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« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2010, 09:01:07 »
Quote from: inspector_blakey on February 17, 2010, 03:42:14
It may be partly explained by the intensive use that FGW▸ (First Great Western)'s stock gets, compared to the SWT▸ (South West Trains) DMUs▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit). SWT has plenty of spare units so they spend a lot more time hanging around Salisbury depot being cossetted than your average FGW 158!

Ah ! another FGW apologist (employee ?)   Grin

I think this is an entirely valid point. The average FGW DMU set is pretty grubby externally whereas the SWT unit are alway very good. I see many going through Warminster and the difference is striking.
Set against this, I must say that FGW do make more of an effort to keep the interior of their trains tidier with regular walk-through rubbish collections.
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« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2010, 22:22:14 »
As usual, this group has generated an interesting range of comments. I think iron oxide brake dust is one of the principal components of the grime on the windows (brilliantly captured by Grahame's photo) - this might explain why HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s are externally cleaner (no iron brake blocks) rather than special cleaning attention.

I had a recent journey on a grimy 142 from Exeter - not using the washer in freezing weather sounds like the explanation - but then how did SWT▸ (South West Trains) manage to clean its trains on the same day?
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« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2010, 11:55:19 »
SWT▸ (South West Trains) have more time to clean there trains  Huh I mean pacers can really only get cleaned at the end of service, which can be at around about 11pm at night  Huh And I doubt there are any cleaners about then.
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« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2010, 13:30:47 »
11pm?! They run (bounce) later than that!
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« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2010, 14:02:15 »
Quote from: Trowres on February 21, 2010, 22:22:14
As usual, this group has generated an interesting range of comments. I think iron oxide brake dust is one of the principal components of the grime on the windows (brilliantly captured by Grahame's photo) - this might explain why HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s are externally cleaner (no iron brake blocks) rather than special cleaning attention.

I had a recent journey on a grimy 142 from Exeter - not using the washer in freezing weather sounds like the explanation - but then how did SWT▸ (South West Trains) manage to clean its trains on the same day?

iron oxide might explain 150,153 and pacers but what about the 158's that have pads like hst? i would say problem more likely hst have priority over dmu's.
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« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2010, 14:04:52 »
Quote from: Branch Line Connor on February 22, 2010, 11:55:19
SWT▸ (South West Trains) have more time to clean there trains  Huh I mean pacers can really only get cleaned at the end of service, which can be at around about 11pm at night  Huh And I doubt there are any cleaners about then.

cleaners work 24 nour rosters like a lot of other railway staff,i mean how do you think they are clean internally at start of service also the wash plants do not stop at night either.
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« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2010, 18:31:39 »
Perhaps they should buy one of these new Argentinian train washers...

http://www.youtube.com/v/3B14iekBmtU

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