Get Ready for Stock Shortages

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[Conner]

According to Rail Issue 582 158798, are only three car 158 has gone for refurblisment meaning a 3 Car diagram will be replaced with a two car diagram for a month or two.

Now IF someone used a little bit of Brain power,

3 car 158's are a unit and a 1/2, i.e. 3 driving vehicles, if just 2 cars had been sent to works the 3rd car could have strengthened another 158 unit untill the other two cars came back, then as the last refurbisment came up the 2 extra cars from the 3 car sets could have been sent to works together. SIMPLE REALLY.

The 3-Car 158's Wessex created were 1 and 1/2 driving units but the 158 we have now is 2 driving units plus a centre car which although could be removed would not be able to run in a refurb sandwich if reurbished because they are changing some equipment.

[devon_metro]

Yep, 798s central car has no driving cab and the general layout of the other two carriages are different.

[swlines]

Give me FGW^▸ (First Great Western) for a month and I'll sort things out!! 

[Timmer]

Why don't you work for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) management then?

Oh wait, you don't have the business skills to run a railway.

Do you know that for a fact Shazz?

[Shazz]

Why don't you work for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) management then?

Oh wait, you don't have the business skills to run a railway.

Do you know that for a fact Shazz?

The amount of crap he posts on here i'd have a good stab at that being correct

[vacman]

See my post in "across the west", FGW^▸ (First Great Western) are making up a load of 3 car 158's from May!

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1670.0

[Lee]

See my post in "across the west", FGW^▸ (First Great Western) are making up a load of 3 car 158's from May!

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1670.0

We should point out that this is not officially confirmed, although vacman states that the info comes from a "good source of info, a reliable one."

[Timmer]

The amount of crap he posts on here i'd have a good stab at that being correct

Not everything that Smokey posts is crap IMHO^▸ (in my humble opinion). He does have some interesting ideas for sure that have got some of you talking but thats what having a forum is all about, letting everyone have their say. 

[vacman]

The amount of crap he posts on here i'd have a good stab at that being correct

Not everything that Smokey posts is crap IMHO^▸ (in my humble opinion). He does have some interesting ideas for sure that have got some of you talking but thats what having a forum is all about, letting everyone have their say. 

You should meet the real man behind smokey, always plenty to say!! most of it tripe!! 

[Timmer]

You should meet the real man behind smokey, always plenty to say!! most of it tripe!! 

I have always thought that you two know eachother. He certainly does have plenty to say I'll give you that! 

[smokey]

According to Rail Issue 582 158798, are only three car 158 has gone for refurblisment meaning a 3 Car diagram will be replaced with a two car diagram for a month or two.

Now IF someone used a little bit of Brain power,

3 car 158's are a unit and a 1/2, i.e. 3 driving vehicles, if just 2 cars had been sent to works the 3rd car could have strengthened another 158 unit untill the other two cars came back, then as the last refurbisment came up the 2 extra cars from the 3 car sets could have been sent to works together. SIMPLE REALLY.

Why don't you work for FGW^▸ (First Great Western) management then?

Oh wait, you don't have the business skills to run a railway.

I'll be HONEST I don't have the business skills to run a railway.

But by their own actions FGW Swindon don't seem to have, well, the skill to do a very good job of running a Railway DO THEY?