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Rumour in the north of the area is that we are to get several 150/1 (non front gangwayed ) units. Anyone travelling frequently in the Brizzle area will already have experienced these as we currently have 2 or 3 in service, (green and blue paint job with a slam crew door).
Although the current units have 3+2 seating, a refurb could render the 'new' stock similar to existing 150/2s. From a guard's point of view, they have nice big cabs, but can only be worked from cab ends, which would be a PIA with 3 car configuration on busy trains.
Although the current units have 3+2 seating, a refurb could render the 'new' stock similar to existing 150/2s. From a guard's point of view, they have nice big cabs, but can only be worked from cab ends, which would be a PIA with 3 car configuration on busy trains.
fGW have 2 150/1s, 150121 & 150127.
Been informed that both, plus any other we recieve from London Midland and LORL (formerly Silverlink), are to be 'refreshed' soon, possibly in-house to a simlar standard to the fGW 150/2s.
The Class 143s, once refreshed, are going to be allocated to Exeter depot once the short-term lease 142s are returned, so that the 'pacer' fleet has a dedicated home depot (proved by the excellent work they have done on the 142 fleet, which are no reaching 6,500 MPC▸ (Miles Per Casualty)! - better than ANY od the DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) classes in the Wessex Trains era.). In turn, SPM▸ (St Philip's Marsh (Bristol depot)) will be allocated half of Exters 150s to lighten their already high workload.
The eventual plan is to use the 150/1s on the Bristol local services etc, whilst keeping the 142/143s in Devon.
