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Title: Adios Adalantie Post by: dog box on January 21, 2008, 15:11:23 2 5 car 180s were seen passing through Birmingham International Station Today, en route to Storage at Oxley
Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: smithy on January 22, 2008, 19:10:50 they are all going to be gone by end of march.
shame because they would of been ideal on some of the west routes,typical fgw get shot of newer stock and get some more pacers that will keep the passengers happy!!!!!! Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: devon_metro on January 22, 2008, 19:12:56 Sadly its not that simple...
Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: Btline on January 22, 2008, 20:00:15 Solution to the SCD crisis:
use Adelantes! Quicker, less dwell time, as much bike space, better amount of seats (ie less for the Cotswold Line). Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: dog box on January 23, 2008, 22:15:33 Solution to the SCD crisis: use Adelantes! Quicker, less dwell time, as much bike space, better amount of seats (ie less for the Cotswold Line). Smelly....noisy ....,make you feel sick....... ,have a tendancy to catch fire....rubbish aircon....narrow aisle between seats......shall i go on??? Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: Chris from Nailsea on January 23, 2008, 22:24:35 Now, it's probably my dodgy memory again, but weren't we being told, not that long ago, that these 'new' Adelante trains would be the solution to all the problems of reliability, punctuality, overcrowding, etc.? ::)
Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: Shazz on January 23, 2008, 22:36:40 Seeing as how they're getting a "major overhaul" I can only assume that all the issues they have are going to be got rid of before they head to Hull trains and ATW (if they've signed a contract yet)
Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: Lee on January 24, 2008, 00:55:35 Now, it's probably my dodgy memory again, but weren't we being told, not that long ago, that these 'new' Adelante trains would be the solution to all the problems of reliability, punctuality, overcrowding, etc.? ::) No, its not your dodgy memory : Quote from a fading notice on the 2006 service from Tiverton Parkway - Castle Cary (26/11/2007) : Adelante was chosen as the name for the new fleet as it is a word implying modernity with speed and reliability , through its Spanish meaning of progress and moving forward. Seeing as how they're getting a "major overhaul" I can only assume that all the issues they have are going to be got rid of before they head to Hull trains and ATW (if they've signed a contract yet) Although it was rumoured to be the case, ATW have denied that the Adelantes are heading their way. Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: Chris from Nailsea on January 24, 2008, 01:16:40 Quote from a fading notice on the 2006 service from Tiverton Parkway - Castle Cary (26/11/2007) : Adelante was chosen as the name for the new fleet as it is a word implying modernity with speed and reliability , through its Spanish meaning of progress and moving forward. ... but they forgot to add another Spanish word, 'ma^ana' - 'tomorrow'! ;) Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: Chris from Nailsea on January 24, 2008, 01:26:09 Although it was rumoured to be the case, ATW have denied that the Adelantes are heading their way. So now nobody actually wants them, then??? ;D Title: Re: Adios Adalantie Post by: dog box on January 24, 2008, 15:05:29 Although it was rumoured to be the case, ATW have denied that the Adelantes are heading their way. So now nobody actually wants them, then??? ;D seems that way, they are pretty unreliable and i understand quite expensive, although the daft should inflict them on someone releasing some decent stock for FGW West routes ........turbostars would do nicely This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |