The Anonymous Widower

A Better News Day For New Trains

Yesterday, was a better news day for new trains, with articles with these headlines.

• Bombardier Class 710/2s Authorised, But Wait Goes On For Entry Into Traffic
• First Of CAF’s New Nova Fleet Accepted By TPE Ahead Of Rollout Across North Of England
• ORR Gives Green Light For LNER ‘801s’ To Enter Traffic

All are significant for passengers.

Class 710 Trains

The authorisation of the Class 710 trains is particular importance to me, as they will be running locally to where I live.

It will be a couple of months before they enter passenger service.

But the trains have mainly been delayed by software problems and now that appears to have been fixed and as there are twenty trains already built, I could see them entering service, as soon as drivers have been trained.

It should be noted that eight trains are needed for the Gospel Oak to Barking Line and six for the Watford DC Line, so if twenty have been built, I would expect that these two routes could be converted to the new trains by the summer.

Class 801 Trains

LNER’s Class 801 trains will be a significant introduction, as they will enable the cascade of the Mark 4 coaches to other operators, like Trains for Wales and East Midlands Railway.

April 17, 2019 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Class 710 Train, Class 801 Train, East Coast Main Line, Gospel Oak And Barking Line, London Overground, Mark 4 Coach, Mark 5A Coach, TransPennine Express, Watford DC Line