Not a fan of that interior colour scheme personally. But otherwise it looks really nice.
Many on these forum seem to blame CAF for the 195 issues: ironing boards, poor window alignment, lack of end doors, and even the trains being too short. This frustrates me, as in most cases the TOC specifies the general design, so while CAF could be blamed for things like the door faults, they certainly cannot be blamed for building exactly what Northern paid them to build: a fleet of 2 and 3-car DMUs with no gangways, poor-quality uncomfortable seating and no consideration to window alignment.
This is proof of my theory that Arriva Rail North simply cheaped out, playing on the fact that whatever they ordered, it would be better for the passenger than the rubbish that had been trundling around the north for the past years. They placed an order for the bare minimum they could get away with to still win the franchise, and got the bare minimum they could get away with. Abellio/JRE/Mitsui placed a sensible order with passenger experience and maximum capacity in mind, and got what looks like a reasonable fleet of trains.
Won't speak too soon about reliability though.
I'm also a fan of the return of sane TOPS classifications! The first was 195, then the next was 196, then 197... unlike 345, then 710, then 701, 777 then 745 then 755, or 707 then 700 then 717.
Anyway enough of this ranting from me, I look forward to seeing them in service!