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    Progress of delivery of cascaded/refurbished/PRM modified stock to TFW/Wales and Borders

    It's one of the burnt ones, I haven't spotted it there before I think! Else it has been moved around recently in the depot.
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    Progress of delivery of cascaded/refurbished/PRM modified stock to TFW/Wales and Borders

    150240 seems to be in Landore now. Along with 2 class 153 ex-Northern, they can be found on the sheds' road.
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    CAF class 197 Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    Any idea of the why of this delay ? I am starting to wonder whether the Dec 2022 is workable without the Class 197.
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    Grand Union approved for Cardiff to London open access by ORR from December 2024

    Hello, in rail this week there was an article on Grand Union plans. A lot of opposition to their plans; GWR (for South Wales), XC (Didcot-Reading possible impact), various HS2/Network rail fears (Great to discover that Wales won't benefit but that we have to compound with services reductions)...
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    Long term future for TFW Class 153s.

    They are all stabled in Landore-Chrysallis Rail Swansea but they are not yet in the shed.
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    Ex LNER (and Grand Central) Mark 4 sets for TfW

    In December 2022, according to RTT, Mk4 diagrams seem to be as follow: 1 Cardiff C 1W11 04:35 - 10:15 Manchester Picadilly Manchester Picadilly 1V37 08:30 -11:53 Cardiff C Cardiff C 1W19 12:49 - 16:15 Manchester Picadilly Manchester Picadilly 1V50 16:30 - 20:42 Swansea 2 Swansea 1W13 05:36 -...
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    Ex LNER (and Grand Central) Mark 4 sets for TfW

    TfW confirms the purchase of additional Mk4 (30 of them)(including GC refurbished ones): https://news.tfw.wales/news/transport-for-wales-introduce-premium-trains Reintroduction of the Welsh Premier Service 1 return trip per day from the 7th of June (Weekdays only). The GC ones seems to be...
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    What proportion of long distance trains are now sold out at weekends?

    Cross-Country trains, very complicated all the more when they are the only TOC operating on the route. Cheltenham-Birmingham quite complicated at times... I managed to grab an off-peak return to take whichever I wanted, they don't prevent you from boarding and there is always some room inside...
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    TfW Mk4 Diagrams?

    in RTT for September (for example here is 29/09/2021) there are some schedules for loco-hauled 100mph 140T load services. All services have different stop patterns) Holyhead -> Cardiff 1V91 05:33-09:58 (Direct Wrexham - Shrewsbury) 1V96 11:33-16:15 (No direct stretch) 1V98 16:51-20:47 (Direct...

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