Great Western Railway

[childwallblues]

RE: First Great Western
First Great Western has re-branded itself Great Western Railways and is noe repainting its stock green. So far noted by me are 166204, 166208, HST Power Car 43188 and a set of stock.

[Metroline1511]

RE: First Great Western

(13/11/2015 08:05)childwallblues Wrote:  First Great Western has re-branded itself Great Western Railways and is noe repainting its stock green. So far noted by me are 166204, 166208, HST Power Car 43188 and a set of stock.

I had heard about this renaming. It will effectively reverse the First corporatising of the line since they took it over in full in 1998.

[childwallblues]

RE: First Great Western

(13/11/2015 08:05)childwallblues Wrote:  First Great Western has re-branded itself Great Western Railways and is noe repainting its stock green. So far noted by me are 166204, 166208, HST Power Car 43188 and a set of stock.

43187 is another power car painted green.

[wirralbus]

RE: Great Western Railway
I wonder whether this is a way of First Group starting to unpackage there unpopular corporate name from some of there more popular company subsidiaries .

[childwallblues]

RE: Great Western Railway

(23/11/2015 08:56)wirralbus Wrote:  I wonder whether this is a way of First Group starting to unpackage there unpopular corporate name from some of there more popular company subsidiaries .

What next then - Northern Spirit?

[childwallblues]

RE: Great Western Railway
The fourteen Class 153 operated by GWR and based in the Exeter/Bristol area are to be taken off lease next year.

[childwallblues]

RE: Great Western Railway
150232 is the first of the class to receive the GWR green livery. It also the third after 150219 and150238 to be fitted with a new toilet.

[SK15 GZG]

RE: Great Western Railway

(05/03/2016 07:30)childwallblues Wrote:  The fourteen Class 153 operated by GWR and based in the Exeter/Bristol area are to be taken off lease next year.

It'll be interesting to see whether all them go to London Midland to replace the the Northern-bound Class 150s (as I read on another forum) or there's some left over to go to another operator

[childwallblues]

RE: Great Western Railway
I do not know whether your information is factual but it is the first time that I have heard that date.
Disposal of both LMs 150 and 153 units is dependant on electrification of both Walsall to Rugeley TV and Bletchley to Bedford routes.
I would imagine that Northern is likely to receive 150/1 from Exeter before the LM units.

[childwallblues]

RE: Great Western Railway
166214 is now in GWR livery.