TT-ONR-NRN
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It hasn’t been out for a number of days. I wonder if the next time we see it, that will be white too?
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berneyarms
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It still has to be refreshed and reliveried though, so it should be on the list of units to be done!
Anonymous10
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only if its repaired before the 150s leave the fleet i think that one is more wait and see
TT-ONR-NRN
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We won’t see it in service in Arriva colours again, is the main thing.
fodphil
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I see that 153909 made a test run to Bridgend and back today.
TT-ONR-NRN
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Testing for what I wonder?
SuperLuke2334
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Hasn't been in service for a long time so I imagine it's been on exam of some sort and went for a test run for return to service.
Bletchleyite
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One has just been announced as the "Northern Super Sprinter service" at Shrewsbury?!
SuperLuke2334
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That would have been 269, 270 hasn't had an allocation for a couple of weeks. Anyone know what's up with it?
anamyd
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What type of announcement was that?
Northern Super Sprinter? At Shrewsbury? I don't recall anything about TfW borrowing a Northern 153, and I doubt (m)any TfW crews sign 155s (unless signing 153s automatically means they also sign 155s) or 156s.
TT-ONR-NRN
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I would suggest it to obviously be a manual one done by a member of station staff who clearly thought it’d be funny. Let’s hope no one had TFW only tickets and got confused.
william.martin
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I have heard this loads at Shrewsbury, the other day I heard "Transport for Wales class 158 and 150 service".
I know that they sometimes let the odd enthusiast have ago at the announcements just like they allowed me too a few years ago when arriva roamed the planet
I guess that one of the announcers must know his stuff.
I know that they sometimes let the odd enthusiast have ago at the announcements just like they allowed me too a few years ago when arriva roamed the planet
I guess that one of the announcers must know his stuff.
Bletchleyite
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That was my thought. Also, it wasn't a Super Sprinter, that's a 156.
It threw me off for a bit while I tried to work out what Northern were doing there!
A manual one over the top of the automatic one (not very helpful).
It was actually a 150, so not only not that funny but also wrong...
Both 155s and 156s were marketed as Super Sprinters. 153s weren't as the Sprinter term had largely ceased to be used by then.
Bletchleyite
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It was a Northern 150 on loan.
Yes.
tomm
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Anyone know what's happening with 150270.
SuperLuke2334
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That's what I was wondering, hasn't been out in a couple of weeks at least.
JakeMurphy
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Back out now.
anamyd
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It was back out on the 17/11/22!
SuperLuke2334
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Yep, saw it on Friday.
TT-ONR-NRN
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Does anyone know where 150285 has been? I don't believe it has worked since 150260 went for refurbishment, suggesting 285 won't return until it also has been refurbished either? Which would mean the end of the Arriva coloured ones in service.
william.martin
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R. I .P Arriva trains Wales - an operator that managed to run a train on time.
TT-ONR-NRN
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That’s not quite how I remember it, but Transport for Wales don’t bother running a service to my local station after 6pm these days, so I’m certainly not going to defend the new company against claims that Arriva were better.
This should mark the end of Arriva livery though.
animationmilo
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150260 is out on https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:Y93442/2022-11-22/detailed
2Y19 0751 Aberdare to Barry Island
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Armchair Bob
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And 150285 noted as being in the process of refurb.
Anonymous10
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what station doesn't get a service after 6pm?
TT-ONR-NRN
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Cathays and Llandaf - now I know it’s due to the Metro works, but we’re talking five days out of six there’s no service after 6/7pm, and when there is it only goes to Radyr or Pontypridd at furthest before ceasing around 9. It’s becoming dire and they’ve stopped putting buses on most days, with ticket acceptance for Cardiff Bus if lucky
Probably shouldn’t discuss that here though
william.martin
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A few years ago I had to use the Cambrian coat line every weekend for 9 years straight. I remember 1 cancellation and the longest delay was about 20 mins.
Nowadays with TFW they are plain unreliable, if you were traveling for work/ school it would not be reliable enough. For holiday makers and locals where it is not necessary it is not to bad.
The portion of the line that I used was between Pwhelli and Tywyn.
Enough of my story telling for now, are there any trains in the fleet in Arriva blue? (all classes)
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