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« on: December 29, 2020, 18:36:46 »
..............for Portsmouth - Cardiff Huh?

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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2020, 19:06:26 »
Not quite as luxurious but you can still find the odd one or two 158 diagrams on the Cardiff-Portsmouth line. They?re not done on the line yet.
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2020, 19:54:28 »
Quote from: Clan Line on December 29, 2020, 18:36:46
..............for Portsmouth - Cardiff Huh?



I can't see the photo. The link isn't working for me.
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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2020, 20:42:22 »
Apart from weekends when a couple of 158s have been operating, a couple of 158s have come back since the new Timetable  to release Turbos for the Devon Metro
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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2020, 21:11:30 »
Quote from: Surrey 455 on December 29, 2020, 19:54:28

I can't see the photo. The link isn't working for me.

Strange ! Your "quote" reproduced it OK.  Page 2 of today's Telegraph - if that helps .......
or this: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co205851/queen-victorias-saloon-railway-carriage
then right arrow once  ......
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2021, 16:16:14 »
Have all the class 165s/class 166s on this route been fully refurbished yet?
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2021, 19:21:57 »
Quote from: GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) 158 on February 18, 2021, 16:16:14
Have all the class 165s/class 166s on this route been fully refurbished yet?
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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2021, 17:28:16 »
Quote from: Timmer on February 18, 2021, 19:21:57
Quote from: GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) 158 on February 18, 2021, 16:16:14
Have all the class 165s/class 166s on this route been fully refurbished yet?
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Have any ??
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2021, 17:30:42 »
Yes, I have ridden on a number of fully refurbished class 166 on this route.
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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2021, 21:22:12 »
Does anyone know how many 166s have been fully refurbished?
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« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2021, 18:03:55 »
Quote from: GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) 158 on July 26, 2021, 21:22:12
Does anyone know how many 166s have been fully refurbished?

What do you mean by "fully refurbished" ? I would expect that to include AirCon that works and comfortable  2 + 2 seating. All I have seen is a dash of green paint and converting the only decent seating (1st Class) into a bike shed.
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