same livery as the WAG funded 158s. Does anyone know when the first unit is due to be released, and if any internal work is being done? It'd be nice if they got new seat coverings to match the other recent refurbs
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    ATW Premier Service

    Just caught the 18:21 northbound (only went as far as Newport). The Mk3's look to have been refurbed to a high standard, with the same seats and seat coverings as the refurbed 158's. Plenty of tables (15 per carriage i think) with at-seat power sockets too. Wall ends have a similar pattern to...
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    ATW Premier Service

    Brilliant! It looks good. Will this be the everyday rake (2 standard, and a first), or is this just a testing set? It'd be a shame to lose a standard class carriage, unless of course the longer mark 3's have an increased seating capacity...
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    ATW Premier Service

    Does anyone have pictures of the newly refurbished mk3's?

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