NX West Midlands Tridents - QUERY

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I'm hoping at least one of you guys scrolls this far down the index page and sees this post ;D

This has intrigued me for a bit. Are the Y-reg (Y*** TOH) ALX400-bodied Tridents operating with National Express West Midlands on Euro-2 or Euro-3?

I was pretty sure they're on Euro-2 as the Euro-3 Cummins engine for the Trident didn't come out until around October 2001, and the Tridents in question were delivered to NX:WM before then (during that spring/summer '01).

Yet I used to visit Birmingham quite a bit between 2001 and 2003 (had family up there) and every time I came across those Tridents they sounded like Euro-3 to me

Any help greatly appreciated, ta

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Well the trindents in coventry with that reg are euro 3 and with a voith gearbox

[M1104]

I read on another thread (can't remember which) that they are indeed euro_3. During mid 2001 euro_3 engines were then optional from late Y reg. If you remember back to Connex, they started their contract on the 60 on September 1st, 2001....first day of 51 reg. Had it been a few weeks earlier, those same euro_3 Tridents (now 9739-55) would've been Y registered.

Most firms seemed to have gone for euro_2 on Y reg, possibly as it's cheaper (a bit like buying a 09 reg car a few weeks before 59 reg is due).

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Route295 and vdn214, you're both legends - thanks for answering

[M1104]

May 30, 2009 17:56:35 GMT @rm1 said:

Route295 and vdn214, you're both legends - thanks for answering

Aim to please mate! ;D

[john]

Sorry to bump, but seeing as i was in Coventry over the past couple of days i can now comment. The Y-reg batch there are definately EuroIII Voith boxed examples. Got stuck behind one yesterday going through Wood End so managed to hear it perfectly (was in the girlfriend's car, which is another story lol). I think it 4210, but can't remember exactly

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Thats wot i seid i spent 3 years in cov

[john]

Just backing up what you said

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ow ok thanks