180112 takes the Swindon line at Standish Junction on 10 September 2006 with the 15:33 Cheltenham to Paddington First Great Western service. By this date FGW had largely abandoned the use of the faring that covered the front coupler, and although this looses some of the sleek streamline look of the class, at least it doesn't make them look as ugly as their Class 175 cousins!. |