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« on: November 05, 2007, 15:07:14 »
The first of 17 new look Class 150 units has been unveiled in the Pullman Group workshops in Cardiff (link below.)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=563
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2007, 17:16:03 »
Shame there's no pictures- would be good if the people who are going to use it get to see.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2007, 18:53:41 »
Quote from: qprrule on November 05, 2007, 17:16:03
Shame there's no pictures- would be good if the people who are going to use it get to see.
I will keep an eye out and as soon as I find some I will post a link. They should appear anyday now.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2007, 19:07:49 »
gah if someone had said, i'd have gone down!
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2007, 19:51:02 »
http://therailwaycentre.com/News%20Nov%202007/051107-FGW.html
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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2007, 20:41:26 »
dear god thats an impovement over the current mess they're in
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« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2007, 20:56:30 »
Can't wait to work one! looks really good!
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2007, 21:11:31 »
Quote from: Liam on November 05, 2007, 19:51:02
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Well done Liam. I checked Railway Centre at just before 7pm and nothing was there. What an improvement they look really good.
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« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2007, 17:17:16 »
They look fine - but how robust will they be?
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« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2007, 19:17:59 »
Quote from: vacman on November 05, 2007, 20:56:30
Can't wait to work one! looks really good!
Hear! Hear! Vacman. Think we will see the refurbed units this far west any time soon?
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« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2007, 19:30:23 »
Don't count on it!!
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« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2007, 19:52:18 »
Quote from: gaf71 on November 06, 2007, 19:17:59
Quote from: vacman on November 05, 2007, 20:56:30
Can't wait to work one! looks really good!
Hear! Hear! Vacman. Think we will see the refurbed units this far west any time soon?
761 made it to Penzance the other day! both of the re-vinyled 150's were "buffer to buffer" at Par today!
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« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2007, 20:35:23 »
Quote from: vacman on November 06, 2007, 19:52:18
both of the re-vinyled 150's were "buffer to buffer" at Par today!

Surely BSI▸ (British Standards Institute) to BSI..... hehe, Just hope the mechanical work IS actually some good as they have been getting notoriously unreliable lately. Notice the 12:44 PLY» (Plymouth - next trains) to PNZ and 14:50 PNZ to PLY caped today due to class 150 failure....
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Quote from: vacman on November 06, 2007, 19:52:18
Quote from: gaf71 on November 06, 2007, 19:17:59
Quote from: vacman on November 05, 2007, 20:56:30
Can't wait to work one! looks really good!
Hear! Hear! Vacman. Think we will see the refurbed units this far west any time soon?
761 made it to Penzance the other day! both of the re-vinyled 150's were "buffer to buffer" at Par today!

With it's several 'failable' faults!
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