Title: British Rail Class 175 - Wikipedia
Headings: British Rail Class 175
British Rail Class 175
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Content: A refurbishment programme commenced at Alstom's Widnes factory in 2019. In December 2020, it is proposed to introduce them on services to Bristol. All are scheduled to be replaced by Class 197s by 2023. Accidents and Incidents
On 16 January 2010, 175103 operating the 08:30 service from Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven struck two cars at Moreton-on-Lugg crossing between Hereford and Leominster. The front seat passenger in one of the cars was fatally injured, although there were no casualties on the train. The train did not derail. The signaller had raised the barriers in error when the train was approaching the crossing, and he was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in July 2010. The same service collided with a trailer on the Morfa Main level crossing near Kidwelly on 31 January 2011. No-one was injured, but the unit involved, 175108, received nearly £82,000 worth of damage due to striking the trailer at 75 miles per hour (121 km/h). The farmer in charge of the trailer was sentenced to a 36-week suspended jail sentence and was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community work.