Class 175 - the next chapter possibly ?

[Wyrleybart]

37610 and 37800 with barrier vans moved a class 175 as 5Q60 0954 Holyhead-Central Rivers on Monday. The move ran via Chester, Ccewe, Penkridge and Walsall.

Cenral Rivers depot is an Alstom location and the 170 is an Alstom product

 

[Doomotron]

I'm not sure if this is meant to mean anything. It's an Alston train going to an Alstom depot. I don't know the reason for it, but I doubt it has anything to do with 'the next chapter' of their lives.

 

[reecestrains]

37610 and 37800 with barrier vans moved a class 175 as 5Q60 0954 Holyhead-Central Rivers on Monday. The move ran via Chester, Ccewe, Penkridge and Walsall.

Cenral Rivers depot is an Alstom location and the 170 is an Alstom product

Just wondered, does anyone know which 175 unit this was?

 

[Welshguy1048]

Just wondered, does anyone know which 175 unit this was?

It was 175114

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

It’s certainly very curious. I’ll wait to find out more information before I get my hopes up personally, but it is nice to see a potential glimpse of hope for the class. It might of course be nothing.

 

[ls2270]

Another 5Q60 running today…1053 Holyhead Sdgs to Central Rivers formed of 37611 and 37608 with 175105.

 

[Caaardiff]

I'm not sure if this is meant to mean anything. It's an Alston train going to an Alstom depot. I don't know the reason for it, but I doubt it has anything to do with 'the next chapter' of their lives.

I think they are still going through their major maintenance regimes, so it could either be that or signs of things moving because they have a new home.
Previously a lot of the major maintenance was being done at Longsight, then Ilford and now seems to be Central Rivers.

 

[matt]

Until there future has been confirmed please use the speculative thread here https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-175-future-speculation.218095/