SWR Repaints and Refurbishments

[WestLondon455]

The repaints are starting this year and will take three years. They will be painted rather than vinyled. The internal refurbs are planned to be fully complete in May. This includes finishing the 45 part - refurbs.

Wouldn't they be nearing the end of their contract in 3 years unless renewed?

 

[WestLondon455]

Plus aren't they under investigation by the ORR

 

[lewisf]

Wouldn't they be nearing the end of their contract in 3 years unless renewed?

I would hope that any future franchise holders would be required to keep the same branding, like what happens with Scotrail

 

[WestLondon455]

I would hope that any future franchise holders would be required to keep the same branding, like what happens with Scotrail

Judging by the fact all new franchises are getting "fancy" like Great Western Railway, South Western, LNER, WMR And LNWR it will probably stay the same

 

[SWRtrain_fan]

Judging by the fact all new franchises are getting "fancy" like Great Western Railway, South Western, LNER, WMR And LNWR it will probably stay the same

What do you mean by fancy?

 

[WestLondon455]

I mean by they're going back to their maiden names like LNWR etc

 

[387star]

When will 158 159 internal work start as they are fitting new first class seats?
Will the 158s and 159/1s recently repainted by south west trains be repainted into swr livery as part of the project?

Are stripes being removes from those first reliveried ?

Seems stations are also being repainted in a very drab but quite smart grey see Havant

 

[pompeyfan]

When will 158 159 internal work start as they are fitting new first class seats?
Will the 158s and 159/1s recently repainted by south west trains be repainted into swr livery as part of the project?

Are stripes being removes from those first reliveried ?

Seems stations are also being repainted in a very drab but quite smart grey see Havant

The quality of the paintwork is terrible. Fratton for example has had its blue spiked railings repainting in the grey. The only problem is that the painting was done during leaf fall, so lots of leafs collected around the railings... long story short the bottom of the railings have the grey just finishing a couple of inches from the bottom in a wavey fashion.

 

[387star]

The quality of the paintwork is terrible. Fratton for example has had its blue spiked railings repainting in the grey. The only problem is that the painting was done during leaf fall, so lots of leafs collected around the railings... long story short the bottom of the railings have the grey just finishing a couple of inches from the bottom in a wavey fashion.

Oh dear

At least there is new depot signage given the old signage included the old Stagecoach SWT logo

Stripes are still a feature of signage and branding in general despite being ditched from the livery

 

[Goldfish62]

Seems stations are also being repainted in a very drab but quite smart grey see Havant

Is it different from the grey that SWT had been painting stations over the last few years?

 

[swt_passenger]

Is it different from the grey that SWT had been painting stations over the last few years?

I don’t think it’s much different at all. The same painting contractor that SWT used (Bagnall) seems to be doing the painting, at least in the Southampton area.

I wonder if you can get that colour cheap, maybe in Portsmouth...

 

[387star]

Is it different from the grey that SWT had been painting stations over the last few years?

Think it's much darker looks less like an undercoat

 

[pompeyfan]

Think it's much darker looks less like an undercoat

I’m not so sure actually. Godalming was done under SWT if I recall correctly and the grey is very similar.

 

[lewisf]

At least there is new depot signage given the old signage included the old Stagecoach SWT logo

The signage at Wimbledon depot was changed on the day of the handover

 

[Goldfish62]

Wouldn't they be nearing the end of their contract in 3 years unless renewed?

So what? The livery is likely to carry over irrespective of franchise holder.

 

[Goldfish62]

Plus aren't they under investigation by the ORR

The ORR and Holden investigations into performance concluded last year and the results were widely published, including on SWR's website

 

[Dan15812]

Been on 450 113 still has SWT safety posters and network map. Luckily the stickers are all SWR.

Any more 444/450 with the full interior?

 

[TEW]

444044 has been refurbished.

 

[SWRtrain_fan]

Full refurbishment of trains:
444003, 444010, 444015, 444019, 444020, 444025, 444029, 444040 & 444044.(20% complete)

450015, 450020, 450032, 450033, 450081, 450082, 450083, 450085, 450091, 450094, 450100, 450113, 450115, 450119, 450121, 450122 (13% complete)
Let me know if any more trains have been fully refurbished and I will edit this post regularly

 

[SWRtrain_fan]

There is now a 1 in 5 chance of getting onboard a fully refurbished 444

 

[Train Boy]

450033 can be added to the list.

 

[TEW]

450083 too.

 

[SWRtrain_fan]

Are there any 159s currently having the new livery applied?

 

[TEW]

450085 refurbished.

 

[lsdghasu]

Are there any 159s currently having the new livery applied?

159018 went up to Loughborough on Monday. 159013 is still in Loughborough I think.

 

[SWRtrain_fan]

159018 went up to Loughborough on Monday. 159013 is still in Loughborough I think.

Thanks for that, does anyone know approximately how long it takes for a 159 to be re-liveried?

 

[lsdghasu]

Thanks for that, does anyone know approximately how long it takes for a 159 to be re-liveried?

Around a month.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Around a month.

That explains why 159012 was nowhere to be seen for so long!

 

[SWRtrain_fan]

How many 159s now have the new livery/interior?

 

[WVL14]

159s

Completed SWR livery units from Loughborough: 001, 003, 005, 006, 007, 009, 010, 011, 012, 014

Several versions of the new livery:

003, 007, 011, 014 in grey with vinyl stripes on both grey and blue.
005 in painted grey without stripes but still has vinyl stripes on blue areas only.
001, 006, 009, 010, 012 all painted grey and blue with no stripes.

On site at Loughborough: 013 and 018.

All units have received the blue seats except 003, 007 and 011 which were the first three through the programme.

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