Any word on whether 103’s in for its vinyls?I've just had a text saying 101 is done also
(edit, 101 and 102 just departed Snow Hill on the 1628 to Stratford)
Any word on whether 103’s in for its vinyls?I've just had a text saying 101 is done also
(edit, 101 and 102 just departed Snow Hill on the 1628 to Stratford)
I would presume it isAny word on whether 103’s in for its vinyls?
09:50,13:50,17:20, ex New St To Hereford & then 22:00 New st-Wos SH.Indeed it is, it’s on the 0824 from WOF to BHM today, hopefully if anyone needs it they can work out the rest of the diagram
Correct, just had 101 with 172005 working 1M66, 1239 Hereford - New St.101 is also on the Hereford services to I believe? So it may be there all week too.
I believe it's just because the vinyls are new, however I personally think the shade of gold is more yellowSaw 172102 and 172103 today, both in WMR livery but Chiltern interiors as expected.
Is it just me or is the shade of gold slightly more orange than on the other 172s? I say this as 103 was coupled to 172006 and there seemed to be a difference, may have just been dirt though.
He was the last steam train driver in WorcesterDoes anyone know when 172342 was named 'Roger Sumner' please? Flickr suggests the vinyls have been on since October.
He was the last steam train driver in Worcester
He wasn't the last steam driver though. His MP12 course was Diesal. He was a qualified fireman only with BR and has not done heritage steam neither.
Then name plate on the unit is a little misleading in the strictest sense but clearly he will have driven a bit during his fireman days I immagine.
Sometime around 20th October 2022Does anyone know when 172342 was named 'Roger Sumner' please? Flickr suggests the vinyls have been on since October.
Full list of WMR 323 names:
201 - Duddeston
202 - Butlers Lane
203 - Aston
204 - Selly Oak
205 - Blake Street
206 - Barnt Green
207 - Bournville
208 - Five Ways
209 - Birmingham New Street
210 - Shenstone
211 - Four Oaks
212 - Bromsgrove
213 - Sutton Coldfield
214 - Wylde Green
215 - Gravelly Hill
216 - University
217 - Chester Road
218 - Lichfield city
219 - Kings Norton
220 - Lichfield TV
221 - Northfiled (Name removed with Centro livery being added)
222 - Redditch
240 - Erdington
241 - Dave Pomroy
242 - Alvechurch
243 - Longbridge
I think that the Centro livery was much better than the present WMR livery although it was a bit of an anomaly on trains running in North Wales way outside the Centro (WMPTE) area. Central Trains own livery at the time on the rare occasions I saw it was not as good as their fleet in Centro livery.323221 - Centro livery (if we still updating this thread)
Were the other 172s sent there for refresh? If so it’s probably that, WMR will want them in the right moquete etc.172104 sighted in Doncaster today, anyone know the reason?
IlfordWere the other 172s sent there for refresh?
They were sent to Ilford for a refurb - my guess is it’s there for repairs of some sort as 103 was?Were the other 172s sent there for refresh? If so it’s probably that, WMR will want them in the right moquete etc.
103 was transported by Road for repairs as they couldn't move it by rail. 104 went by rail so might be a possibility it’s something else.They were sent to Ilford for a refurb - my guess is it’s there for repairs of some sort as 103 was?
Peculiar, certainly seems like fleet uniformity was thrown out of the window, there’s a /1 with the original numbers going around, a /1 with a half yellow front and then all of the /4s having larger unit numbers than any other LNR liveried 350s.I also noticed a /2 which had /1 style unit numbers, i.e. basic Helvetica or similar rather than the LM font. Part of the same work?
Over the years units have been involved in incidents which have needed partial or full cab rebuilds, collisions with trees and people. 350246 cab was rebuilt and has big numbers, its not the only one.I also noticed a /2 which had /1 style unit numbers, i.e. basic Helvetica or similar rather than the LM font. Part of the same work?
It's one of the 17 that are going to northern, they're getting the mods done before they transfer.From a friend, 323212 now has USB charging points.
To quote him, “WTF!”
211 isn't going to Northern, that's a typo. Should be 220.It's one of the 17 that are going to northern, they're getting the mods done before they transfer.
323202/203/205-213/217-219/241-243
323210 is back today from having the same works.From a friend, 323212 now has USB charging points.
To quote him, “WTF!”
Got the numbers from post #9769 in the northern units refurbishment thread211 isn't going to Northern, that's a typo. Should be 220.
323210 is back today from having the same works.
Have you got a source for that? 323211 is currently sub-leased from Northern back to WMR along with all the other units planned to transfer to Northern. 323220 is directly leased to WMR, indicating it is not one of those transferring.211 isn't going to Northern, that's a typo. Should be 220.