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	*London Paddington to {{stnlnk\|Gloucester}} and {{stnlnk\|Cheltenham Spa}} (via the ]), extended to {{stnlnk\|Worcester}} and {{stnlnk\|Hereford}} at weekends.		*London Paddington to {{stnlnk\|Gloucester}} and {{stnlnk\|Cheltenham Spa}} (via the ]), extended to {{stnlnk\|Worcester}} and {{stnlnk\|Hereford}} at weekends.

	The Class 180 fleet suffered from a number of reliability problems, including problems with the doors closing and locking quickly. This resulted in their replacement on most of the above services, using ]s displaced from ]. The Class 180s then operated express commuter services from London Paddington to ], Worcester, Hereford (via the ]) ], ], ] and ].		The Class 180 fleet suffered from a number of reliability problems, including problems with the doors closing and locking quickly.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability\|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23411609-details/Rail+firm+goes+back+to+30-years+to+boost+reliability/article.do\|year=2008\|publisher=thisislondon.co.uk}}</ref> This resulted in their replacement on most of the above services, using ]s displaced from ]. The Class 180s then operated express commuter services from London Paddington to ], Worcester, Hereford (via the ]) ], ], ] and ].

	The reliability problems experienced by FGW~~{{citation needed\|date=February 2009}}~~ as well as increased passenger numbers led the operator to acquire some more refurbished HST sets towards the end of 2007 as replacements to operate the express commuter services,<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability\|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23411609-details/Rail+firm+goes+back+to+30-years+to+boost+reliability/article.do\|year=2008\|publisher=thisislondon.co.uk}}</ref> which ironically the Class 180 had been intended to replace them on. As a consequence, First Great Western returned most of the Class 180 fleet to the leasing company ] in early 2008.		The reliability problems experienced by FGW as well as increased passenger numbers led the operator to acquire some more refurbished HST sets towards the end of 2007 as replacements to operate the express commuter services,<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability\|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23411609-details/Rail+firm+goes+back+to+30-years+to+boost+reliability/article.do\|year=2008\|publisher=thisislondon.co.uk}}</ref> which ironically the Class 180 had been intended to replace them on. As a consequence, First Great Western returned most of the Class 180 fleet to the leasing company ] in early 2008.

	Although FGW had planned to return the entire fleet for storage, it made a decision to retain three Class 180 units until it had received a cascaded HST from ]. These units were to be operated in multiple, with a 2x5 car train plus one 5-car unit as a spare. They were utilised for services between London Paddington, Oxford, and Great Malvern.		Although FGW had planned to return the entire fleet for storage, it made a decision to retain three Class 180 units until it had received a cascaded HST from ]. These units were to be operated in multiple, with a 2x5 car train plus one 5-car unit as a spare. They were utilised for services between London Paddington, Oxford, and Great Malvern.

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British Rail Class 180
First Great Western Class 180 Adelante No. 180114 at Cheltenham Spa on 31 March 2004
Specifications
Braking system(s)	Air/Hydrodynamic
Coupling system	Scharfenberg

Description

Technical

All coaches are equipped with a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine which develops 560 kW (750 hp) at 2,100 rpm, identical to that found in the Voyager family of DMUs as well as in the Siemens Class 185 DMU's used by First Transpennine Express.

Unusually for such a fast train, they feature a hydraulic transmission, supplied by Voith which is a three speed type, with integral hydrodynamic braking (rated at 750 kW short term, 420 kW continuous). One bogie per coach is powered, with both axles driven. Total vehicle weight is 278 tonnes.

Fleet

There are 14 Class 180 trains, numbered 180101-180114. They provide 42 seats in first class and 226 in standard plus 16 "tip-up" seats and storage for six bicycles. There are five cars per unit, with individual cars numbered:

Coach	Description	Class
A	Driving Motor	Standard
B	Intermediate Motor	Standard
C	Intermediate Motor	Standard
D	Intermediate Motor	First
E	Driving Motor	Standard

Operations

Current Operators

First Hull Trains

First Hull Trains acquired two Class 180 units to replace a damaged Class 222 Pioneer which operated in parallel with the remaining Class 222s. In 2008 First Hull Trains decided to replace its Class 222 units with Class 180s by the end of 2008 for services to and from London to Hull. The acquired units will undergo an internal refit including the installation of laptop sockets and new coffee machines. The refurbished units will be in operation from late January 2009.

