ValleyLines142
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Morning,
Apologies if something similar has been made before; I couldn't come across anything in the search box.
I was just thinking of certain units that are unique among their class, for example, whether they have a different seating arrangement, whether they have different coloured panels, etc?
Here's a few examples:
Arriva Trains Wales:
142073: Carries the name Myfanwy - not sure if it still does - I know 142080's Crimestoppers plaque has been removed (seen here).
142081: No black frame around destination box, makes blind look huge! (as seen here).
143606: Only three instead of six folding seats for disabled users/bikes/prams, one side of each carriage has seats going right to the front door - very distinctive and unusual indeed!
143609: Carries the name Sir Tom Jones on a black plaque (as seen here).
150208: Unusual white panel on one corner, not sure if this is due to accident repairs or something? (as seen here).
150217: Large dent in the corner (I believe Northern's 150203 has the same) (as seen here).
150229: On one cab end the fleet numbers are a lot lower than can be found on other units and also one of it's '2's is in a different font to the rest of the numbers (as seen here).
150245: Different style door buttons - blue squares instead of yellow circles
150250: Not sure whether it still does but it had a misty destination blind at one end, making it very hard to see where the train was going! (as seen here).
150252: Has very distinctive white Welsh Assembly Government stickers, which have since now faded, at the first and last set of doors on both sides, now they're just white squares but they are incredibly unique and easy to tell which unit passes you (seen here).
153362: Carries the name Dylan Thomas on a black plaque (seen here).
153367: Just had a fresh coat of new livery, looks very much like the old Arriva Trains Northern livery! (seen here).
175004: Minor smudge at one end of unit (as seen here).
175008: Very subtle, but at one end of the unit the '8' is partly missing! (the 1 also is actually) (as seen here).
175105: Very long, stretched fleet numbers at each end of unit (as seen here).
First Great Western:
150233: At one end of carriage (I think 52233 end), there is one table missing
153329: In new livery, with very large FGW logos! (as seen here in a comparison with 153368).
158798: The only genuine three-car 158 in the fleet (one can see here that there is no former cab in the middle, as with the current modified 158/9's).
43148/43186: HP-liveried Power Cars (43186 of course being the ex-Jubilee Power Car) 43148/43186/43186 in Jubilee days.
CrossCountry:
220016: Still had red bumpers from it's Virgin Trains days, not sure if this is still the case now, they may have been painted (seen here).
220021: Still had a Virgin door (black and white stripes) on one carriage, again think this has been corrected now (as seen here).
221141: The only 4-car 221 with CrossCountry (as seen here).
Virgin Trains:
221144: Now formed of just two coaches, due to other stock being added to 221142 and 221143 (as seen here - shame it couldn't work in just two coaches!)
Does anyone else have any contributions they've noticed around their area?
Apologies if something similar has been made before; I couldn't come across anything in the search box.
I was just thinking of certain units that are unique among their class, for example, whether they have a different seating arrangement, whether they have different coloured panels, etc?
Here's a few examples:
Arriva Trains Wales:
142073: Carries the name Myfanwy - not sure if it still does - I know 142080's Crimestoppers plaque has been removed (seen here).
142081: No black frame around destination box, makes blind look huge! (as seen here).
143606: Only three instead of six folding seats for disabled users/bikes/prams, one side of each carriage has seats going right to the front door - very distinctive and unusual indeed!
143609: Carries the name Sir Tom Jones on a black plaque (as seen here).
150208: Unusual white panel on one corner, not sure if this is due to accident repairs or something? (as seen here).
150217: Large dent in the corner (I believe Northern's 150203 has the same) (as seen here).
150229: On one cab end the fleet numbers are a lot lower than can be found on other units and also one of it's '2's is in a different font to the rest of the numbers (as seen here).
150245: Different style door buttons - blue squares instead of yellow circles
150250: Not sure whether it still does but it had a misty destination blind at one end, making it very hard to see where the train was going! (as seen here).
150252: Has very distinctive white Welsh Assembly Government stickers, which have since now faded, at the first and last set of doors on both sides, now they're just white squares but they are incredibly unique and easy to tell which unit passes you (seen here).
153362: Carries the name Dylan Thomas on a black plaque (seen here).
153367: Just had a fresh coat of new livery, looks very much like the old Arriva Trains Northern livery! (seen here).
175004: Minor smudge at one end of unit (as seen here).
175008: Very subtle, but at one end of the unit the '8' is partly missing! (the 1 also is actually) (as seen here).
175105: Very long, stretched fleet numbers at each end of unit (as seen here).
First Great Western:
150233: At one end of carriage (I think 52233 end), there is one table missing
153329: In new livery, with very large FGW logos! (as seen here in a comparison with 153368).
158798: The only genuine three-car 158 in the fleet (one can see here that there is no former cab in the middle, as with the current modified 158/9's).
43148/43186: HP-liveried Power Cars (43186 of course being the ex-Jubilee Power Car) 43148/43186/43186 in Jubilee days.
CrossCountry:
220016: Still had red bumpers from it's Virgin Trains days, not sure if this is still the case now, they may have been painted (seen here).
220021: Still had a Virgin door (black and white stripes) on one carriage, again think this has been corrected now (as seen here).
221141: The only 4-car 221 with CrossCountry (as seen here).
Virgin Trains:
221144: Now formed of just two coaches, due to other stock being added to 221142 and 221143 (as seen here - shame it couldn't work in just two coaches!)
Does anyone else have any contributions they've noticed around their area?
ss take on the FGW branding on the 57126 car as you can see in the video. 
