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Welsh Class 143 Strange Owners

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XCTurbostar

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Hi all,
I just doing some research into Welsh Class 143s and I found that the following are not owned by Porterbrook. Any reason why and how this occured?
143601 - Rhondda Cynon Taff District Council
143609 - Bridgend County Borough Council
143610 - Rhondda Cynon Taff District Council (Also Named Sir Tom Jones)
143614 - Rhondda Cynon Taff District Council
143617 - Rail Assets Investments Ltd
143618 - Rail Assets Investments Ltd
143619 - Rail Assets Investments Ltd
 
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They were bought specifically for the valley lines by what was then Mid Glamorgan Council who largely paid for the reopening.

I recall reading that they were transfered to the WAG/WG in 1999 though.
 
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They were bought for Swanline weren't they? Hence them originally having swan-based names, unless they were different units.
 
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