Class 165 Refurbishment

[mickey]

Wessex Trains did that with their 150 fleet - each unit had a unique livery

So did four of Merseyrail's units during Capital of Culture year. Quite nice they were, too.

 

[royaloak]

166 need the aircon sorted

166201 appears to have new air-con fitted, it has got similar vents on the roof to SWTs 159s.

 

[turbo mick]

166201 appears to have new air-con fitted, it has got similar vents on the roof to SWTs 159s.

166201 is old aircon it was the first refurb design for the drivers cab also but didnt work to well.

If you look under the front of the drivers cab you will see a block thats our air con unit for the drivers cab.

 

[class465]

166201 appears to have new air-con fitted, it has got similar vents on the roof to SWTs 159s.

tes i think its an experimental or they've fitted the new aircon units early because the old ones broke
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Once again First need to learn from Chiltern. However I do like this colour scheme but this is nothing compared to a Chiltern 165.



It is finished and I think 165109 is the other one that is also finished, this was mentioned nearly 2 months back.

165 101 is finished i dont thing 109 is

 

[43021HST]

I thoght class 165s had been refurbished before,I take it there interiors are still largely original?

 

[starrymarkb]

The seats were re trimmed by FGWLink, AFAIK that's all that's been done (though someone will probably prove me wrong)

 

[turbo mick]

ive driven 165120.165101 and ive heard 165109 is out in traffic but failed the insides look ok and they sandblastered the driving cabs to try and make them look good

 

[adc82140]

The seats were re trimmed by FGWLink, AFAIK that's all that's been done (though someone will probably prove me wrong)

The carpets in first class were replaced as well.


The 166s had a bit more of a tart up under Thames Trains, with new carpet throughout and a coat of paint to all the grab handles.

Not yet travelled on a newly refurbed set- though saw one at Slough working the Windsor shuttle the other day- you can't miss the pink door interiors!!

 

[387star]

They are ripping out the tables apparently which harks back to the ripping out of ex TPE 158 flip down tables...

 

[TheWalrus]

They are ripping out the tables apparently which harks back to the ripping out of ex TPE 158 flip down tables...

What the full tables on the 166s? How ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!! Get First out! Get DB Regio (Chiltern) in!

 

[brad465]

Not bad, still following the networker-type interior that is

 

[387star]

Hey just read it on the First Great Western coffee forum. This is regard the 165 not 166 and the mini side tables between facing seats
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btw sent angry letter to FGW about the lack of flip down tables on 158s with the original seating... seems odd they are retained on the richmond seating and not on the original TPE style seating...

 

[TEW]

The seat back tables are being put back in, just rather slowly, a few sets have them fitted now.

 

[387star]

Are you sure... I realise the richmond sets have the seat back tables.... what do they look like? I'm being serious I'm really passionate about this. If what you say is right.. it's made my day. Any pictures? This is regard 158s not 165s?

 

[TEW]

No pictures, just what I've seen. At least one of the three car 158s has seat back tables now in all the coaches, and its not 158952 with all Richmond seats. It's definitely original 158 seats that have been fitted. The plan is to retrofit all sets with them but it is hard to find the time to do it in the summer when unit requirements are higher, I imagine more will be done over the winter.

 

[387star]

Ah fair enough. Strange this comes a a couple of years after refurbishment...