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390138 is due into Widnes this coming weekend. This will be set 26 of 35 11 cars.

It's written on the front ;)

458417 Early April. Widnes

Yes, they are still in Widnes.

458505, refurbishment set No.3 in Widnes, a couple of days after arrival mid Feb 2023. The plan is to have a rolling 3 458 sets at Widnes till at least the summer. Hopefully the image description will pass foresenic inspection.

I posted the picture for general interest following the earlier comment 'I have not seen any photos' For clarity, it was taken a few months ago and I do have the owners permission to upload it.

Exterior refurb of 458s 507 and 517, underway at Widnes early November 2023. 11 car pendolino set 390115 to the right.

Many of the interior surfaces are wrapped in new vinyl during the refurbishment, the toilet cubicles being a good example. Angel won't pay for new fridges when they can be given a relatively low cost face lift with a vinyl wrap. 1678196727 As the refurbishment is considered mid life you could...

The water bottle refill station. 1678182040 The small bottle fridges are the original ones, they are just refitted once the interior has been refurbished.

There is nothing wrong with the installation but there are some background concerns about the routine maintenance to ensure the risk of legionella is managed. All trains are currently leaving refurbishment with a 'coming soon' sticker. Refurbishment of 390118 should be complete by this Friday,

As part of the pendolino refurb process the heater banks in each car are stripped down and cleaned for the first time in 20 years. Also, the seating config is changed during the uograde, there are now more passengers per car in standa4d class.

Widnes doesn't have space for a fourth unit.

Each 11 car is now taking 2 weeks to complete, 26 weeks to go before the first 9 car.

The project is running behind. The last 9 car is expected through Widnes in June 2024 So it turns out that 390137 hasn’t been refurbished yet. I got my information from Today’s Railways on twitter, which stated...

390104 waiting for inspection at Widnes by Avanti and Angel before heading back in to traffic.

https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/class-442-panel-contract-awarded/56973.article This has only been announced today, makes you wonder if the news is slow or its going to add further delay to the reintroduction. Didn't I read that a couple of units have already been converted to AC, you'd think...

I'm interested in changes to the braking system. Presumably the upgrade is restricted to the two motor bogies only? Does the 442 have any regen braking currently or is it all friction.

bit of left field question, when the 442's finally start running in service, anybody have a view on how many miles a 442 set will rack up per day?

We supply a consumable part for the 442. SWR have just placed a large order suggesting that the first re furbished units could be entering service soon,

We supply consumables for the 442 fleet and were advised that 6 sets in service by December then ramp up of remaining 12 between Jan and May '19