Testing has to be done, and if there's no place in the UK it's better to do it elsewhere. Or would you rather see the units kept in storage until there's capacity available in the UK, and therefor delaying entry into service of these trains? Sounds like a waste of rolling stock to me.
I remember something about the Aventra platform being 125mph capable, perhaps this may be a way to set the benchmark for future Aventra order specs as well as testing for London Overground?
I think that was the class 378 testing the overhead cables.
Yeah 378s show as 375s in RTT
I am under the impression that the testing on the GOBLIN so far, including the most recent testing, is testing of the electrification. I would expect four months might be reasonable to get testing completed ready for the 710s (to then start their own testing).
Yep see all the posts in this thread just before Christmas it isn't news
I wonder if this is illusory. When I saw comparative figures for this it appeared that no standing space was calculated between facing transverse seats. That's understandable, as the whole area is taken up with passenger's legs. Only the gangway was counted. However for sideways seats the entire area between the seats was put into the calculation as standing area. Wherever are the seated passenger legs meant to be? In practice you typically find that passengers stand single file - just the same.
