Class 175s to GWR

[DelW]

Could 158s keep time, they are limited to 90mph, and their acceleration rate is pretty gutless over about 80mph

I'm not sure it ever was tightened to be fair, like you say, it was mostly 150's previously.

When I've travelled from Taunton to Newport on the GWR services (short HSTs then IETs), they've usually laid over at Temple Meads for 10 - 15 minutes. RTT suggests that that's normal off-peak, though there are shorter stops in the peak. Shortening that stop might produce conflicts elsewhere, but it does imply that they're not tightly timed.

 

[Bikeman78]

When I've travelled from Taunton to Newport on the GWR services (short HSTs then IETs), they've usually laid over at Temple Meads for 10 - 15 minutes. RTT suggests that that's normal off-peak, though there are shorter stops in the peak. Shortening that stop might produce conflicts elsewhere, but it does imply that they're not tightly timed.

A 150 turned out for a round trip from Exeter to Cardiff and return last year. It kept to time well enough. A 158 or 166 would have no trouble.

 

[XFeed]

Back to the actual subject, did 003 manage it's whole diagram yesterday? Hearing rumblings that a big part of the issues are partly down to poor record keeping during their previous maintenance regime on top of everything else.

Is this a suggestion of poor record keeping over the years by ATW/TfW, Alstom/CAF and what type of poor record keeping is being mooted ?