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Class 165/1

First Great Western Class 165/1 Refresh

* Application of First Great Western dynamic lines livery
* Replacement of rubber floor with new ‘easy to clean’ smooth vinyl flooring
* Repainted grab poles and seat top hand grips
* New dado side panels and repainted wall ends
* Retrimmed seat moquette into new moquette trim
* The toilets were refreshed with new flooring, dado panels and ceiling
* Replacement of original ceiling mounted Passenger Information Displays with LED Passenger Information Displays
* All overhead luggage rack tips painted
* Replacement of ‘warm white’ fluorescent tubes with brighter ‘cool white’ fluorescent tubes
* Repainted ceilings

The refresh work took place in house at Reading TMD.

Class 165/1 No. 165113 at Cholsey. (c) Peter Skuce.

Class 165/1 No. 165114 at Reading. (c) Peter Skuce.

Pioneer Class 165/1 No. 165101 at Hayes and Harlington. (c) Peter Skuce.

A pair of two car Class 165/1 No. 165121 and 165132 at Reading. (c) Peter Skuce.

The refreshed interior of First Class cabin aboard a Class 165/1. (c) Peter Skuce.

The interior of Standard Class accommodation aboard a MSO vehicle. (c) Peter Skuce.

A half internal view of Standard Class accommodation aboard a MSO vehicle. (c) Peter Skuce.

The interior of refreshed DMSO vehicle. (c) Peter Skuce.

Class 165/1 No. 165108 at London Paddington. (c) Peter Skuce.

Class 165/1 No. 165102 at Cholsey. (c) Peter Skuce.

Each Class 165 DMU train is powered by one Perkins 2006TWH per each vehicle

Class 166 Express Turbo

First Great Western Class 166 Refresh

* Application of First Great Western dynamic lines livery
* Replacement of existing carpet with new carpet trim
* Repainted grab poles and seat top hand grips
* New dado side panels and repainted wall ends
* Retrimmed seat moquette into new moquette trim
* The toilets were refreshed with new flooring, dado panels and ceiling
* Replacement of original ceiling mounted Passenger Information Displays with LED Passenger Information Displays
* All overhead luggage rack tips painted
* Replacement of ‘warm white’ fluorescent tubes with brighter ‘cool white’ fluorescent tubes
* Repainted ceilings

The refresh work took place in house at Reading TMD.

Class 166 No. 166203 at London Paddington. (c) Peter Skuce.

Class 166 No. 166208 at London Paddington. (c) Peter Skuce.

Class 166 No. 166215 at London Paddington. (c) Peter Skuce.

The interior of refreshed Class 166 First Class cabin. (c) Peter Skuce.

The interior of refreshed Class 166 Standard Class accommodation. (c) Peter Skuce.

Class 166 No. 166218 at London Paddington. (c) Peter Skuce.

Class 166 No. 166202 at Reading. (c) Peter Skuce.

Each Class 166 DMU train is powered by one Perkins 2006TWH per each vehicle.

There are seventeen 3 carriage Class 165/1 Thames Turbo DMU trains (165101 - 165117)
and nineteen 2 carriage Class 165/1 Thames Turbo DMU trains (165118 - 165137).
There is a total of thirty seven Class 165/1 Thames Turbo DMU trains.

They were built by BREL York in 1992-93.
All were given an interior refresh at Reading TMD.

There are twenty one 3 carriage Class 166 Thames Express Turbo DMU trains (166201 - 166221)
and they were built by BREL York in 1992-93. All were given an interior refresh at Reading TMD.

FRANCHISE HISTORY

Franchise Name	Parent company	From	Until
Thames Trains	British Railways Board	01 April 1994	12 October 1996
Thames Trains	Go Ahead	13 October 1996	31 March 2004
First Great Western Link	First Group	01 April 2004	31 March 2006
Greater Western	First Group	01 April 2006	30 March 2019