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« on: July 20, 2021, 18:19:05 »

Hi,
I know this sounds like a bit of a wacky question but what is the air conditioning like on GWR (Great Western Railway)'S IETS?
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2021, 18:30:38 »

It works.

If that’s not the answer you were looking for, you need to be more descriptive of ‘like’
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2021, 19:21:13 »

Usually pretty good, and just about the right temperature IMHO (in my humble opinion) as it can be too cold on some trains as Class 180 Adelante users will probably remember!

As with all air conditioned trains, should you find it too hot in one carriage try another one as they are all separately controlled units.  Even areas within a single carriage can be different temperatures as there are often different thermostat zones and controls. 

Not an IET (Intercity Express Train) but each GWR (Great Western Railway) Class 165 units air cooling system has four separate control units and zones per carriage.
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2021, 20:26:20 »

If my recent journeys on 165s and 158s are anything to go by, the systems seem more reliable than past years. 
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2021, 13:01:14 »

Were you thinking in terms of temperature or maybe how frequently the air is exchanged, in the context of Covid?
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