They are used on the Oxford Route, but only on the 1818 in the evening

They still go to Oxford, on the 1818 service

@@JackandEd Not Oxford now and make the most of them because they wont be around for much longer, DFT cost savings.

Cheers DOTS, definitely made for a much more pleasant ride IMO!

it's weird because most 170s (and being a 168/3, this *was* a 170) have a sensor in the second door that I find you have to wave at for it to work (and it's really not obvious if you don't know) but nonetheless they do.

Yep! Not sure if the 777s have them, especially seeing the outer bogies are supposed to be inside framed, just like the 717s (which also have tripcocks, until the Northern City goes ETCS) and 710s (which actually don't have them, despite the caption! they have an exception in the Sectional Appendix and TPWS was fitted on the shared sections where it wasn't there before. 378s might not keep theirs too, for that reason.) Notable mention for the 313s, which used to have them - maybe the Network Rail ETCS unit still does? Another "interesting" point is that the later converted 168s must have been fitted with a runback prevention system - from what I've read, LU requires it after one runaway happened, and while the other 165s and 168s had that taken care of by ATP, these units don't have ATP fitted (and soon it'll be removed from the others due to obsolescence).

I think they want to see how well this one works over some time before having more converted.

No replacement considered at present

The only replacement will be if the recent tender for Battery units comes to fruition. The loco hauled sets will be short lived though.

No replacement yet chiltern might have this train for years and im fine with it

doesn't answer your main question, but It's MTU, which Rolls-Royce owns nowadays.

@@RWL2012 That in itself is confusing as there's a German Rolls Royce (MTU powertrains?) and a British one (Gas turbines and jet engines) and then there's the car company, owned by BMW lol.

This is the same franchise - Chiltern was originally owned by M40 Trains, which retained the original 1996 franchise in the early 2000s for 20 years. It was then sold to John Laing, then to Henderson Equity Partners. Following this, DB Regio purchased Laing Rail which subsequently became part of Arriva in 2011 after it was purchased by DB, with Chiltern winning a direct award to keep the same franchise going for another 6 years beyond 2021. However, the franchise is still the same as it was under M40 Trains.

@@OMtheRails oh yh forgot abt that 🤦🏾‍♂️ Tho since arriva according to them its uks first major rail upgrade not funded by the state.... Chiltern Railway is probably the best commuter rail service in the UK

@@Transport-Coolfunr Actually Chiltern is a model of how the privatised rail network should be run. The way they have invested in improving services and putting money into line upgrades is wonderful.

@@geoffreycodnett6570 yes i agree