FGWL inherited a fleet of Class 165 and Class 166s from Thames Trains.
A franchise commitment was to use five Class 180 Adelantes from sister company First Great Western on Cotswold Line services from December 2004 releasing five Class 165 for transfer to Chiltern Railways.
Because the former Thames Trains rolling stock had only been recently repainted and the short nature of the franchise, the existing livery was retained with FGWL branding applied.
FGWL inherited a fleet of Class 165 and Class 166s from Thames Trains. A franchise commitment was to use five Class 180 Adelantes from sister company First Great Western on Cotswold Line services from December 2004 releasing five Class 165 for transfer to Chiltern Railways. Because the former Thames Trains rolling stock had only been recently repainted and the short nature of the franchise, the existing livery was retained with FGWL branding applied.
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