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« on: February 09, 2008, 19:24:55 »

Has apparantly come back from refurb with seats similar to 158761 (http://jimsphotoallery.fotopic.net/p45899950.html) with no pull down tables!

So 3 refurbs have old seats and the rest have Richmonds, make up your mind!

Ta to Jim of the info.

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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2008, 19:34:26 »

Great to hear its back. Lets hope its soon joined by it's hybrid 3 car cousins once again.
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2008, 21:30:44 »

http://alexander-martin-brown.fotopic.net/p48314884.html
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2008, 22:17:45 »

http://jimsphotoallery.fotopic.net/p48317307.html
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2008, 08:19:44 »

Great to see 158798 back, looks really smart.

You took some pics of some 67s with Mk2s (Mark 2 coach) Jim, what diagrams were these operating yesterday?
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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2008, 08:49:45 »

Great to see 158798 back, looks really smart.

You took some pics of some 67s with Mk2s (Mark 2 coach) Jim, what diagrams were these operating yesterday?
09.27 Padd - Cardiff via Westbury
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2008, 19:08:20 »

Has apparantly come back from refurb with seats similar to 158761 (http://jimsphotoallery.fotopic.net/p45899950.html) with no pull down tables!

So 3 refurbs have old seats and the rest have Richmonds, make up your mind!

Ta to Jim of the info.

Discuss...

pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2008, 19:09:54 »

Has apparantly come back from refurb with seats similar to 158761 (http://jimsphotoallery.fotopic.net/p45899950.html) with no pull down tables!

So 3 refurbs have old seats and the rest have Richmonds, make up your mind!

Ta to Jim of the info.

Discuss...

pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's
Which 153 is in Eastleigh at the moment?
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2008, 19:11:53 »

Has apparantly come back from refurb with seats similar to 158761 (http://jimsphotoallery.fotopic.net/p45899950.html) with no pull down tables!

So 3 refurbs have old seats and the rest have Richmonds, make up your mind!

Ta to Jim of the info.

Discuss...

pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's
Which 153 is in Eastleigh at the moment?

not too sure
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« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2008, 20:01:50 »



pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's

Good, not too many Richmond Seats!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2008, 09:56:42 »



pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's

Good, not too many Richmond Seats!!!!!!!!
They are horrible to sit on for ten minutes on the St.Ives branch, i'd hate to think what they'll be like for a long journey.
Has apparantly come back from refurb with seats similar to 158761 (http://jimsphotoallery.fotopic.net/p45899950.html) with no pull down tables!

So 3 refurbs have old seats and the rest have Richmonds, make up your mind!

Ta to Jim of the info.

Discuss...

pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's
That makes sense as some extra seats will be needed to go where First Class used to be so the other six are donating them.
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« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2008, 16:20:01 »

First Class seats were merely normal seats with a fluffy armrest and more padding and I imagine the refurb seats have been boosted in terms of padding anyway  Tongue
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« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2008, 17:23:55 »

A note on 798's seats - The numbering is strange (as posiably the same on others) that there is 1- around 8 - then skips to around 22.
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« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2008, 18:46:15 »



pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's

Good, not too many Richmond Seats!!!!!!!!
They are horrible to sit on for ten minutes on the St.Ives branch, i'd hate to think what they'll be like for a long journey.
Has apparantly come back from refurb with seats similar to 158761 (http://jimsphotoallery.fotopic.net/p45899950.html) with no pull down tables!

So 3 refurbs have old seats and the rest have Richmonds, make up your mind!

Ta to Jim of the info.

Discuss...

pull down tables are subject to a retro fit programme due to stock issues.

there will be 6 sets with slightly different seats due to not enough of the one type to do whole fleet,i do believe the 6 sets are getting the richmonds.and the rest mtb's
That makes sense as some extra seats will be needed to go where First Class used to be so the other six are donating them.
They ALL have brand new seats.
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« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2008, 20:09:48 »

A note on 798's seats - The numbering is strange (as posiably the same on others) that there is 1- around 8 - then skips to around 22.

all refurb sets have different numbering they miss some numbers out,this is not a cock up just the way atoc say seats should be numbered.
strange i know but it is correct
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