Hello all, and welcome to my first video of 2023!
Transport for Wales have recently introduced these Class 197 "Civity" units on their regional and express services, which will eventually cover all of their principal routes in the Wales and Borders franchise that are currently operated by the Class 150, Class 153, Class 158 and Class 175 units (excluding the Valley Lines). As there sphere of operation increased on services from Manchester to the North Wales Coast Line in December, I decided to give these units a go to see what they were like; spoiler alert, a HUGE downgrade... join me as I show you why this is!
Journey details:
Date of Travel - 23rd December 2022
Operator – Transport for Wales
Train Type - Class 197 "Civity"
Class of Travel - Standard
Origin - Manchester Airport
Destination - Chester
Price - £11.85 (Advance single, includes Railcard discount of 1/3)
Duration - 1 hour 28 minutes
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