First TPE 158

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:47 am

I dont think they are going to repaint them, after all they have some Class 185's coming soon, if Im right? I think they are a while off but I dont really see any point in the repainting, as by the time they have finished the 185 will be close to arrival I guess?

Tomnick · Post by **Tomnick** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:59 pm

Personally, I think the First vinyls are an improvement on the 'original' livery, and that wasn't bad! The vinyls don't really look right on one unit I saw though - think it was still in Regional Railways livery.

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:49 am

Yeah, I think the vinyls look ok.
btw, is your avatar a pic of an EWS 37/7 and Grey 37890 on the Doncaster - Westbury tour ?

Tomnick · Post by **Tomnick** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:48 pm

phat2003uk wrote:Yeah, I think the vinyls look ok.
btw, is your avatar a pic of an EWS 37/7 and Grey 37890 on the Doncaster - Westbury tour ?

That's the one! Entirely random choice, but I like it

. Taken from south end of Platform 4 at Doncaster - I didn't travel on the train, but was waiting for my Cleethorpes service (having already "missed" the one before

), which was formed of one of the '158s' we're discussing!

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:19 am

I was there as well

and saw the 37s leave

Tomnick · Post by **Tomnick** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:04 pm

phat2003uk wrote:
I was there as well and saw the 37s leave

So did I - that was the reason for 'missing' the previous Cleethorpes! Good show though...

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:30 pm

Yeah, wasn't that loud :S
Still got a video though.