In this month's issue of Rail for example it goes on to say that LNWR Crew won the contract to refurbish the ATW 158s which starts in December 2010 and is to be completed by Summer 2012 which according to ATW's Head of Engineering Matthew Prosser is basically ripping everything out and starting again which would put the 158s into a as new condition which is more then what is required of the franchise.
The MPC is to be raised from 6,500 to 12,000 which is what ATW aspires to do.
There will be extra luggage and wheelchair spaces, new seats, CCTV and a onbaord CIS system while the toilets will also be refurbished with additional wheelchair spaceto be fitted to the 52xxx vehiclers opposite the the wheelchair accommodation.
These 158s will also be the first to have power sockets in standard class with ten fitted per vehicle within a mix of airline and table seating.
While this work is timetabled to take per unit being done one at a time, the 158s will also undergo a C6 overhaul which is basically overhauling everything above the solebar, this follows on from the C4 overhaul which again is basically overhauling everything under the solebar.