Apedlar12
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158960 is now in for it's refurb so 763 the only remaining 158 in service in Local Lines livery...
158960 is now in for it's refurb so 763 the only remaining 158 in service in Local Lines livery...
That's a surprise - didn't realise that one was due to be retained!43192 sat outside at Wabtec Doncaster in a fresh coat of GWR paint.
No surprise, been on the list from the start.That's a surprise - didn't realise that one was due to be retained!
Ahh must've slipped the net on the info I got somewhere.No surprise, been on the list from the start.
Well, the 158s are owned by Porterbrook Leasing, who stated that Bristol Barton Hill should do the refurbishment/PRM works for all their 158s in England/Wales (the ScotRail ones were done at Springburn, but that's all academic).Sorry if this question is slightly old, but why are the Turbos and 150's not all having the green interior/ livery at the same time like all the 158s.
To confuse matters further, the Angel units all have original Ashbourne sets, except for 150207, which has 3+2 Chapman seats. 150207 also still has the original (non-LED) WIPAC headlight clusters.Thank you that makes sense now
Well, the 158s are owned by Porterbrook Leasing, who stated that Bristol Barton Hill should do the refurbishment/PRM works for all their 158s in England/Wales (the ScotRail ones were done at Springburn, but that's all academic).
The 165s and 166s are owned by Angel Trains, who haven't yet released an interior refurbishment programme for the GWR units. They wee all refurbished to FGW standard with PRM mods before the GWR brand came into effect - one unit (166204 IIRC) was given a trial interior makeover but so far a final design has yet to be developed.
The 150s are a slightly different kettle of fish: 150001, 150002, 150202, 150207 & 150216 are all owned by Angel, while 150219/150221/150232-234/150238/150239/150243/150244/150246-249/150261/150263/150265/150266 are all Porterbrook-owned.
The Porterbrook examples are all PRM-modded, and AIUI all have the finalised interior; 150219 & 150238 are in plain FGW blue, rather than GWR Green. As a result, those two units have an FGW interior rather than a GWR one.
The Angel examples are all in GWR livery; the 150/0s are PRM-modded and refurbished, as are 150202 and 150216 - I understand 150207 was also refurbished and PRM modded at Doncaster in the last year, but can't recall off the top of my head.
Hopefully, @pdeaves will be able to elaborate on this further!
To confuse matters further, the Angel units all have original Ashbourne sets, except for 150207, which has 3+2 Chapman seats. 150207 also still has the original (non-LED) WIPAC headlight clusters.
Ahh I see. Potential to head (back) to Northern then?150207 has had the minimum done required for PRM compliance but no interior refit - it retains its Northern seat covers and wall panelling. The Angel Trains sets are all due to go off-lease first as more Turbos become available in the Bristol area to indirectly displace them.
A further curiosity is that Angel-owned 150001/002/202/216, which have Ashborne seats but updated to GWR branding, have 'cut pile' soft moquette with the pattern designed to imitate the loop pile fitted to the rest of the GWR fleet.
That's an interesting choice. I know that Awdry was born on the 15th, the same day as the event, but seen as (to my knowledge) he never visited Didcot and lived near Box Tunnel maybe naming him hear there would have been a better choice. Also, I wonder if the unit will be called "Rev. W Awdry" on one end and "Thomas the Tank Engine" on the other, like GWR did with the early IET names (I think that they have changed the way they name them now to go with the usual method of naming trains). I'd expect the unit to carry pictures of both the Reverend and Thomas, and potentially even some of the other engines in the stories along the sides. A bit like GWR added the names of GWR workers who died in the World Wars on the side of 800306.I see from http://www.didcotoxfordgwr175.org/line.html that an IET will be named after W Awdry on 15 June. I assume (no inside knowledge) that there will be some sort of depiction of Thomas the Tank Engine on it, too (as names have a relevant image with them).
The 165s and 166s are owned by Angel Trains, who haven't yet released an interior refurbishment programme for the GWR units. They wee all refurbished to FGW standard with PRM mods before the GWR brand came into effect - one unit (166204 IIRC) was given a trial interior makeover but so far a final design has yet to be developed.
Do all refurbished GWR 158's have USB plug sockets?
When and why did GWR put the thin stripe of grey / silver, along the coach, just below window level?
It totally detracts from the original plain green. Pity.
SWR have a slightly different contract; they need to refurbish the interiors of their trains first. About half of the 444s are now internally refurbished, and over half of the 450s have new seat covers. Exterior refurbishment is ongoing with the 159s; half of them now have the new SWR livery.And see First's minimal attempt to change the SWR livery for details. Most punters see a SWT livery with a plastic sticker covering the SWT logo on the exterior of the carriage. It's like nothing's changed, apart from the increased delays.
Hasn’t it always had it?When and why did GWR put the thin stripe of grey / silver, along the coach, just below window level?
It totally detracts from the original plain green. Pity.
Exterior refurbishment?! Sounds like marketing nonsense if ever I heard it. It’s a C6 overhaul including repaint.SWR have a slightly different contract; they need to refurbish the interiors of their trains first. About half of the 444s are now internally refurbished, and over half of the 450s have new seat covers. Exterior refurbishment is ongoing with the 159s; half of them now have the new SWR livery.
I think the mark 3s always had the silver line; not sure about anything else.Hasn’t it always had it?
When and why did GWR put the thin stripe of grey / silver, along the coach, just below window level?
It totally detracts from the original plain green. Pity.
The yellow stripes would be particularly useful at present owing to the enormous confusion over where first class will end up on a pair of 5 cars. This hopeless new zone system is pathetic and often inaccurate as well.The naff grey line below the windows has always been part of the green livery - only the FGW Plain Blue had nothing else bar First Great Western & www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk on it.
The frankly stupid and virtually invisible silver stripe at contrail height denoting First Class was also introduced as part of the GWR green livery, breaking the quite simple, and obvious tradition of using Yellow to denote First Class.
The naff grey line below the windows has always been part of the green livery - only the FGW Plain Blue had nothing else bar First Great Western & www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk on it.
The frankly stupid and virtually invisible silver stripe at contrail height denoting First Class was also introduced as part of the GWR green livery, breaking the quite simple, and obvious tradition of using Yellow to denote First Class.
The yellow stripes would be particularly useful at present owing to the enormous confusion over where first class will end up on a pair of 5 cars. This hopeless new zone system is pathetic and often inaccurate as well.