D1009
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It was still poking out of Barton Hill yesterday afternoon.
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Returned from Doncaster around 21st April.
D1009
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This has happened before, it's usually a week or more between it appearing outside the workshop and entering service. The workshop doesn't look long enough to accommodate 3 cars on the same track.
D1009
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It wasn't there when I passed earlier this afternoon, workshop was empty with all doors open.
PHILIPE
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Saw a Facebook picture of it yesterday outside and appearing to be complete.
11:20 PAD - GMV
14:25 GMV - PAD
15:49 PAD - MIM
These definitely are buffet throughout the entire journey.
I'm not sure how anyone was supposed to work out that you were referring to HSTs with a trolley symbol on the top of the column when your first post said:
In the first three of those cases, the trolley symbols were leftovers from previous timetables, when the services were worked by 180s - though at that time the 15.49 went through to Worcestershire. The 20.22 was probably just a mistake.
All corrected in the new pocket timetable.
PHILIPE
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158951 has definitely left Barton Hill now as I have seen picture of it standing in Temple Meads. Probably requires Test Run first as is the norm.
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Thank you both for the reassuring answers.
Sorry, at the time I wrote that I hadn't noticed that there were some trips with no catering at all, so I assumed that 'not marked buffet' was equal to being 'marked trolley'.
PHILIPE
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158951 seen working 0930 Cardiff to Portsmouth Harbour today
Kite159
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And looks very shiny (currently on board heading towards Portsmouth (17:30 Cardiff - Portsmouth).
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150202 is a strange refurbed beast, play spot the peculiarities.
Essentially a 150/2 but with 150/1 3+2 seating with sections of fixed longitudinal seating by the bike spaces and toilet; there is a divider between the wheelchair space and the toilet plus a longitudinal seat sandwiched between the two; it has 2 emergency cupboards; the ramp is stowed in a cupboard facing an intermediate vestibule; the ceiling is lower in a lot of places; there a no tables; and the PIS is located in slightly different places (this is another difference - the PIS announces the next station upon departure of the previous, but not on the approach, and it can't handle request stops ie any door activation causes it to skip to the next +1 non request stop).
Essentially a 150/2 but with 150/1 3+2 seating with sections of fixed longitudinal seating by the bike spaces and toilet; there is a divider between the wheelchair space and the toilet plus a longitudinal seat sandwiched between the two; it has 2 emergency cupboards; the ramp is stowed in a cupboard facing an intermediate vestibule; the ceiling is lower in a lot of places; there a no tables; and the PIS is located in slightly different places (this is another difference - the PIS announces the next station upon departure of the previous, but not on the approach, and it can't handle request stops ie any door activation causes it to skip to the next +1 non request stop).
PHILIPE
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It is a 150/2 with original 150/2 seating but which has just not been converted to 2+2 Seating as in the case of Northerns 150/2s which have retained their 3+2.
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I logged 43144 at Didcot Parkway yesterday evening. Pretty sure the vinyls were still intact.
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Pretty sure I saw atleast one of those at Laira yesterday still in vinyls. Could be mistaken though
pdeaves
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It appears that neither 43144 nor 43146 are out today, so I suppose it is possible that they will be 'devinylled' imminently.
PHILIPE
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GWR 158766 (One of the 2x2 Car ones) has gone into Barton Hill to replace 951. Perhaps it will only take 2/3 of the time to complete as compared with a 158/9
GWR 158766 (One of the 2x2 Car ones) has gone into Barton Hill to replace 951. Perhaps it will only take 2/3 of the time to complete as compared with a 158/9
I was on that one on Sunday - was coupled to 150249 (also still to be refurbished) running a service to Weymouth.
The only 150/2s left to be refurbished now are: 150221, 150243, 150249, 150261, 150265 and 150216 (currently 150916) and of course the two coaches from 150209 and 150212. (currently in the centre of 150916 and 150925).
I'm going to miss the blue and pink FGW livery, though thankfully it should live on for a while on 150219 and 150238. Dare I say I much prefer it to the new GWR livery (on multiple units at least)
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Is 150239 or 244 due out soon from being repainted into the new green livery
PHILIPE
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The first we usually know is when they are out and pathed to come back.
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PHILIPE
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Should be 153372 coming back and, if going by numerical order as they have been doing, the next Angel one to go in would be 153373
D1009
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158951 seems to be on rather menial duties tonight, 2K50 2216 Bristol TM to Severn Beach!
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just saw 150219 now reformed going down to penzance from bristol
Where abouts? The 05.24 from Bristol to Penzance was cancelled at Taunton due to a fault, though I believe the service was restarted from Exeter.
pdeaves
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At the time of writing, 150219 is near Truro heading east.
This service was worked to Penzance by 150128. 150219 replaced 150247 on the following service.
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