Great Western Coffee Shop

I had the pleasure to ride on a refurbished 158. 
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=1692

The seats were very comfort, nice and clean the would of got 10 out of 10 but lost a point as there were no power points on the train at tables. FGW installed power points on the refurbished High Speed Services; Customers travelling up from Portsmouth to Bristol/Cardiff may want to do work on their Laptops. Come on First think again

most laptops these days have around a 4 hour battery life, so i really dont see the point on having it on non high speed commuter services

158 alternators are not man enough to cope with the extra power, Wessex initially wanted to install them on their refurbished 158's but couldn't because of this.

There are not any flip down tables on the airline seats, how can anyone safely have a coffee etc, then again no catering is provided at weekends......

As stated eslewhere in the forum this was an error and all other refresh units will have these 'tables'.

It is out of action for a while anyhow as it hit a cow, needs lots of body work...

On the Weymouth line

Odd,  I normally nearly run over sheep on the Weymouth line...... 

I take it your a fellow FGW emplyee then?

Guilty as charged  ;)

Thats Wales ;D

Around Cattistock nr Maiden Newton is a common place to find sheep in the four foot....  Wales (Venturing only as deep as Cardiff you understand..) you are more likely to have stones thrown through the cab window...

Gemini says 158761 was out working today on some Taunton/Great Malvern type stuff.....

Yesterday it was on Cardiff-Fareham again ;D

bet it aint been west of Bristol yet!

and its never likely to!

Heard today the refurb 158 has been subject of the graffitti artists....seems as if when FGW try and do something to improve the trains this is what happens.....

Does anybody know of the progress of the second 158 to be refurbed-158762? and 153372? all gone quite! 158748 is due to go in after 762.