six-month schedule slippage, Alstom openly claimed that the trains would be capable of entering service in time for the May 2001 timetable change. The first entered regular service in December 2001. Due to their delayed entry into service, in May 2001 FGW was forced to introduce Class 47 hauled Mark 2 sets on London Paddington to Penzance services to release InterCity 125 sets for additional Cardiff services. Description There are 14 Class 180 sets, numbered 180101-180114. There are five cars per unit: two Standard Class Driving Motors, two Standard Class Intermediate Motors and a First Class Intermediate Motor. All coaches are equipped with a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine, which develops at 2,100 rpm. The trains 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. The units feature Scharfenberg couplers. Operations Current operators Grand Central Grand Central initially planned to operate a pair of Class 180s on its London King's Cross to Sunderland service, having secured the rights to a fourth daily service in each direction. During early 2009, a pair of Class 180s started being operated by the company in conjunction with its three High Speed Trains (HSTs). Grand Central had initially announced that the two units would run as a ten-car train; it subsequently stated that they would be run separately for greater flexibility. Grand Central initially gave its Class 180s the fleet name Zephyr; the established Adelante name was later re-introduced. Maintenance is carried out at Heaton TMD and Crofton TMD. During 2010, Grand Central commenced the lease of an additional three Class 180 units for the launch of its new services to . Originally, the service was intended to be operated under the brand name Grand Northern, as part of the parent company Grand Union; in practice, it has been operated as Grand Central so that units can be interchanged between the two routes. Prior to entering service with Grand Central, the fleet was subject to modification work undertaken by Railcare, during which it was outfitted with Wi-Fi and at-seat sockets, amongst other changes to the amenities. In August 2011, one of the initial two units, 180112, was named James Herriot at a ceremony held at London King's Cross; it was also the first train