Arriva 158 refurbishments

[Gareth Marston]

Had 831 yesterday. Have to say I was very impressed. It may be early days so one should expect the units to be smart, but the interior looks to have been designed by someone who actually travels a lot on these trains. Plenty of tables with unobstructed views, plug sockets, pleasing interior colour scheme - very nice indeed. I've always thought that with a better air con, better toilet and quieter engines that the 158 would make a good long distance unit, with voyager engines underneath.

On the other hand, the Cheltenham - Maesteg the other way was a 142 :P

ATW altered the original spec and put more tables in after listening to RUG's, so fair play to them.