New trains bring 9,00 extra seats (BBC News)

[RF News]

A £180m fleet of electric trains is to be introduced on the Scottish rail network.

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[Deathbyteacup]

10/10 for origonal design, it appears to be a Class 350 with an angled front.

I wonder what the logic behind that is?

[66521]

I wonder what the logic in the class numbering is? Class 380 - what happened to 379? We seem to have jumped one.

[Deathbyteacup]

There's always been gaps in TOPS I think, for example there is no Class 152, for whatever reason.

Yuk! Why the horrible sloping front with an apparent corridor connection? It would look awful couple with a huge corridor section to span the gap created, and if that's not a corridor connection, why the bit in the middle to obscure the driver's view?

[Deathbyteacup]

Yeah, exactly, that confused me too.

I would bet it is a corridor connection that does raise but I don't see the point in it at all.

[Trev]

I think they look terrible.

A nickname is needed...how about 'Aardvaark'? Scotland's electric Aardvaarks...could it catch on?

[Deathbyteacup]

Hah, It gets my vote.

[swisstrains]

Originally Posted by Trev

I think they look terrible.

A nickname is needed...how about 'Aardvaark'? Scotland's electric Aardvaarks...could it catch on?

Or maybe "Undesiro" to fit in with the Siemens product range.

[DSY011]

Trev, how could you. I'm going to have to have a word with the RSPCA about the the way you have treated the poor Aardvaark. You just can not treat a good looking animal like that, it is an insult to all Aardvaarks.
The thing on the rails on the other hand looks *%$£"++^