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First Great Western (FGW) Diesel Multiple Unit class 180 Picture shows the inside porch. Photo: Alan F. Scott (afs87@yahoo.co.uk)

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The class 180 ADELANTE units are undoubtedly one of the more stylish new trains. The 5 car units can be combined together to form a 10 coach train as is seen here at Cardiff Central in August 2002. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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A First Great Western class 180 ADELANTE is pictured at Cardiff Central having comlpeted its journey from London Paddington in August 2002. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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A new class 180 ADELANTE is seen at Cardiff Central in August 2002. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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Class 180 DMU "Adelante" of First Great Western, seen entering Hayes & Harlingdon at 200km/h-125mph, bound for London. At this stage, the Heathrow link branches off the GWML. Hayes & Harlingdon. 16th August 2004. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr).

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Were it not for vegetation, this would’ve been an ideal location. An Adelante passes the Cowley Bridge Inn carpark and pub outside of Exeter heading towards Taunton on the 14 March 2005 James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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Hull Trains class 180 seen ariving Doncaster on 26/06/10 destination London Kings Cross Photo johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk

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05 June 2002 at Cardiff Central the new inaugerated Cardif Central - London Adelente service, the unit seen at CC worked as far as Didcot Parkway where it was failed due to defective door mechanism. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photos taken on Kodak DC260 and processed using Photo Paint 5

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05 June 2002 at Cardiff Central the new inaugerated Cardif Central - London Adelente service, the unit seen at CC worked as far as Didcot Parkway where it was failed due to defective door mechanism. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photos taken on Kodak DC260 and processed using Photo Paint 5

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05 June 2002 at Cardiff Central the new inaugerated Cardif Central - London Adelente service, the unit seen at CC worked as far as Didcot Parkway where it was failed due to defective door mechanism. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photos taken on Kodak DC260 and processed using Photo Paint 5

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05 June 2002 at Cardiff Central the new inaugerated Cardif Central - London Adelente service, the unit seen at CC worked as far as Didcot Parkway where it was failed due to defective door mechanism. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photos taken on Kodak DC260 and processed using Photo Paint 5

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05 June 2002 at Cardiff Central the new inaugerated Cardif Central - London Adelente service, the unit seen at CC worked as far as Didcot Parkway where it was failed due to defective door mechanism. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photos taken on Kodak DC260 and processed using Photo Paint 5

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A stylish Adelante departs from Taunton towards London in January 2005. James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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View of new Adelante unit at Didcot Parkway working to Bristol, event though new trains this service was running 27 minutes late. Photograph taken on Kodak DC260 Camera with re=procesing done using Photo Paint V5. Photograph taken by Andy Ducker, who retains copyright. Contact me on ecml@yahoo.co.uk

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Another view of Class 180 Adelante unit at Didcot Parkway on a Bristol Temple Meads working. Photograph taken on Kodak DC260 Camera with re=procesing done using Photo Paint V5. Photograph taken by Andy Ducker, who retains copyright. Contact me on ecml@yahoo.co.uk

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A First Hull Train's DMU-5 Adelante class 180 is seen standing on platform 1 at Brough station (East Riding of Yorkshire area). This First Hull Train's unit is working the 16:05 First Hull Train's service to Hull. Saturday the 21st of February 2009 Digital photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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A First Hull Train's DMU-5 Adelante class 180 is seen standing on platform 2 at Brough station (East Riding of Yorkshire area). This First Hull Train's unit is working the 15:18 First Hull Train's service to London King's Cross. Saturday the 21st of February 2009 Digital photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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Grand Central class 180 Doncaster on 19/04/18 Photo john Turner johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk

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Grand Central class 180 DMU at Doncaster on 22/09/21 Photo John Turner johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk

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Grand Central Class 180 at York on 26/02/22 Photo John Turner johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk

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Grand Central class 180 at Doncaster on 05/06/22 Photo John Turner johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk

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Grand Central class 180 at Doncaster on 17/05/23 Photo John Turner johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk

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Adelante Class 180 pulls into Platform Four on a down working at Reading Station. Photograph taken on Kodak DC260 Camera with re=procesing done using Photo Paint V5. Photograph taken by Andy Ducker, who retains copyright. Contact me on ecml@yahoo.co.uk

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Class 180 Adelante unit seen awaitng departure at Cardiff Central station on the 09:55 Up working to Paddington. Copyright belongs Andy Ducker who can be reached at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. Photograph taken on Kodak DC260 using maximum resolution of 1.3 megapixels

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Class 180 Adelante at Reading on a UP working from Cardiff. All pictures taken on Kodak DC260 and copyright belongs to the author, Andy Ducker who can be contacted on ecml@yahoo.co.uk

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Class 180 seen on a down working to Cardiff June 2002, the location is Newport General station. Copyright belongs Andy Ducker who can be reached at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. Photograph taken on Kodak DC260 using maximum resolution of 1.3 megapixels

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Picture showing coupling of Two Class 180 units forming a service from London Paddington - photograph taken at Reading 05 June 2003. Copyright belongs Andy Ducker, photograph taken on Canon EOS 10D Digital Camera using telephoto lens. Due to dull weather some processing (mainly sharpening) was used using Photo Shop Paint v7

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A ten car Class 180 (2 x 5) pulled into Reading station, due to the length of the platform a traditional three quarters shot was not possible, but using full zoom I noticed this shout. Copyright belongs Andy Ducker, photograph taken on Canon EOS 10D Digital Camera using telephoto lens. Due to dull weather some processing (mainly sharpening) was used using Photo Shop Paint v7

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Class 180 Adelante seen on the 13:13 departure to London Paddington at Reading station on 15 June 2002. It appears to have been in a scrape someowhere along the line, spare fibreglass nose cones are held at Old Oak Common so sights like this should be uncommon. Photo taken on Kodak DC260 Digital Camera. Copyright is retained by the author. My email address is ecml@yahoo.co.uk

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One of the relatively new Class 180 units seen at Cardiff Central on 19 Febraury 2004. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. Pictures taken on Canon EOS10D Digital SLR.

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A First Great Western Adelante at Taunton in January 2005 James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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The new order on First Great Western - the Class 180 'Adelante'. Seen here heading west at Reading, 13 April 2004. James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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An unidentified First Great Western Class 180 DMU, a Heathrow Express Class 332 EMU and a First Great Western Link Class 166 DMU London Paddington station. Photo by Chris McKenna 24/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy.

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The interior of a First Great Western Class 180DMU shortly before departure from London Paddington with a service to Bristol Temple Meads. Photo by Chris McKenna 24/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy. If you wish to use this, or any other of my photographs, under a different license see my relicensing policy.

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HISTORY...for the moment at least! These 180s are undoubtedly the most stylish looking of the new units to appear in recent years but unfortunately they have not been a great success. First Great Western are currently planning to stop leasing them in the New Year and as far as I am aware no other TOC is as yet taking them on although one should eventually. This unit was pictured at London Paddington in September 2007. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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LNER class 91 locomotive and Grand Central class 180 DMU seen at Peterborough on 08/08/21 Photo John Turner johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk