FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

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WR1st
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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by WR1st » 16:43 Thursday 15th September 2016

bmmoboy wrote:
20:46 Wednesday 14th September 2016
67663 is back from the paintshop - it is in the bodyshop awaiting seats and vinyls
Here is a quick photo I took yesterday :twisted:
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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by marck » 18:51 Thursday 15th September 2016

Anyone know what next is going to the paint shop?

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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by AdamH » 09:02 Monday 17th October 2016

marck wrote:
18:51 Thursday 15th September 2016
Anyone know what next is going to the paint shop?
67650 is next. It was taken off the road towards the end of last week and unlike the other two, this is going to be painted at the Potteries. Let's hope they make a better job of it than they did with 53044.

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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by AdamH » 20:09 Wednesday 19th October 2016

67650 has now gone for paint.

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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by AdamH » 19:59 Wednesday 26th October 2016

If all goes to plan, 67650 will be returning from the Potteries tomorrow, and 67651 will be taken to Potteries to be the next one painted. Unlike previous repaints where the prep work has been done at Worcester before going the paint shop, 67651 is still in service today and all that work will be done at Stoke. They are also fitting the "Worcester" graphics etc.

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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by AdamH » 21:04 Thursday 27th October 2016

As per plan, 67651 went to Potteries today to be repainted and finished 67650 returned to Worcester.

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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by MattW » 17:24 Friday 28th October 2016

very nice. I'd be interested to see how the finish compares to the previous ones.

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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by AdamH » 10:39 Tuesday 8th November 2016

67651 came back from the Potteries paint shop yesterday. I don't know if anything else has replaced it.

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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by AdamH » 21:32 Thursday 8th December 2016

67659 is back from Potteries paint shop today. On previous repaints, they have also done the fleet names and branding etc., but not this time. I don't know if anything has gone up in its place.
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Re: FMR: Refurbs and Repaints

Post by AdamH » 20:58 Monday 9th January 2017

67657 is now in the body shop and it looks like it is having a repaint prep.

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