Recent content by dancoupe22

I guess it’s the sitting (presumably) waiting for a path at midi/zuid, then the crawl through Brussles suburbs that’s most irksome. But hey ho, I asked my question, and the answer was given - it’s as fast as it can be.

Which is a shame. For those of us trying to avoid air travel for relatively short journeys in northern Europe, these lengthy travel times certainly make it difficult to justify train travel over air. I mean, I could get 30 mins taxi to Cardiff airport, 1 hour at the airport, 1h 20 in flight, 20...

Currently sat on the 15:04 St Pancras to Amsterdam Eurostar service. 2 hours to Brussels mid/zuid - pretty good going. But the next leg of the trip is 2+ hours just to get to Amsterdam. We spent a good 20 mins sat at Brussels midi/zuid, and now we’re crawling through the suburbs of Brussels. Is...

I’m hoping too. I have the in-laws in tow! Thanks @BillStampy and @sd0733

Phew! At least that set’s been reliable for a while. Any idea which 67 is on it? Thanks

Afternoon all, Does anyone in the know, know if a loco and set are running on 1V42 12:32 Manchester to Cardiff tomorrow? Ta

Afternoon all, Does anyone in the know, know if a loco and set are running on 1V42 12:32 Manchester to Cardiff tomorrow? Ta

From Welsh Government news page: Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates has today revealed the pre-qualified bidders for services on the new Wales and Borders franchise and Metro. Wednesday 12 October 2016 Four bidders have been selected to progress to the next stage in the...

Looks good! It's a shame if the rumours are true about the interior being left untouched....

Bump! Any news on the ATW class 150 repaints? Still no sign of 150213

Correct, and correct! It has a new coat of the cream and green, and seats recovered in the same material as the 175's, 158's, 153's and refurbed mark 3's. Although the new seat covers brighten the interior up, not much else has changed internally - still the same flooring and panels, and...

142074 is on the Cardiff bay shuttle today sporting a new paint job (standard atw livery) and re-upholstered seats.

And yes, they will be coming out in the same livery as the WAG funded 158s. Does anyone know when the first unit is due to be released, and if any internal work is being done? It'd be nice if they got new seat coverings to match the other recent refurbs

Just caught the 18:21 northbound (only went as far as Newport). The Mk3's look to have been refurbed to a high standard, with the same seats and seat coverings as the refurbed 158's. Plenty of tables (15 per carriage i think) with at-seat power sockets too. Wall ends have a similar pattern to...

Brilliant! It looks good. Will this be the everyday rake (2 standard, and a first), or is this just a testing set? It'd be a shame to lose a standard class carriage, unless of course the longer mark 3's have an increased seating capacity...