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Title: class 153 Post by: dog box on January 02, 2008, 21:20:24 saw a dogbox at btm today in Northern spirit blue and gold livery.....didnt note the number ,but is this a newcomer to our area or what??
Title: Re: class 153 Post by: Conner on January 02, 2008, 21:25:24 I beleive it was swapped with one of our wrecks(if they can get it up country). Has been here for a couple of weeks I think.
See this thread here: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1184.0 (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1184.0) Title: Re: class 153 Post by: vacman on January 02, 2008, 23:06:19 153361, it's actually an additional unit! 318 was supposed to be going to Northern but never went!
Title: Re: class 153 Post by: Timmer on January 03, 2008, 07:16:10 153361, it's actually an additional unit! 318 was supposed to be going to Northern but never went! If 318 is as bad a unit as you have said it is maybe Northern didn't want it?Title: Re: class 153 Post by: devon_metro on January 03, 2008, 09:28:27 Saw it on Spotlight, solo at Weymouth :D
Title: Re: class 153 Post by: Lee on January 03, 2008, 10:56:18 153361, it's actually an additional unit! 318 was supposed to be going to Northern but never went! It depends what you mean by "additional." Both 153318 and 153361 appear on Tom Cairns "West Operational Fleet" list : Class 153 (12) 153305 153318 153329 153361 153368 153369 153370 153372 153373 153377 153380 153382 Its "additional" in the sense that FGW have 2 more Class 153 units than what was set out in the Franchise Agreement, but not "additional" in the sense that FGW have 3 less Class 153 units than Wessex had. Also, 1 of those units is being retained for use on future extra Falmouth line services (covering for refresh in the meantime.) The Falmouth initiative is likely to be funded by a mixture of Cornwall County Council and EU money. Title: Re: class 153 Post by: devon_metro on January 03, 2008, 11:41:18 http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7160000/newsid_7168900?redirect=7168964.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1
Title: Re: class 153 Post by: Lee on January 03, 2008, 12:03:56 Saw it on Spotlight, solo at Weymouth :D Related to the link below? http://oldfieldparktrains.blogspot.com/2008/01/2nd-january-2008.html Title: Re: class 153 Post by: Conner on January 03, 2008, 17:15:45 Saw it on Spotlight, solo at Weymouth :D Same here. They were making a big fuss about how the early Gloucester-Weymouth train was one car. It was actually the nicest 153 we have though.Title: Re: class 153 Post by: Shazz on January 03, 2008, 17:32:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7160000/newsid_7168900?redirect=7168964.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1 "there was plenty of space for us" ...why exactly is that guy complaining about it then? Title: Re: class 153 Post by: devon_metro on January 03, 2008, 17:53:22 As usual, there is no substance in the argument.
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