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« Reply #30 on: June 07, 2009, 23:16:30 »
Just got home on 166 221 where the country-end driving car was actually rather chilly. I don't know if that's because the windows were shut and the a/c was doing something or just because it was a cool evening though  Cheesy
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« Reply #31 on: June 08, 2009, 21:35:26 »
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Is 166 201 any better than the rest for a/c as it has different type?

Normally I'd say yes, but tonight I came home from work on that unit and the a/c was belching out very hot air in the leading car even though the windows all appeared to be closed, it was truly like a sauna in there!
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« Reply #32 on: June 09, 2009, 00:11:29 »
Quote from: BBM on June 08, 2009, 21:35:26
Quote from: eightf48544 on May 26, 2009, 23:22:41
Is 166 201 any better than the rest for a/c as it has different type?

Normally I'd say yes, but tonight I came home from work on that unit and the a/c was belching out very hot air in the leading car even though the windows all appeared to be closed, it was truly like a sauna in there!

On  side note - I had an experience on a 175 arriva train tonight - train was ok - toilet was a sauna!  SEriously - went in to spend a penny and I  sweated a pound!  Any ideas?
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« Reply #33 on: June 09, 2009, 15:27:08 »
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« Reply #34 on: June 09, 2009, 19:33:04 »
Quote from: Mookiemoo on June 09, 2009, 00:11:29
Quote from: BBM on June 08, 2009, 21:35:26
Quote from: eightf48544 on May 26, 2009, 23:22:41
Is 166 201 any better than the rest for a/c as it has different type?

Normally I'd say yes, but tonight I came home from work on that unit and the a/c was belching out very hot air in the leading car even though the windows all appeared to be closed, it was truly like a sauna in there!

On  side note - I had an experience on a 175 arriva train tonight - train was ok - toilet was a sauna!  SEriously - went in to spend a penny and I  sweated a pound!  Any ideas?

not air conditioned,no ventilation only extractor fan,exhaust runs at rear of carriage and there is a lot of electrical equipment behind panels in and around toilet area.
170,s are the same
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« Reply #35 on: June 09, 2009, 21:10:06 »
Quote from: Mookiemoo on June 09, 2009, 00:11:29
Quote from: BBM on June 08, 2009, 21:35:26
Quote from: eightf48544 on May 26, 2009, 23:22:41
Is 166 201 any better than the rest for a/c as it has different type?

Normally I'd say yes, but tonight I came home from work on that unit and the a/c was belching out very hot air in the leading car even though the windows all appeared to be closed, it was truly like a sauna in there!

On  side note - I had an experience on a 175 arriva train tonight - train was ok - toilet was a sauna!  SEriously - went in to spend a penny and I  sweated a pound!  Any ideas?

As a 175 is a close relation of the 180 ...its the same problem the exhaust stacks are channelled through the vestibule panels and as such provide a very nice central heating system to the toilets it also makes them smell
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