IN PICTURE: D-Train prototype takes big step forward

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• Ian Scholes - 22/02/2016 20:34

  Must be an improvement on a 142

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• Andrewjgwilt1989 - 22/02/2016 22:23

  Hopefully the Class 230 DEMU trains being converted from London Underground D78 Stocks would be used on rural lines in Northern England, East Anglia and Southwest England.

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  • AndyC - 23/02/2016 16:07

    Use them on London Overground diesel routes and let the North have nice new trains - won't have to repaint them then.

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    • BigTone - 24/02/2016 19:08

      AndyC You have a point, the Overground DMUs are 100 mph units but as the stations are so close together, they will never reach that speed. These D trains have better acceleration

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      • David - 14/03/2016 15:23

        Northern is getting brand-new rolling stock whilst the Gospel Oak-Barking line is to be electrified. Fleet replacement is being taken care of.

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  • Andrewjgwilt1989 - 26/02/2016 22:12

    Still 6 votes down dosent make me ashamed.

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• BigTone - 23/02/2016 16:37

  Not going to Northern England. New trains from CAF coming. While I'd like Adrian Shooter to succeed, I think circumstances have passed him unless he can sell them abroad (Iran had the 141s)

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• Melvyn - 23/02/2016 18:15

  While new trains have been ordered for Northern railways they will still take several years to appear in service. Meaning it's a question of whether to continue with pacers until new trains arrive or replace some of them with these trains in the meantime . As for longer term there are still branch lines where these trains could be used thus freeing up new trains to provide more capacity on busy routes .

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