First Great Western received 12 units on loan from Northern Rail from December 2007 to November 2011 (five units were returned to Northern in December 2008) to cover for refurbishment of its fleet and to allow most of its Class 158 fleet to be rebuilt as three-car sets.
First Great Western erhielt von Dezember 2007 bis November 2011 leihweise 12 Einheiten von Northern Rail (fünf davon wurden im Dezember 2008 zurückgegeben), um die Sanierung ihres rollenden Materials, insbesondere den Umbau ihrer Züge der Klasse 158 zu Dreiwageneinheiten zu ermöglichen.