Possibly depot can be used, but not ideally configured, got to keep moving trains around to fuel them, empty toilets, clean inside, service engines. And every time one moves blocks others etc.
Taken inside the works last week, didn't see them on Monday when I passed by.
Much appreciated, certainly may take a while longer then, counts on how much work is being carried out.
Brilliant! Some progress for the units and we'll be able to see them out and about
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Typical that I've only just come back from my holiday down there!!Brilliant! Some progress for the units and we'll be able to see them out and about
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I’m down there now
Also very typical that I'm in Dawlish on the Saturday and if they were running on that day, I'd make the extra effort to go to Newton Abbot!
Who trains the driver managers?
Themselves....with a fault-finding handbook!
Chester Underframe wash was programmed to treat the various carriages differently to avoid dowsing the more sensitive bits of underfrane equipment,
Trainers from Rail Operations Group (ROG) as they're the only drivers with current 175 mainline competence.
I notice GWR have updated the K1 timetable on their website to V4 removing the black squares for IETs on services due to be operated with Class 175s but I do not know if this means the introduction of the Class 175s into GWR service is any closer.
Very likely that the 175s will be in service, but I don't believe they are planned for that route.
Correct, they're planned for use south of Exeter only and are not planned to visit Bristol unless plans change. Additionally, Portsmouth Harbour routes mentioned in the original text will be operated by 158s or, if you're unlucky, a turbo.
I would say it's the Exeter and Plymouth areas, as Laira appears to be the main maintenance depot for them. They also plan to go all the way to Penzance on non-London services, which is currently done by Castle HST sets and even a few IETs.
The 3x car 175s have about 10% seats fewer than the 3x car 158s, it seems.
The 2-car ones also appear to have 11 seats fewer than a 2-car 150 (136 vs 147 seats), which could be interesting on the Dartmoor line, especially when the new station opens (unless the route gets 3-car 175s).
Thanks for letting us know
The Okehampton's are to be 3 car 175's.
There are 6 more 3 car units than 2 car units so it's a no brainer really.
By support, it’ll be acting as a thunderbird should any of the 175s fail whilst the driver managers are doing their training.
Yes - it's to train drivers in the use of the emergency coupling adaptor and how to rescue a 175 with a loco.
I don't know how different GWR 158s are internally from TfW's these days, but the 175s certainly have (or had, if GWR are changing the interior) fewer seats than the TfW 158s. The 175s have/had a significantly greater seat pitch though, meaning better legrooom - the wheelchair toilet on the 175s is probably bigger than that on the 158s too, so there are pros and cons with both. I don't think the TfW 150s have as many seats as even a 2-car 175 though, at least if you exclude tip-ups (a 150/2 is about 6 metres shorter than a 175/0 after all).
