New trains for Overground

[snoggle]

TfL paper on new trains for London Overground - lots of interesting options for future orders!

tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/fpc-20150617-item16-part-1-lotrain.pdf

[ServerKing]

Jun 9, 2015 23:28:04 GMT snoggle said:

TfL paper on new trains for London Overground - lots of interesting options for future orders!

tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/fpc-20150617-item16-part-1-lotrain.pdf

Class 308 seen in Crossrail base colours at Bombardier undergoing refurb

yet to have the doors painted sky blue though

[snoggle]

Bombardier have won the contract for the 45 new EMUs for West Anglia / GOBLIN etc.

www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/bombardier-wins-london-overground-emu-contract.html

No real detail about the type of EMU that is being supplied.

[bigbaddom1981]

Jun 19, 2015 9:27:02 GMT snoggle said:

Bombardier have won the contract for the 45 new EMUs for West Anglia / GOBLIN etc.

www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/bombardier-wins-london-overground-emu-contract.html

No real detail about the type of EMU that is being supplied.

No real surprise! I read on Twitter that there were managers explaining/being pelted with rotten tomatoes at Enfield Town yesterday, even a passenger tweeted they now understand and will bare with them!

[snoggle]

Jun 19, 2015 10:27:33 GMT bigbaddom1981 said:

Jun 19, 2015 9:27:02 GMT snoggle said:

Bombardier have won the contract for the 45 new EMUs for West Anglia / GOBLIN etc.

www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/bombardier-wins-london-overground-emu-contract.html

No real detail about the type of EMU that is being supplied.

No real surprise! I read on Twitter that there were managers explaining/being pelted with rotten tomatoes at Enfield Town yesterday, even a passenger tweeted they now understand and will bare with them!

Pelted with real tomatoes? If so that's ridiculous and unacceptable.

[bigbaddom1981]

Jun 19, 2015 11:03:05 GMT snoggle said:

Jun 19, 2015 10:27:33 GMT bigbaddom1981 said:

No real surprise! I read on Twitter that there were managers explaining/being pelted with rotten tomatoes at Enfield Town yesterday, even a passenger tweeted they now understand and will bare with them!

Pelted with real tomatoes? If so that's ridiculous and unacceptable.

No, not real ones, the ones that they'd like to throw I'm sure!

[snoggle]

Contract for the new trains has been signed with Bombardier after the contract standstill period ended.

tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2015/tfl-signs-contract-with-bombardier-transportation-for-new-trains

No word yet on the type of train or other technical info. No PR from Bombardier yet.

[routew15]

First glimpse of new London Overground trains to be launched in 2018 - Evening Standard article
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Personally I prefer the shortlisted manufacturer Hitachi train.