First TPE's Nova brand for their new trains

[8089]

Hope it doesn't go as far as the Nova 5. That crashed and killed everyone on board except a service droid.

Anyone who gets that reference wins a cookie.

 

[43096]

Hope it doesn't go as far as the Nova 5. That crashed and killed everyone on board except a service droid.

Anyone who gets that reference wins a cookie.

Droid by the name of Kryten, I assume?

 

[fishquinn]

Typing in 'nova meaning' on Google gets the following result:

A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.

We can only hope that it doesn't return to the original state after a couple of months

 

[Mikey C]

The CAF execs will probably have to bite their tongues when asked to apply the branding too!

I can't help feeling that TPE are tempting fate with this name

 

[3141]

Reminds me that it was sold as the Opel Corsa on the continent. In Spanish no va means - "doesn't go"!

I understood that the issue was the other way round. It was thought the car should be renamed "Nova" because under the original name it would become known as "Coarser". They decided not to worry when the next version came out.

 

[class387]

OK, after seeing all of this I take back what I've said. I still like the design but they obviously haven't thought this 'Nova' name through.

 

[Andyh82]

I’m surprised they haven’t involved the class 185s as well, it’s not as if they are ancient old trains they are ashamed of, in their refurbished state they are probably just as good as the new trains, albeit a bit small.

 

[Mikey C]

Hope it doesn't go as far as the Nova 5. That crashed and killed everyone on board except a service droid.

Anyone who gets that reference wins a cookie.

Only a complete smeghead would call a train Nova 5!

 

[Non Multi]

I’m surprised they haven’t involved the class 185s as well, it’s not as if they are ancient old trains they are ashamed of, in their refurbished state they are probably just as good as the new trains, albeit a bit small.

Anyone want an old Nova?

 

[NorthernSpirit]

I’m surprised they haven’t involved the class 185s as well, it’s not as if they are ancient old trains they are ashamed of, in their refurbished state they are probably just as good as the new trains, albeit a bit small.

Could it be that the 185 Pennines be regarded as a Nova Zero or a Nova Pennine? Either way lets hope that these new units aren't driven in the same manner as the Vauxhall Nova, I recall once in the early 90's where some 25 year old (they looked it) thought it was a good idea to perform handbrake turns in a car park in Southport.

 

[Kite159]

My first thought on hearing the name "Nova"...

Similar to me when hearing the name "Nova"

I wonder how many times that particular Nova got stolen (as they were so easy to hot-wire)

 

[Non Multi]

Someone please vinyl wrap a 'Max Powered' Vauxhall Nova in the TPE livery for the press launch!

 

[J-2739]

Nova means new in French (I think) , so maybe they want a fresh impression?

 

[xotGD]

Someone please vinyl wrap a 'Max Powered' Vauxhall Nova in the TPE livery for the press launch!

Or perhaps TPE will issue all their drivers with Burberry caps when they start driving the Novas?

 

[bastien]

"A type of star that shines much more brightly for a few months as a result of a nuclear explosion"

Hmm.

 

[edwin_m]

Typing in 'nova meaning' on Google gets the following result: We can only hope that it doesn't return to the original state after a couple of months

"A type of star that shines much more brightly for a few months as a result of a nuclear explosion"

Hmm.

Don't they usually turn into black holes afterwards?

 

[Domh245]

Nova means new in French (I think) , so maybe they want a fresh impression?

Nouveau, not Nova

 

[Non Multi]

Or perhaps TPE will issue all their drivers with Burberry caps when they start driving the Novas?

The BTP will be chasing them down in their police 'Growler' like in the old telly advert.
(Not) Coming soon to Pick TV: RAIL ROAD WARS

 

[J-2739]

Nouveau, not Nova

Close enough!

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Note that old TPE referred to them as 'Pennine' trains when they were first introduced but the name didn't stick, enthusiasts and rail workers just called them Desiros, while regular passengers just called them 'too small.'

Nicknames decided by TOC marketing departments rarely pass the smell test, and this one is no exception...

I wonder if this came out of the same branding consultancy as this hilarious abomination:

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Don't they usually turn into black holes afterwards?

No, that's a supernova; I can however see this marketing name backfiring on TPE the moment anything goes wrong with one of the new trains.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Reminds me that it was sold as the Opel Corsa on the continent. In Spanish no va means - "doesn't go"!

Nova is Latin for New, and the term is global in astronomy. Plural is usually Novae.
There is also the term Supernova available for fancier versions of the trains.

 

[fowler9]

I think Nova is a pretty good name despite the odd connotations since they are coming from Spain. Beats the hell out of Azuma which just sounds like A Zoomer in most accents on our fair isle.

 

[tbtc]

That branding looks a thousand times better on the 397 and 802s than it does on the 185s!

Maybe the 185s could be rebranded the Nova2000 - a name that suggests something that would have looked futuristic twenty years ago?

(of course, there'll be some *hilarious* Enthusiast nicknames for the new trains - from the wags who brought you "Vommiters" and various other schoolyard insults for other new trains)

 

[Bletchleyite]

I doubt the LHCS will be insulted...most enthusiasts are probably still getting over the whole idea of new-build LHCS in the UK!

 

[Non Multi]

I doubt the LHCS will be insulted...most enthusiasts are probably still getting over the whole idea of new-build LHCS in the UK!

LHCS: The Nova Merit? Or maybe the Nova Luxe? Livery definitely shows the Nova Flair.

 

[WatcherZero]

Im more impressed by the new CIS screens in the mag, the amount of information they contain is stunning.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

LHCS: The Nova Merit? Or maybe the Nova Luxe? Livery definitely shows the Nova Flair.

Nova GSi surely? Especially if short-formed!

 

[Non Multi]

You couldn't make this up... What were the chances?

 

[Rail Blues]

I really can't see this catching on, non enthusiasts won't be stood there thinking '' gosh my Nova 3 is running late" , enthusiasts will refer to them by their class or force a nickname on them based on their appearance or sound.