3 car 150?

[mralexn]

From
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/About-Us/Our-business/Extra-capacity-across-the-network


Two three-car Class 150 trains - six carriages - will also be leased and refreshed to operate weekday commuter services between Reading and Basingstoke, increasing peak capacity by around 13 per cent.

Is there even such a thing as a 3 carriage 150? :P

I'm guessing they ment to put 3 2 car 150's

 

[ainsworth74]

The prototype units 150001 and 150002 are three car units and were off lease having been replaced at LM by 172s.

 

[mralexn]

The prototype units 150001 and 150002 are three car units and were off lease having been replaced at LM by 172s.

so are they being used now? hence the "were off lease" ?

 

[YorkshireBear]

FGW have also created another two 3 car units (only 1 extra at the moment) by entering half of the toiletless unit in the centre of an existing 2 car unit.
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so are they being used now? hence the "were off lease" ?

Thread here http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=58508

 

[221129]

150121 is now three car

 

[221129]

As seen here at BRI

 

[VideozVideoz]

As seen here at BRI

Good pic. Has anyone got a close-up (inside and out) pic of the middle unit? I've never seen one of these before! Thought 150s were only available as a back and a front!

 

[90019]

Good pic. Has anyone got a close-up (inside and out) pic of the middle unit? I've never seen one of these before! Thought 150s were only available as a back and a front!

In that case, the centre car is just one half of a 150/2 sandwiched between a 150/1.
The only ones with proper centre cars are 150001 and 150002.

 

[221129]

I have a video of it leaving if it helps

 

[Uzair]

Where are the 5 180's coming from?

 

[ushawk]

Where are the 5 180's coming from?

The 180's that were used by Northern, that i think are now off-lease and going to FGW.

 

[hairyhandedfool]

Good pic. Has anyone got a close-up (inside and out) pic of the middle unit? I've never seen one of these before! Thought 150s were only available as a back and a front!

Google class 150 and look for the traintesting website for general pictures, not especially close up though.

Where are the 5 180's coming from?

Three from Northern, two from store.

 

[VideozVideoz]

I have a video of it leaving if it helps

yes please ollie b!

 

[221129]

yes please ollie b!

Ok mate

i dont know how to upload vids on here though

 

[ainsworth74]

Put it on youtube then link to it?

 

[221129]

Ok i can do that
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http://youtu.be/fy1GuUv2YJY
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That is the link i think

 

[Class172]

I could embed that for you...
[YOUTUBE]fy1GuUv2YJY[/YOUTUBE]

There's nothing special about the 3 car hybrids, Central and LM loved them by the looks of things (when they had them - discounting LM's 150105/7/9) and aren't new by any means.

 

[ainsworth74]

Indeed, FGW still have a bunch of 158s running around in hybrid three car formations don't they?

 

[Class172]

Indeed, FGW still have a bunch of 158s running around in hybrid three car formations don't they?

I think so. Haven't they just recently made more as the new 150s have arrived?

 

[IanXC]

I think so. Haven't they just recently made more as the new 150s have arrived?

Indeed, as I recall they only have 2 2-car 158s left now

 

[jones_bangor]

Indeed, as I recall they only have 2 2-car 158s left now

Arriva Trains Wales could learn from that on Birmingham - Aberystwyth / Holyhead trains, especially if they cascade the soon to be surplus Mk2 LHCSs to other routes.

 

[IanXC]

Arriva Trains Wales could learn from that on Birmingham - Aberystwyth / Holyhead trains, especially if they cascade the soon to be surplus Mk2 LHCSs to other routes.

I don't know that much about those services, but isn't there a lot of portion working? Would the relevant stations be able to take 6 car formations?

 

[swt_passenger]

From
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/About-Us/Our-business/Extra-capacity-across-the-network

Two three-car Class 150 trains - six carriages - will also be leased and refreshed to operate weekday commuter services between Reading and Basingstoke, increasing peak capacity by around 13 per cent.

There's a fairly long thread about this here, started about 6 weeks ago:

http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=58508

 

[VideozVideoz]

Ok i can do that
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http://youtu.be/fy1GuUv2YJY
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That is the link i think

Ollie B, thanks for the vid! Very interesting. I notice that the middle carriage has a guard-door yet you can still walk through the whole train top to bottom!

 

[90019]

Ollie B, thanks for the vid! Very interesting. I notice that the middle carriage has a guard-door yet you can still walk through the whole train top to bottom!

As I said earlier;

In that case, the centre car is just one half of a 150/2 sandwiched between a 150/1.
The only ones with proper centre cars are 150001 and 150002.

 

[VideozVideoz]

As I said earlier; In that case, the centre car is just one half of a 150/2 sandwiched between a 150/1.

Yep sorry I did see that but couldn't 100% picture what you were describing (despite you giving the 150/1 and 150/2 links)