Recent content by RyanA-T

Apologies if this has already been mentioned but watching an interview with Neil Drury, SWR Infrastructure Director, by Green Signals on YouTube, he’s suggesting SWR are exploring how they can fit surplus EMUs with batteries or for use of on the WoE line to replace 158s/159s. So there likely is...

The issue of poor outside signage for first class, bike zones and quiet zones on 450s and 444s should get rectified with the re-liveries. I imagine they’ll get the same yellow and blue door surrounds as is on the latest 159 liveries.

444035 has been released in its refurbished state.

450041 has now joined the fully refurbished trains. So I see they’re now already converting the partially refurbished into the finished products. I have also noticed a ‘Toilets this way’ sticker above the entrance into the new First Class despite it being on the end on the train. Bit of an...

444-001 444-002 444-003 Refurbished 444-004 444-005 444-006 444-007 444-008 444-009 444-010 Refurbished 444-011 444-012 444-013 444-014 444-015 Being done at the moment 444-016 444-017 444-018 444-019 Refurbished 444-020 Refurbished 444-021 444-022 444-023 444-024...

Hearing that 444003 is refurbished. Can anyone confirm?

Personally I feel changing all the poles as well as door button surrounds from orange to the same blue used for the seat hand grabs would make a huge difference to the trains, and really feel as if there has been a refurbishment rather than just new carpets and seat covers. I know first class is...

On board 444019 - am I right in saying this is the 3rd 444 now refurbed alongside 020 and 040