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Title: Refurb and depot progress Post by: grahame on October 10, 2007, 08:13:56 High Speed Refurb
Currently 72 of 117 power cars and 24 of 53 train sets completed. And speed of program is going up with a train set every week and 3 power cars every fortnight. 3 or 4 Adalantes will be retained for a few months after December to cover for the end of the program. West Refurb Budget increased in stages from 0.8m to 11m; "we realise how important it is to get the local trains right". 22 x 158s and 11 x 153s at Doncaster, 17 x 150 and 8 x 143 at Cardiff. No change in seating plans in the units. Tables remain where tables were. Bristol depot Routine servicing shed at Bristol St Philips Marsh now expected to be completed by May 2008, along with the cleaning pit. {{this one seems to keep slipping}} Source - Andrew Griffiths, Westbury, 9th October to WWRUG meeting Title: Re: Refurb and depot progress Post by: vacman on October 10, 2007, 15:38:29 153 305 latest unit to be taken (by road!!) for refurbishment, the 153's are well overdue!
Title: Re: Refurb and depot progress Post by: Timmer on October 10, 2007, 17:56:10 153 305 latest unit to be taken (by road!!) for refurbishment, the 153's are well overdue! Oh it really does annoy me when they do that, what a waste! I dont think you will have anyone disagree with you on the dogboxes (153s) being overdue for refurb which are by far in the worst condition of the ex-Wessex fleet apart from a couple refurb'ed by Wessex towards the end of their franchise. Title: Re: Refurb and depot progress Post by: vacman on October 10, 2007, 18:19:17 And FGW were going to get rid of the two refubed 153's!
Title: Re: Refurb and depot progress Post by: martyjon on October 10, 2007, 20:00:15 West Refurb Budget increased in stages from 0.8m to 11m; "we realise how important it is to get the local trains right". Is the figure quoted correct, budget increased by nearly 1400%, another underquoted figure to secure the franchise maybe ??? Title: Re: Refurb and depot progress Post by: grahame on October 10, 2007, 20:18:03 It is correctly copied from the slide it was presented on, and he figures were read out too. Whether it's the real sum ... ;D .... I expect it is pretty close to being such.
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