Northern Rail

Northern Rail added three Class 180 units to their fleet in December 2008 to operate services from Hazel Grove and Manchester Victoria to Preston and Blackpool North until the end of 2010. These are units obtained by National Express East Coast for the expansion of their own services on the East Coast Main Line, and which have been sub-leased to Northern until they can obtain more long term stock.

Grand Central

Grand Central operate a pair of Class 180s for use on its London to Sunderland route, having secured the rights to a fourth daily service in each direction. The two 180s join the company's 3 HSTs. The company had initially announced the two units would run as one, giving a 10 car train, but later confirmed the two units would run separately for extra flexibility to the fleet.

Grand Central also acquired three additional units for their new service to Bradford Interchange. Originally the service was to be operated under the brand name Grand Northern, as part of parent company Grand Union, but will instead run as Grand Central, meaning units can be interchanged between the two routes. One of the three units acquired for the Bradford route has been used by First Hull Trains as a fifth unit while their main four were refreshed.

The units are being modified by Railcare and are being fitted with wi-fi and at-seat plug sockets. One of the initial two units, number 180112, was named James Herriot at a ceremony at London King's Cross and is the first to carry Grand Central's new logo and orange stripe livery. The units will undergo a full internal refurbishment. They entered service in September 2009.

Future Operators

National Express East Coast/ East Coast Railway

National Express East Coast in its application for access rights on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in March 2008, requested additional services to a number of destinations. In its application, NXEC specified that, in addition to its existing InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 sets, it would require as many as nine Class 180s. National Express East Coast have already managed to secure five units to start running its services.

Former Operators

First Great Western

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The Class 180 fleet, given the name Adelante by FGW, was originally deployed on a wide variety of First Great Western services, including

London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads via Bath Spa
London Paddington to Oxford via Didcot Parkway (both local and high-speed services)
London Paddington to Exeter via Pewsey
London Paddington to Cardiff Central via Bristol Parkway
London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa (via the Golden Valley Line), extended to Worcester and Hereford at weekends.

The Class 180 fleet suffered from a number of reliability problems, including problems with the doors closing and locking quickly. This resulted in their replacement on most of the above services, using High Speed Trains displaced from Midland Mainline. The Class 180s then operated express commuter services from London Paddington to Oxford, Worcester, Hereford (via the Cotswold Line) Exeter, Gloucester, Westbury and Frome.

The reliability problems experienced by FGW as well as increased passenger numbers led the operator to acquire some more refurbished HST sets towards the end of 2007 as replacements to operate the express commuter services, which ironically the Class 180 had been intended to replace them on. As a consequence, First Great Western returned most of the Class 180 fleet to the leasing company Angel Trains in early 2008.

Although FGW had planned to return the entire fleet for storage, it made a decision to retain three Class 180 units until it had received a cascaded HST from National Express East Coast. These units were to be operated in multiple, with a 2x5 car train plus one 5-car unit as a spare. They were utilised for services between London Paddington, Oxford, and Great Malvern.

Proposed operations

Platinum Trains

Platinum Trains had aimed to use 180s on an Aberdeen to Kings Cross service, provided their track access application was approved. However, the application was declined in January 2009.

Fleet details

Class	Operator	No. in service	Year Built	Cars per set	Unit numbers
Class 180	First Hull Trains	4	2000-2001	5	180109 - 180111, 180113
	Northern Rail	3			180103, 180106, 180108*
	Grand Central	5			180101, 180105, 180107, 180112, 180114
	National Express East Coast	2			180102, 180104

(* Units with Northern Rail, will transfer to East Coast, after the 18-month contract has finished)

(Grand Central have secured the lease of 5 units, 3 of which will be used for the Bradford Interchange to London service commencing in May 2010.)

