{"id":59997,"date":"2022-01-25T12:32:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=59997"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:32:32","slug":"tfw-spend-40m-updating-fleet-while-they-wait-for-brand-new-trains-to-arrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/01\/25\/tfw-spend-40m-updating-fleet-while-they-wait-for-brand-new-trains-to-arrive\/","title":{"rendered":"TfW spend \u00a340m updating fleet while they wait for brand new trains to arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Class 175s, which serve longer distance routes from Cardiff, are first to be completed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>TRANSPORT for Wales (TfW)  have completed the first part of a \u00a340m refurbishment project across their fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first trains to return to the tracks are 27 Class 175 passenger trains which run on longer routes between Cardiff and West Wales, Ebbw Vale, Maesteg, Swansea, Shrewsbury, Manchester and Holyhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The updates, which have been done over the last three years, have seen improved facilities such as the inclusion of USB and electric charging points along with re-covered seats, new carpets and interior fittings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alstom, which originally built the trains around the turn of the new millennium, has been in charge of these refurbishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is brilliant to see our final Class 175 unit fully refurbished and able to get back onto the tracks,\u201d said David Jordan, Chief Operating Officer of Angel Trains, a product management company who oversee many train fleets across the UK, including the Class 175 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/rsz_class_175_at_refurbishment_centre-_credit_transport_for_wales_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60003\" width=\"559\" height=\"514\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/rsz_class_175_at_refurbishment_centre-_credit_transport_for_wales_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60003\" width=\"559\" height=\"514\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A Class 175 at a manufacturing depot. Credit: Transport for Wales.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to be able to deliver these improvements for customers, which they rightly expect to see on a modern railway network,\u201d said Stuart Mills, TfW\u2019s Fleet Engineering Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work is ongoing to update and refurbish other vehicles such as the Class 153 single coach trains which serve much of South and West Wales, the 158 two and three-car fleet which covers South Wales as well as some long-distance routes and the Class 150 Sprinter trains which cover routes from Cardiff to Swansea and further on into West Wales. 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