RacsoMoquette
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I recently purchased twelve RAIL magazines from 2000 to 2001, and one topic emphasized was the sheer poor performance of new builds such as the Alstom Coradia 1000 & Juniper, ADtranz Electrostar & Turbostar.
Both families were extremely troublesome and were many months (or even years!) behind delivery deadlines!
The 'Turbostar' Class 170s in particular were absolutely shambolic performers especially the NX Scotrail Class 170/4s, with reports of cracking of critical components in the exhaust system (potentially causing major safety concerns), ongoing failure of the software and cab electronics and poor lavatory design and retention tank faults.
One Central Trains Class 170 caught fire in the Peterborough area, due to a major fault with the exhaust system!
The 'Electrostar' also experienced issues akin to the Class 170s (albeit bar the exhaust system!).
I always thought the Turbostar & Electrostar were good solid performers (which they are now), however after reading their inauspicious introduction, does make you wonder whether quality control and Derby and Washwood Heath (Coradias) was negligent and shoddy, seeing as the output was riddled with problems from the moment the two three families left the production line!
I recently purchased twelve RAIL magazines from 2000 to 2001, and one topic emphasized was the sheer poor performance of new builds such as the Alstom Coradia 1000 & Juniper, ADtranz Electrostar & Turbostar.
Both families were extremely troublesome and were many months (or even years!) behind delivery deadlines!
The 'Turbostar' Class 170s in particular were absolutely shambolic performers especially the NX Scotrail Class 170/4s, with reports of cracking of critical components in the exhaust system (potentially causing major safety concerns), ongoing failure of the software and cab electronics and poor lavatory design and retention tank faults.
One Central Trains Class 170 caught fire in the Peterborough area, due to a major fault with the exhaust system!
The 'Electrostar' also experienced issues akin to the Class 170s (albeit bar the exhaust system!).
I always thought the Turbostar & Electrostar were good solid performers (which they are now), however after reading their inauspicious introduction, does make you wonder whether quality control and Derby and Washwood Heath (Coradias) was negligent and shoddy, seeing as the output was riddled with problems from the moment the two three families left the production line!
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