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Yes true, they should have ordered replacements when the Caledonian sleeper ordered their Mk5 fleet.

isn't it time GWR started procuring some new locos or perhaps hiring in Class 68s?

https://www.granduniontrains.co.uk/waterside-line/# The refurbished interiors looks pretty good!

Those routes do go through some more narrow roads so won't they need something like a Solo?

That would make sense so probably won't happen!

Indeed, it's basically a refresh, they need new seats with a 2+2 seat layout with tables for the routes they're used on

Extract from SWR for Category 1 stations: The locations of category 1 stations ensure that our customers are never too far from a location where a ticket can be purchased from interim additional retailing facilities, while the industry fully transitions to digital ticketing. Roughly eighty per...

How about new seats for the 166's? the existing seats are not fit for purpose for long distance journeys,

They've only been using the Castle set's about 3 years if that, wouldn't it be a waste of money removing them from service after fitting power doors and refurbishing the MK3's?

Shouldn't they be looking to replace these now? Perhaps an order of bi-modes?

Volvo's new BZL range of electric buses looks pretty impressive https://www.route-one.net/features/volvo-bzl-range-comprehensive-battery-electric-bus-offering/

Not much good for those trying to work or with foot and drink to eat. At the very least new 2+2 seats should be fitted to the carriage ends - as Chiltern did

Does anyone know if new seats are being fitted into the Class 166 units? Surely they've got to for the Portsmouth - Cardiff route

Southampton Monorail plan from the 1980s - https://1cantoris.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/people-mover-scheme-78/

Surely it would make sense for Southern to take on the Class 379's from Greater Anglia to replace the 313's