Are there any plans still in place to introduce Class 190 2-coach sets on the Heart of Wales line as originally promised? It seems that TfW are merely refurbishing their present stock of Class 153s? Also will 5 trains in each direction be introduced by end of 2022?
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TfW Class 190s
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Bletchleyite
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You mean 170s? No, those aren't coming now, they are refurbishing 153s instead.
Bletchleyite
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153s are better suited to low speed stopping operations than 170s due to the gearing. 170s would never go into direct drive and so would waste a load of fuel churning up the transmission oil. I'm in a way a bit surprised they don't just stick an extra couple of 2-car 197s on that order and use those; their mechanical transmission would be better, and level boarding is mostly irrelevant as most of the platforms are quite low.
QSK19
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The TfW 170s are eventually going to move over to EMR.
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