With no GWR services over the Swansea to Cardiff line it seems a sensible way to maintain capacity.
7-car formation??? I guess it was paired with 2 Class 150's or 3 153's.
On what basis could a union object?
That was type of seat and position of it.
The unions can object if the hired stock has a markedly inferior working environment, as is the case with 153s where the retrofitted cab is smaller than the original. It will depend on the nature of the differences and the working relationship between the unions and management.
The extra stock has come from a strike-bound company in order to lessen the effects of a strike.
Putting customers first - seems entirely reasonable to me. It wasn't like TfW were running services on behalf of GWR - simply ensuring its own services had appropriate capacity.
There’s also a triple TfW 158.
It is, in fact, the train you’ve just mentioned. Very good working between GWR and TfW again.sadly will be no more one would presume when the 197s come inThere’s also a triple TfW 158.
Edit: No, it’s just RTT being silly and showing a six carriage unit in TfW livery
How come the first carriage of the 158 looks like a single unit on its own because of the second carriage having a front yellow end? at 0:22
Ahhh I see, so they were originally 2 cars, split up and added to another 2 car to make 3
Train crews won't sign 158's anymore.
and even if a few do it wont be enough to run a reliable service during strike action or disruption
