Was not the idea of the 230s, similarly to the Marston Vale and East West Rail, that they'd last about 10 years which would be enough time to work out whether they wanted to hand it over to Merseyrail or not and if Merseyrail would want it, and to get the extra battery 777s ordered?
Haha and bearing in mind the TfW 230s were theoretically out of a comprehensive overhaul at Long Marston, they have barely lasted three years, and have been sitting around for some of that. There is a Youtube video of 230010 at Stourbridge Jn on tests on the 5th June 2021. That is two years and a couple of weeks ago. 230006 and 007 ware recorded there in July 2020 - not even three years ago.
I have tried to give the Vivarail 230s a lot of lenience as a new technology, but after Vivarail's experience with 230001 and 2360003-005, I just don't think they will ever be able to offer a reliable and robust service. From what I can tell TfW have five units in the fleet - all between two and three years "fresh" out of their most significant overhaul in their lives, yet two in traffic and the failure standby cannot deliver even one week of robust service.
Not only that, batteries degrade over time, so if they cannot deliver the service now, there is no way they will still be running in ten years time. TfW need to do the decent thing for the people of Wales and the borders.