Class 171's

[Chrisgr31]

At least one of Southerns Class 170's is looking all sparkly and clean inside, almost looks new again. I assume the fleet is going through a deep clean cycle, it is noticeable.

Thanks Southern

 

[TheJRB]

I've not been on one in a while, but I've certainly noticed that they look very clean from the outside. I don't know if it's just me, but some seem to have had new numbers applied to the cab ends. A couple of recent photos at Ashford:


171721 at Ashford International by TheJRB, on Flickr


171728 Arrives at Ashford International by TheJRB, on Flickr


171729 at Ashford International by TheJRB, on Flickr

 

[GatwickDepress]

I'm a regular user of them and they do seem to be a bit nicer than usual. Some finally have the first class vinyls and stickers removed from the exterior and interior respectively as well.

 

[TheJRB]

I'm a regular user of them and they do seem to be a bit nicer than usual. Some finally have the first class vinyls and stickers removed from the exterior and interior respectively as well.

I'm confused. I thought the 171/7s retained their First Class section for their peak only use on the Uckfield line.

 

[Chrisgr31]

There is certainly First class on the Uckfield line, and I thought it applied throughout the day.

 

[Fincra5]

The 171s have to retain the FC section incase they are used on teh uckfield line too... on the Marshlink FC is declassified.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

From Southern's latest Redhill / Oxted News leaflet:

Uckfield line - your train is now being refreshed
We are currently refreshing our fleet of Class 171 Turbostar diesel trains. This is being done inhouse at our Selhurst Train Care depot to ensure that the trains aren’t out of service for any longer than necessary. The Turbostars have been in service now for the past 8 – 10 years and the interiors
had started to become a little tired with constant wear and tear. During the refresh process, each carriage is completely stripped back to a shell,
given a deep clean and refurbish where needed, then new carpets, seat coverings and anti-graffiti panels are installed before finally, the exterior of
the carriage is given a spruce-up by being deepcleaned and repainted where needed. The end result will be the look and feel of a brand-new train.
The refurbishment started on the first Turbostar in May, and the entire fleet of 44 carriages will be finished in March.

 

[Southern Dvr]

'A brand new train'??????

Now that's one heck of an exaggeration! They look better but nothing like a new train!!!