Trainguy12345
On Moderation
Is it the yellow fronts? I want to see your opinions.
!00% my feeling too. Don't know what it is.I've seen pictures of the Stadler trains on East Anglia. I can't put my finger on it, but they definitely look continental.
I think that the Northern 195s and 331s also look quite continental.
They are the exception though, as the 196 & 7s have a decidedly British look. The 397s just have that typical European Bullet Train look to them (which we have the 500 Series Shinkansen to thank for).I think that the Northern 195s and 331s also look quite continental.
Have you seen the completely-flat-sided UIC outline?I think our trains tend to be a bit boxier looking than our continental counterparts.
I think it's the windscreens - the large single pane on that type of train seems to be a more European style.Yes, they do a bit. Can't say why though !
I'm sure you know this, but it wasn't really a "decision" as such. More a combination of (a) what we were capable of building in the 1830s, coupled with (b) never having to rebuild following conflict, which deprived us of the opportunity to re-assess what was required.Being too small thanks to the awful (in hindsight) decision to go for such a restrictive loading gauge?
The ”Desiro City” Class 7xx units feel very much like S-Bahns internally. Similarly, I’m sure Stadler’s metro fleets will feel very much like their Berlin U-Bahn units.
Performance issues with leaf mulch and the wrong kind of snow