The Meerkat Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 hi all, what is the update on the tfw 153, are they keeping them or are they to hand them back like the 175?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee-H Posted February 27, 2024 Share Posted February 27, 2024 Still in use on the Ebbw Vale branch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meerkat Posted February 28, 2024 Author Share Posted February 28, 2024 5 hours ago, Lee-H said: Still in use on the Ebbw Vale branch. thank you ;) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold young37215 Posted February 28, 2024 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2024 Still in use more widely in South Wales, I had the delights of a pair from Swansea to Fishguard and return to Cardiff last week. Pure luxury! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted March 23, 2024 Share Posted March 23, 2024 On 07/11/2023 at 17:47, The Meerkat said: hi all, what is the update on the tfw 153, are they keeping them or are they to hand them back like the 175?? . A number of TfW Cl.153 units are currently undergoing work at Landore Depot, with regard to universal access toilets, and also increased bicycle carrying capacity, in order to use pairs of the Cl.153s on the Central Wales line. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wombatofludham Posted March 23, 2024 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2024 Current plans are for the Heart of Wales line to have a new class of 153 "Active Travel" single cars running with one of the "superbog" fitted 153s as a two car set. The active travel 153 will have bike spaces and some seats similar to the Scotrail units. However, some of the PRM modified fleet will also work singly, and with non PRM units as two car sets in "West Wales" (no further details on that) until about 2040 where they will be replaced by 197s cascaded from other services, at least that is what TfW are saying at the moment. One thing you can say about TfW is they have embraced the "survey-analysis-plan-review-plan again" model we students of Town Planning were taught back in the 80s as their "traction plans" seem to have all the solidity of Mercury. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesperus Posted March 31, 2024 Share Posted March 31, 2024 Presumably as they own 8x153s and can buy/lease the rest very cheaply if nobody else wants them. Having a quick look on Wikipedia they are the only remaining operator of 153s apart from the 5 ScotRail bike carriers and 3 Network Rail test trains. Not certain of the Wiki maths though as they claim TfW has refurbished 26 and the total in service is 33. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted April 1, 2024 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2024 2 hours ago, Hesperus said: Presumably as they own 8x153s and can buy/lease the rest very cheaply if nobody else wants them. Having a quick look on Wikipedia they are the only remaining operator of 153s apart from the 5 ScotRail bike carriers and 3 Network Rail test trains. Not certain of the Wiki maths though as they claim TfW has refurbished 26 and the total in service is 33. NR has five units... 311, 376, 379, 385 and 385. Andy G 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted April 15, 2024 Share Posted April 15, 2024 Staple diet on my local line, for the last 15-16 years or so. . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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