Trains You Would Love To See On Your Local Line

[Qwerty133]

Any where down south a 153 or 142 as I'm fed up of people moaning that there train is 'only' 8 coaches and similar!

 

[TrainfanBen]

I wonder what London to Birmingham new street would be like on a 323.. I love the noise they make on startup.

Basically I'm just bored of LM's class 350's. I couldn't think of an actual reason.

 

[nathanclass323]

I wonder what London to Birmingham new street would be like on a 323.. I love the noise they make on startup.

Basically I'm just bored of LM's class 350's. I couldn't think of an actual reason.

That would certainly be an interesting journey!

If reseated, I don't think it would be a bad journey.

 

[southern442]

Does indeed sound remarkable silly as in my opinion they are the most uncomfortable trains to travel on.

Personally I love the Class 71s on the Uckfield line, and hands off! In fact I think electrification of the line would be a disadvantage as it would mean different rolling stock and it would almost undoubtedly be less comfortable!

Yes, I do not like the idea of electrification on the Uckfield line. I think the 171's are definitely more comfortable than the 377's.

 

[HSTEd]

Electrification does not necessarily mean that the 171s will be replaced with 3+2 seating 377s.
Are there not 2+2 seating units that could be assigned the task? (Otherwise I don't see how the Turbostars could be much better since they are pretty much identical otherwise)

 

[12CSVT]

I wonder what London to Birmingham new street would be like on a 323.. I love the noise they make on startup.

Basically I'm just bored of LM's class 350's. I couldn't think of an actual reason.

They used to work Birmingham to Liverpool services when they were fairly new.

After the class 309s were withdrawn in 2000, a Longsight based 323 unit was diagrammed to work an 01:10 (or 01:15) Piccadilly to New Street service, returning in the morning peak.

 

[BestWestern]

37s, 47s and 50s please And HSTs with the Valenta units put back in - not reconditioned of course, lots of noise and smoke is just fine.

 

[causton]

I wouldn't mind seeing a 323 or similar down my way! Also agree that I would love to see one doing EUS-BHM

I would also love a Parry People Mover to shuttle people from the side of town I live (further away from the rail station) to the mainline - but that's a bit different

 

[Harpers Tate]

Sheffield <> Lincoln
Anything with a class number greater than 153. Anything at all. Regularly, please.

 

[jopsuk]

Any where down south a 153 or 142 as I'm fed up of people moaning that there train is 'only' 8 coaches and similar!

We've been over this one again and again- when people complain about this, it is usually becuase the train is normally 12 coaches AND still full and standing. Most 8 and 12 coach peak time trains into London are not joyously spacious luxury trains with big reclining seats and jacuzzis.

 

[Minstral25]

Any where down south a 153 or 142 as I'm fed up of people moaning that there train is 'only' 8 coaches and similar!

And I'd like to send 378's up north so the definition of discomfort can be redefined from a Pacer which has seats to standing room only. Obviously all the West London line peak passengers can be sent too so as to ensure the feeling of being an actual sardine in a can is not missed out upon.


Actually on my local services (Redhill), I'd like to see Class 73's hauling the old Mk2 GATEX stock on Victoria trains, with 33/1's or thumpers on the Reading and Tonbridge services.

 

[Chrisgr31]

Electrification does not necessarily mean that the 171s will be replaced with 3+2 seating 377s.
Are there not 2+2 seating units that could be assigned the task? (Otherwise I don't see how the Turbostars could be much better since they are pretty much identical otherwise)

I don't know if there are any Class 377s that are purely 2+2, lots are a mixture of 2+2 and 2+3 depending on the carriage you are in. I think the seats themselves in the turbostars are different, with more padding.

Even if there were 2+2 Class 377s with identical seats I suspect that they would not be dedicated to the Uckfield line but could be used on any Southern line. At the momment the service has to be run by Class 171s as sending any other Class train Southern have access to would cuase issues south of Hurst Green!

 

[sprinterguy]

I don't know if there are any Class 377s that are purely 2+2, lots are a mixture of 2+2 and 2+3 depending on the carriage you are in. I think the seats themselves in the turbostars are different, with more padding.

I think that the 3-car class 377/3s have 2+2 seating throughout.

 

[Class377/5]

I don't know if there are any Class 377s that are purely 2+2, lots are a mixture of 2+2 and 2+3 depending on the carriage you are in. I think the seats themselves in the turbostars are different, with more padding.

Even if there were 2+2 Class 377s with identical seats I suspect that they would not be dedicated to the Uckfield line but could be used on any Southern line. At the momment the service has to be run by Class 171s as sending any other Class train Southern have access to would cuase issues south of Hurst Green!

The 377/6 & /7 will be 2+2 as well.

 

[starrymarkb]

Any where down south a 153 or 142 as I'm fed up of people moaning that there train is 'only' 8 coaches and similar!

There are 153s in the South They often work locally with a 143...

 

[southern442]

I think that the 3-car class 377/3s have 2+2 seating throughout.

you are correct, but 171's are comfier

 

[12CSVT]

There are 153s in the South They often work locally with a 143...

Believe it or not 153s even work on their own less than 50 miles from central London, on the Bletchley - Bedford line.