dk1
Veteran Member
I think it looks better with the yellow warning panel
Me too.
I think it looks better with the yellow warning panel
Exactly. Although you have to pay, I have found the DB BordBistro/BordRestaurant service to be rather good - good food and reasonable prices, too. In particular, ICE restaurant cars are a very civilised place in which to have a meal.It's not 'free' catering, it's 'included in the price' catering.
Given that it wasn't the plan to have yellow, I guess it's being added later.Are they going to go into service with or without yellow front ends? Some units have them and some don't from the photos so far...
Again, someone more expert than me posted earlier on this subject but I'm happy to assist. East Anglia has a lot of crossings with poor sightlines, Network Rail's attempts to close many has been met with understandable local resistance and delayed their plans. That and the concerns of track workers has led to GA taking a sensible approach and adding yellow.Given that it wasn't the plan to have yellow, I guess it's being added later.
Yes, that's what I understand. I was merely suggesting a possible explanation for units appearing initially without yellow.Again, someone more expert than me posted earlier on this subject but I'm happy to assist. East Anglia has a lot of crossings with poor sightlines, Network Rail's attempts to close many has been met with understandable local resistance and delayed their plans. That and the concerns of track workers has led to GA taking a sensible approach and adding yellow.
Im actually going to defend British railways for a min... German first class is half hearted compared to U.K. it’s just a seat on the continent. Rarely free catering.
Sorry for asking a question that I'm sure has been asked many times but when is the first of these due to enter the UK?
Class 175s on the Severn Valley Railway??How often do you see state of the art vehicles on a heritage railway before the mainline acceptance?
My GA Driver friend says a number of sidings at Harwich are expected to be used to store out-going stock. Apparently the leasing companies don't want them back until the lease is up, storage for up to 160 EMUs at a time anyone?
To address some of the above - the yellow front end debate continues however for the foreseeable future, they shall remain yellow and all vehicles shall have yellow as delivered. This may change in time.
Regarding delivery, as has been said above, November is likely first delivery for a 755/4 and a 745/1. Previously seemed to be a pair of /4s but this now seems to have changed. May well change again in 4 months' time.
Just on another note, to facilitate any potential future expansion, the /3s will have vehicles identified as A, B (or C - I'm not sure yet) and D. Means you can drop in the extra coach without causing any headaches.
Thanks for the clarifications dp21, much appreciated.
My GA Driver friend says a number of sidings at Harwich are expected to be used to store out-going stock. Apparently the leasing companies don't want them back until the lease is up, storage for up to 160 EMUs at a time anyone?
I doubt very much there will be anywhere near enough room. I think there will be 317s and 321s dumped at numerous places around the SE by September 2019. Assuming of course the 720s are in service by then!Is there, or will there be enough room, with the HOBC, ( or TRS) the two GBRf's that are there over the weekend, plus the daily AGA stock that already stables there overnight ?
Surprised also (unless I've not seen it - been a bit out of the loop on here recently) to not have seen much commentary on the deal with the MNR to build new stabling on their railway and complete extra double-tracking. How often do you see state of the art vehicles on a heritage railway before the mainline acceptance?
I do expect XC would get high speed Aventra bi trains, As for EMT it'll be no surprise if they choose the FLIRT on local routesIt would be pretty much made for XC or EMT.
There are some services such as the Felixstowe that a two car is going to be overkill a lot of the time, let alone the minimum of three it's going to be in future as well as some of the other lines.
Even on some of the regional lines now a two car 170 can be very busy at times, especially during peak, but a three car is pretty spacious.
Has it been confirmed that the BMU's are permitted sprinter speeds?They should easily keep to current timings but will probably do better. Not only do they have better acceleration but will also be able to run off the wires at both ends of the route.