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Class 175
27 Unit strong Class all now allocated to Arrive-Trains-Wales.Originally with First-NorthWestern.Built from 1999 tp 2001 at Washwood-Heath in Birmingham by Alstom.Known as 'Coradia's
'Coradia' 175114 sits at platform at Cardiff-Central about to depart as the 12:04 toMilford Haven.,'1B37'.This Unitd are not well liked by 'T for Wales' as a high proportion of this class are in storage pending decisions on the futuredue to reliability issues.
..8 june 2023..
A pair of 2-car Class-175's with 011 on the rear approach Hewport with '1V92' the 06:24 from Holyhead going to Cardiff-Central.Life expectancy for these Units with 'Transport for Wales is uncertain as a high proportion of this Class is current on 'Stored' status..
..3 april 2023..
Transport for Wales service '1W70' the 15:01 from Camarthan to Manchester-Piccadilly made up with 175101passes an increasingly overgrown Miskin West of Cardiff.
..1 september 2022..
Wearing the 'Transport for Wales' colour scheme 175005 departs from hereford with '1V39' the 13:31 from Manchester-Picadilly to Milford Haven.These DMU's certainly look vary different now to when they were introduced in 2000 in the then quite radical 'barbie' livery.
..9 april 2021..
'Coradia' Class-175 number 009 cruises through a sunny Duffryn nr Ebbw-Junction with '1V36' the 07:30 from Manchester-Piccadilly to Carmarthen.This location has been temporarily transformed during the rebuilding of the bridge here in readiness for the electrification of this line opening up a few locations for a while.Of course when that 'mess' is installed this line with be ruined photographically just like the top-line through Shrivenham and Swindon.
..3 september 2017..
ATW's 175106 comes over Maindee West Junction off the Welsh Marches route with '1V70' the 09:30 from Manchester-Piccadilly to Cardiff-Central.In the background this rather densely populated area of Newport is known as Barnardtown. Altogether 27 of these Class-175's were manufactured,10 being 2-car with the rest as 3-car as seen here.
..23 april 2017..
Coradia 3-car 175114 departs Newport-Gwent working '1W09' the 11:35 from Cardiff-Central going to Manchester-Piccadilly.
..23 april 2017..
Coradia 175108 leans through the bend at Duffryn shortly after leaving Newport with the ATW service '1V12' from Manchester-Piccadilly (10:31 off) to Milford Haven.Note the signal gantry and also the bridge in the background.Both have been engineered to allow the OHLE to be installed eventually.No concession to design or elegance whatsoever in either of these ugly structures!
..2 april 2017..
175008 and 175001 work a strengthened '1V36' service from Manchester-Piccadilly (07:30 off) to Cardiff-Central.Like every other train along this route to Cardiff today it was full to standing. Apparantly chaos was ruling in Cardiff and particularly in Paddington with people trying to get to the welsh capital for the Rugby! Where are you now 14 coach loco hauled jumbo trains????????
..19 september 2015..
3-car variant of the 'Coradia' style of DMU No-175113 rolls unusually down the slow line at Duffryn between Newport and Cardiff with '1V95' the 10:40 from Holyhead going to Swansea.
..17 july 2015..
3-car 'Coradia' 175103 speeds through St Georges nr Cardiff going to Milford-Haven with the 13:08-1/2 from Crewe,'1V42'.The Manchester-Piccadilly to Crewe section of this journry was cancelled,hence the cranky Crewe start time!
..21 march 2015..
'Coradia' type-DMU 2-car 175004 rattles through Pontsarn with the 13:02 from Camarthan '1W17' which got only as far as Hereford.The train should have gone all the way to Manchester-Piccadilly but was jacked at Hereford due to an issue with the train crew!
..21 march 2015..
Long distance Arriva Trains-Wales service '1V94' the 08:05 from Holyhead heading for Cardiff has already taken over 5 hours to get this far.Mercifully only another few minutes remain for this journey.Coradia type 3-car 175109 was doing this rather extended journey.It is seen passing Coedkernew heading west.
..18 march 2015..
Arriva Trains-Wales 3-car 175106 rolls over the River Usk Bridge on the approach to Newport Station with '1V95' the 08:20 from Holyhead going to Cardiff Central.The sky was looking particularly angry.However after this patch of storm clouds had passed conditions improved remarkably to rescue a day which up to now was a bit of a disaster!
..11 october 2014..
A Camarthen to Manchester-Piccadilly service '1W31' passes Ponthir. Coradia-175101 forming the train.
..27 april 2013..
'1W25' from Milford-Haven going to Manchester-Piccadilly sweeps through Misken west of Cardiff.175110 is a 3-car version of the Coradia family of DMU's.27 train-sets were constructed in all between 1999 and 2001.11 are 2-car and 16 run as 3-car.All now operate with Arriva Trains Wales.
..27 april 2013..
'1V53' the 06:35 off Holyhead going to Cardiff motors down past Llanover shortly after departing Abergavenny.A rather basic 2-car 175008 being deemed sufficient to cope with the passenger numbers on this route.
..27 april 2013..
ATW 175109 runs down through Ponthir with '1V55',the 08:20 off Holyhead going to Cardiff.
..02 february 2013..
175104 crosses the Usk River with '1V75' from Manchester-Piccadilly going to Milford-Haven as it slows for the Newport stop.At least the Arriva-Trains-Wales colour scheme stands out well in the bright morning sunshine.
..02 february 2013..
'Coradia' 175006 powers up through Ponthir with '1W89' the 17:21 off Cardiff going to Holyhead. The loco hauled service has since the timetable change on the 17th (yesterday) been retimed and now departs Cardiff 2 hours later than its original depart time...This means no more shots here at Ponthir at least until next spring due to the Autumn low light and the long long shadows.
..18 september 2012..
'1V73' from Manchester-Piccadilly to Milford-haven passes Duffryn just west of Newport.3-car 175101 doing the business today.
..27 march 2012..
'1V55' from Holyhead going to Cardiff passes Ponthir north of Newport..The track conveniently widens here due to the road bridge being a double brick arch.'Corradia 175003 was operating this long distance DMU service.
..06 march 2012..
'Corradia' 175011 takes the sweeping bend at Duffryn shortly after departing Newport with '1V73' from Manchester-Piccadilly heading for Milford-Haven.
..06 march 2012..
Arriva-Trains-Wales Corradia 175002 motors up through Ponthir with the 13:08 from Milford-Haven going to Manchester-Piccadilly.Superb light for this one but 20 minutes later when the 57+coaches to Holyhead was due a cloud (the first one for 3 days!) ruined the setting.30 seconds after it had passed the sun re-appeared and stayed out a further 2 days until sunday. Such is life!!!!!!!
..30 september 2011..
175107 passes Valley on the western-end of Anglesey with the 11:21 from Cardiff to Holyhead.Despite being 30 miles away the Mountains of Snowdonia on the Welsh-Mainland are still very much in evidence.
..15 august 2011..
The 14:32 Holyhead to Cardiff service seen shortly after departure from the Terminus at Holyhead.Unit-175111 wearing Arriva colours doing the duty.
..13 august 2011..
175111 exits Gaer Tunnel shortly after departing Newport with the 12:30 off Manchester-Piccadilly going to Milford-Haven laddering over to regain the down-fast to Cardiff
..03 june 2011..
175005,a member of the 'Coradia' class wearing the now universal Arriva colours passes Undy going northwards.Not sure what working was as timetable was in some dissarry due to the Severn-Tunnel being closed for emergency safety checks.Hence trains were all to 'cock' and at times non-existent for long periods.