confirmed there was a spad at W-S-M and line was closed due to investigation work being carried out!!!!

im with sprog on this one i also work on the west fleet DMU^▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit)'s and alot of the reason the toilets are L.O.O.U is due to vandilism, and having short supply of stock to repair them and also lack of time on an FPX at night to fix them, they wouldnt treat their toilets at home like it so why should they treat our trains like it??? how would they like it if i went round to their houses and kicked the toilet seat off and rammed a hole roll of tissue paper down the pan and flushed it so it over flowed all over the floor, and smeared feaces all over the walls they wouldnt like it at all. i have seen some horrific sights in the toilets on the west fleet and some of them have made me physically sick and i have a very strong stomach, and another thing is every toilet is graffitied by KNOE i wish some one would catch him at it and make him repaint all the panels and replacce all the windows he has damaged!!!!!!!!!!

43043 is currently in the wheel lathe at spm for tyre turning there is a possibility it will be moved to brush by rail as it costs a fortune to move it by road!!!

volo tv is only fitted to D coaches!!!!!!

150125 currently sat in spm as i left work this morning been out for two days with no fault!!!

143613 if i remember correctly and was dumped at bombardier in crewe!! the only other one to be scrapped was 143615

like everyone has said there is no way i can see a 158/159 doing 120mph tops it would be doing 90/95 mph

The first of the 150/1's (150125) arrived at spm last night from LM^▸ (London Midland - recent franchise) ready for a safety exam before being used in service it still carries LM livery and has the old 2+3 seating but overall the general condition of the set is very good.

i totally agree with you they are to big and bulky to be on trains especially dmus as they are over crowded as it is, plus there are no room on hst's for them either!

43053 named UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER!!!!!!!

158748 was split last night and one half was formed on to 956 and the other half on 957 while 749 is away for c4 work.

that is correct the unit is under repair its not major damage as it is being driven round the depot!! think it is awaiting new airbags and suspension parts but nothing major!!!

most of the dmu's still have their emergency hammers on board but instead of having clear breakable covers on them they had grey or white film over the top of the breakable cover to deter vandals as they think they are no longer there but if you read the safety notices they clearly state they are still there. but i do know they have been removed from 2 car 158's due to laminated windows it is a fleet campaign by FGW^▸ (First Great Western)!!!

the safety hammers have been moved from most trains now due to laminated windows being fitted. they would rather the windows didnt shatter and cut people when if it crashes. but trap you inside instead!!!

just shows how robust these 158's are