The British Rail Class 180 is a class of 14 diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger trains manufactured by Alstom at its Washwood Heath factory in 2000–01 for First Great Western (FGW). They are part of the Coradia 1000 family, along with the Class 175. All Class 180s are owned by Angel Trains.

Jan 2, 2021 · Great Western's order for fourteen diesel-hydraulic Class 180s came about in a bid to ease the strain on their HST fleet. And like Virgin, Great Western initially considered a plan to use Class 67s for at least part of their renewal.

The British Rail Class 180 Adelante is a class of 14 diesel-hydraulic multiple-unit passenger trains built by Alstom at Washwood Heath in 2000/01 for First Great Western (FGW). They are part of the Coradia 1000 family, along with the Class 175.

The Class 180 is a type of British diesel multiple unit train built by Alstom between 2000 and 2001 for use on then-new express services by First Great Western (FGW).[1] They were built at Washwood Heath in Birmingham and are part of the Coradia 1000 …

The British Rail Class 180 is a class of 14 diesel-hydraulic multiple-unit passenger trains built by Alstom at Washwood Heath in 2000/01 for First Great Western (FGW). They are part of the Coradia 1000 family, along with the Class 175.

Thanks to the combined initial efforts of the Serco and Alstom teams all the class 180's eventually entered service on the GW main line. Recent use of the units. Unfortunately most of the units were dispensed with by FGW - a short sighted policy I …

FGW (by now GWR) replaced most of their 180s with extra HSTs, which they received from cascades elsewhere though GWR kept five sets for services on the Cotswold Line for a time. The Class 180s have found further use with other operators.

Sep 3, 2010 · The Class 180 were initially deployed to the Great Western mainline to supplement the HST in working the then new half-hourly timetable between London Paddington and South Wales. They began service in December 2008 and First …

First Great Western Class 180, 180103 departing London Paddington with 1D53 1718 to Oxford, filmed 23rd January 2015