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RE: Transport for Wales Rail - ant17612 - 28/05/2019 17:52
The first Class 175 will arrive at Widnes Transport Tech on Friday Night for a full interior refurb.
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - knutstransport - 28/05/2019 18:20
(28/05/2019 17:52)ant17612 Wrote: The first Class 175 will arrive at Widnes Transport Tech on Friday Night for a full interior refurb.
Full? I thought TfW are getting rid so wouldn't want to do anything beyond making it look like one of their trains i.e. repaint and new seat covers and replacing anything that is worn out.
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - ant17612 - 29/05/2019 15:22
(28/05/2019 18:20)knutstransport Wrote: Full? I thought TfW are getting rid so wouldn't want to do anything beyond making it look like one of their trains i.e. repaint and new seat covers and replacing anything that is worn out.
I don't think these will be going anywhere for a while and they are well overdue a fresh look on the inside. The 158s are in better condition inside!
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - knutstransport - 29/05/2019 16:24
(29/05/2019 15:22)ant17612 Wrote: I don't think these will be going anywhere for a while and they are well overdue a fresh look on the inside. The 158s are in better condition inside!
It might be 2022 before they are going but that isn't long enough to justify stripping out the interior and starting again, like happened with the 158s a few years back.
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - motormayhem1 - 29/05/2019 18:20
(29/05/2019 16:24)knutstransport Wrote: It might be 2022 before they are going but that isn't long enough to justify stripping out the interior and starting again, like happened with the 158s a few years back.
It's there money there spending and if it makes a passengers experience better then why not.
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - knutstransport - 29/05/2019 18:51
(29/05/2019 18:20)motormayhem1 Wrote: It's there money there spending and if it makes a passengers experience better then why not.
I'm doubting it is a full refurbishment given the ROSCOs wanted a lease until 2025 signed with Northern in order to authorise anything above repaint, new seat covers, PRM work and a scheduled C6 overhaul, unless a lease has been agreed with Abellio East Midlands for the 175s and the refurbished trains will have neutral colours.
Note Virgin lost some of their Pendolino branding during a C6 overhaul as a result of the ROSCO not being given a long term assurance that Virgin would lease them long term - most carriages are now plain white.
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - childwallblues - 29/05/2019 20:33
175113 was on the Liverpool to Chester service today.
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - mikestone - 30/05/2019 07:50
(29/05/2019 18:51)knutstransport Wrote: Note Virgin lost some of their Pendolino branding during a C6 overhaul as a result of the ROSCO not being given a long term assurance that Virgin would lease them long term - most carriages are now plain white.
Everrythinhg I have seen suggests it was a DfT instruction.
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - wirralbus - 01/06/2019 15:38
There is a fair few 4 car Chester -Liverpool Lime street services this afternoon , due to various events taking place in Liverpool city centre.
To provide one of the sets of 4 coaches a Holyhead - Maesteg service was swopped at Chester with the original set on the Chester - Liverpool diagram .
A little bit of forward thinking i see .
RE: Transport for Wales Rail - ant17612 - 23/06/2019 09:12
TFW Route learning to Birkenhead North Depot today from Crewe via Wrexham and Bidston.