Good to have a confirmationIn terms of units, those non-compliant trains total 57 units of what will soon be TfW Rail's 147 units as of 23/12/19. In other words, 13 of the 36 150s, 14 of the 18 153s, and all 30 Pacers.
So, 5-6 months to PRM modify 13 150s and 9 153s, replace 30 Pacers and 5 153s with 9 769s and 5 230s, and get the Mark 4s into service. That should be enough time, right...?
It has taken 12 months to PRM modify 23 150's and 4 153's, that is a total of 27 done in that time. The rate of work did speed up a bit as time went on, but another 22 in 6 months - quite an ask! Also, the 9 769s and 5 230s plus 3 sets of Mk 4's need to arrive in good time to join the 12 170's (only 10 arrived so far) to replace 30 pacers, 3 rakes of mark 2's and 2 sets of mark 3's which are due to go. We'll see.Good to have a confirmation
So, 5-6 months to PRM modify 13 150s and 9 153s, replace 30 Pacers and 5 153s with 9 769s and 5 230s, and get the Mark 4s into service. That should be enough time, right...?
The latest Modern Railways has all the MTIN figures. The 143s are the second most reliable TFW fleet; only beaten by the 175s! Quite an achievement given the stop/start nature of their work and the number of attachments and detachments.
Currently on tfw 153320 and I can confirm it does have WiFi and the refurb is done to a high standard
They had singles over Christmas
So did Slade and Band Aid...
Possibly low on rolling stock idk but I would hope they used them as a last resort
I was on 320 which did so I really don't know it was slow to log into but once on it worked fine bit odd in my opinion how one has it and one doesn't
Probably because 325 was never an ATW unit when they were all fitted as its come from GWR. Theyve been part of the 'permanent' tfw fleet quite a while now though so seems odd that they never have been fitted.
So did Slade and Band Aid...
I still dont understand they do a wonderful refurb and don't fit WiFi very odd but I much rather that train to the unprm 150s/153 both don't have the best of looks and the 175 also arent the best they probably are up with the 158s I think
The key point is that the dispensation letters from DfT to TFW regarding derogations for pacers make no mention of confining them to certain routes or restricting them to use coupled with compliant units, so TFW are ignoring just their own self-imposed restrictions on the use of pacers post Jan 1st - but not good PR from TFW given previous announcements that they were (mainly) to be used as 4-car formations on the Rhymney line Perhaps it will take a bit of time for things to settle after the christmas/new year shutdown through cardiff?
What were their numbers
GWR 153s, 150/1s and 143s were not fitted with WiFi under GWR
153306 Greater Anglia
I'll keep a eye out as when they are deployed the Pembroke Dock branch is a strong possibility
Lovely why use a pacer there Pembroke Dock had 153's wouldn't it be better to. Have a double 153 there and we have a 143Pacers are still being used on non-valleys services. I just had 143616 on the 1604 Cardiff Central to Fishguard Harbour service, as far as Carmarthen
@tomos dafis I've done a draft for the updated version of the lists, just need to get round to editing them