References

"System Data for Mechanical and Electrical Coupling of Rail Vehicles". Rail Safety and Standards Board. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
^ High-speed diesel multiple units Class 180 of First North Western with T312 bre turbo transmission + KB 190, KE-445 and SK-445 final drive and cardan shaft. voithturbo.com
Abell, Paul (2009). "Grand Central plans Bradford service for next spring". Today's Railways (93): 11.
Class 180 Technical Data therailwaycentre.com
About First Hull Trains hulltrains.co.uk
East Coast Main Line : Route Utilisation Strategy, February 2008. page 71 (section 4.3.2) from Network Rail
^ Today's Railways Issue 86
^ ""Two Adelantes on their way to Grand Central"". Rail (613): 10. 2009. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ "Grand Central Railway names train after famous Yorkshire vet 'James Herriot'". Grand Central Railway. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
"National Express East Coast proposes plans to Office of Rail Regulation for service expansion to Yorkshire and the East Coast" (PDF). Railway Herald (125): 4. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
National Express East Coast- Track Access Rights on the East Coast Main Line, Office of Rail Regulation, 28-03-2008
"Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability". thisislondon.co.uk. 2008.
"Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability". thisislondon.co.uk. 2008.
Application to the Office of Rail Regulation for a passenger track access contract under section 17 of the Railways Act 1993 Office of Rail regulation
ORR Track Access Rights Application Decision for ECML - 28 January 2009 ORR Website; Retrieved 2009-01-29
Hull Trains secures first tranche of Adelantes - Modern Railways, 15/08/08
"Northern launches new North West timetables and new customer information point at Manchester Victoria". Northern Rail.
^ "Second Class 180 'Adelante' set moves north" (PDF), Railway Herald, no. 152, p. 5, October 20, 2008
"Northern takes three 180s for Blackpool services" - Today's Railways Issue 84, p64
"Modern Railways" Magazine October 2009 P42
"The Railway Magazine 155"

External links

Train Testing site - Testing the first Class 180 on BR's Old Dalby test track and on the GWML

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	*London Paddington to {{stnlnk\|Gloucester}} and {{stnlnk\|Cheltenham Spa}} (via the ]), extended to {{stnlnk\|Worcester}} and {{stnlnk\|Hereford}} at weekends.		*London Paddington to {{stnlnk\|Gloucester}} and {{stnlnk\|Cheltenham Spa}} (via the ]), extended to {{stnlnk\|Worcester}} and {{stnlnk\|Hereford}} at weekends.

	The Class 180 fleet suffered from a number of reliability problems, including problems with the doors closing and locking quickly. This resulted in their replacement on most of the above services, using ]s displaced from ]. The Class 180s then operated express commuter services from London Paddington to ], Worcester, Hereford (via the ]) ], ], ] and ].		The Class 180 fleet suffered from a number of reliability problems, including problems with the doors closing and locking quickly.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability\|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23411609-details/Rail+firm+goes+back+to+30-years+to+boost+reliability/article.do\|year=2008\|publisher=thisislondon.co.uk}}</ref> This resulted in their replacement on most of the above services, using ]s displaced from ]. The Class 180s then operated express commuter services from London Paddington to ], Worcester, Hereford (via the ]) ], ], ] and ].

	The reliability problems experienced by FGW~~{{citation needed\|date=February 2009}}~~ as well as increased passenger numbers led the operator to acquire some more refurbished HST sets towards the end of 2007 as replacements to operate the express commuter services,<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability\|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23411609-details/Rail+firm+goes+back+to+30-years+to+boost+reliability/article.do\|year=2008\|publisher=thisislondon.co.uk}}</ref> which ironically the Class 180 had been intended to replace them on. As a consequence, First Great Western returned most of the Class 180 fleet to the leasing company ] in early 2008.		The reliability problems experienced by FGW as well as increased passenger numbers led the operator to acquire some more refurbished HST sets towards the end of 2007 as replacements to operate the express commuter services,<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rail firm goes back to 30-years to boost reliability\|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23411609-details/Rail+firm+goes+back+to+30-years+to+boost+reliability/article.do\|year=2008\|publisher=thisislondon.co.uk}}</ref> which ironically the Class 180 had been intended to replace them on. As a consequence, First Great Western returned most of the Class 180 fleet to the leasing company ] in early 2008.

	Although FGW had planned to return the entire fleet for storage, it made a decision to retain three Class 180 units until it had received a cascaded HST from ]. These units were to be operated in multiple, with a 2x5 car train plus one 5-car unit as a spare. They were utilised for services between London Paddington, Oxford, and Great Malvern.		Although FGW had planned to return the entire fleet for storage, it made a decision to retain three Class 180 units until it had received a cascaded HST from ]. These units were to be operated in multiple, with a 2x5 car train plus one 5-car unit as a spare. They were utilised for services between London Paddington, Oxford, and Great Malvern.