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GWR need all the stock they can get so they won't be releasing anything. Especially given both the 150s and 175s are currently being refurbished/overhauled for them.
Will there be some 321s on the move tomorrow? I've noticed a few services, ran by Hanson & Hall, pathed as 321s for tomorrow, going from Wembley to Northampton, then Birmingham and back.
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Kilmarnock I believe.
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Also unless I'm really off the mark, I've noticed that the unit being repainted has it's first hopper window moved down 2 windows. The SR units have that, by either 1 or 2 windows I believe, whereas the SWR units keep it by the door.
They're not, it was never Salisbury. The 158s are being done in Scotland, the SWR 159s are being done in Bournemouth, but the unit in that photo isn't Salisbury nor a SWR unit, it's a SR 158 up in Scotland, unless I am very sorely mistaken here.
The 159s are being done at Bournemouth not Salisbury. It's a ScotRail 158.
Also, the headlight covers the SR units have would have been taken off during repaint anyway so that isn't really a factor here.
220027 hasn't been out since May, and having seen a video of 220001 from a few days ago, can confirm it has 60727 in it.
Seems to be a recent thing as 220001 still had 60701 in it just a month ago.
While speeding up the returbs would be great, doesn't work that way and they've not even started yet!
I've not even heard anything more about it actually happening in the first place
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No new 165 heading off to Doncaster today, only 009 going back for its second round. 165003 is still...
It can either be a TfW one or a Network Rail one and the NR ones tend to be done at Long Marston, so I'd guess it's a TfW one going through overhaul perhaps?
Yep, 005.
I did wonder if it was on skates considering how the move was supposed to take 4 hours, but it ended up only taking 2 hours, so I presumed it was just running at reduced speed and not on skates?
Edit: 165005 is back in service this morning, so can only assume its 017 that will be out...
It's possible that 165005 or 165017 may have taken 165003s place as the Aylesbury Christmas Tree, as 005 hasn't been out since late July, bar a reduced speed move from Wembley a few days ago, and 017 hasn't been out since 2nd August
Well that's pretty heartless. If they were in fact running for that train, there could have been many factors for why they were late, ones in which may have been out of their control, but we don't know that, but it might not be as simple as just "rocking up too late"
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