Atw 153

[387star]

A short while ago these had a major refurbishment however there is little on the subject

What seats wer used they had a variety of 153s were the 158 seats used? Were more tables fitted?

 

[krus_aragon]

A short while ago these had a major refurbishment however there is little on the subject

What seats wer used they had a variety of 153s were the 158 seats used? Were more tables fitted?

Going from memory (2 months since I was on one), the reupholstered seats are 158 equivalents, and new carpets were fitted throughout. There wasn't an increase in the number of tables (that I noticed), and the luggage area and internal partiton are identical. I haven't looked for any changes to the toilets, as I usually only use a 153 for the short joirney to the Bay.

 

[trentside]

I've only used the toilet on a refurbished Arriva 153 once, but there haven't been any major changes - just a general spruce up. Fixtures and fittings are still as they were before refurbishment.

 

[TorqueOfTheDevil]

A short while ago these had a major refurbishment

The refurb is still in progress - there are some looking very smart and shiny and others which are extremely tatty!

 

[WillPS]

I've only used the toilet on a refurbished Arriva 153 once, but there haven't been any major changes - just a general spruce up. Fixtures and fittings are still as they were before refurbishment.

Haven't they gained the chapman seating that was in the 158s before? I know EMT got some also to standardise their SuperSprinter fleet.

 

[krus_aragon]

Haven't they gained the chapman seating that was in the 158s before? I know EMT got some also to standardise their SuperSprinter fleet.

Yes. There's some video footage of a refurbished 153 attached to this news article (as well as an unrefurbished 158).

 

[387star]

I was at Cardiff today and noticed the 142s have the same upholstery design as the 158s... Is this rolling out across the 150 142 and 143 fleet? Quite smart

 

[Rhydgaled]

More of a 'refresh' than a 'refurbishment' on the ATW 153s I think. Certainly not as much of a makeover as the ATW 158s. Legroom and tables are both still in rather short suply on the refreshed 153s, but I think ATW did raise the seats to give short people a view.

The refurb is still in progress - there are some looking very smart and shiny and others which are extremely tatty!

Internally? I think the ATW 153s were refreshed by the time the ATW 158 refurb programme was complete. However, the refresh did not include an external re-paint, which some units seem to have received more recently (ATW's class 150s are getting the 'ATW-WAG livery' also).

I was at Cardiff today and noticed the 142s have the same upholstery design as the 158s... Is this rolling out across the 150 142 and 143 fleet? Quite smart

Interesting, I wasn't aware of any work to the Pacer fleet. Did the 142 in question have fresh paintwork too?