Halish Railway
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Does anyone know a source to information on the progress of the Class 195/331?
Hey all, First images of the new Northern rolling stock been built at CAF has been put on YouTube by Northern, with the first body shells painted.
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Here's a direct link.
They will probably split 4 car sprinters into 2 car sprinters.I wonder what contingency plans Northern have in place should the new trains suffer reliability problems like the 175s did when they came on the scene? With First NW, it led to 37-hauled trains along the coast lasting a little longer than originally planned (and later on 47-hauled trains substituting for 175s on 'The Irish Mancunian' diagram) and likewise the 101s on Sheffield line services.
Will Northern be allowed to keep the 142s on their books for another year or so if availability of the new trains is low by 2020?
Here's a direct link.
A very good spot, thanks for sharing.Northern has shared some pictures of a unit in the latter stages of construction, link is here.
That's what's on Northern's refurbished existing trains.Saw some new images of them today. Noticed the name will be “Northern by Arriva” similarly to chiltern
Can't find any car width figures but the driving cars will be 24.0m, with the centre cars 23.35m so I think they'll be almost certainly narrower carriages as wide 24m carriages might cause a few clearance issues!
I belive it's a 195Is it a 195 or a 331?
Here are images from Northern's twitter
https://twitter.com/northernassist/status/938776343361282048
I obviously didn't look hard enough to see if it had already been postedI've already shared this link in post 277.
Here are images from Northern's twitter
https://twitter.com/northernassist/status/938776343361282048
Looks quite an attractive modern unit and the livery actually suits it (unlike older units), but it's a shame they are yet another class of unit that has a "tilt profile"[1] which will make it feel more cramped than necessary.
[1] I know it's about sway, not tilt, but nonetheless the Class 700 feels *massive* because the sides are completely vertical.
I'm surprised that you didn't mention the lack of a window band!
I'm surprised that you didn't mention the lack of a window band!
Oddly, they actually seem to look vaguely decent without (now there's something). I think it's because the windows are wide and the pillars narrow (which is itself a very good thing).
It is possible!
Also, is it me, or does it have massive gangways??
That said, @Camerons_Gaming on Twitter (in discussion with Sam Jessup of Virgin) did mock it up with the windowband...
Looks quite an attractive modern unit and the livery actually suits it (unlike older units), but it's a shame they are yet another class of unit that has a "tilt profile"[1] which will make it feel more cramped than necessary.
[1] I know it's about sway, not tilt, but nonetheless the Class 700 feels *massive* because the sides are completely vertical.
Agreed