Desiro Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 The first units of a fleet of new double deck commuter trains will operate timing trials between Moorgate and Drayton Park from 10:00 until approximately 12:00 on 1 April 2010. When fully tested these trains will be gradually introduced on suburban routes around London and the Midlands from December 2010. The new units, made in Leicestershire by Siemens Transportation Systems UK, are of a double deck design based on those in use on local routes in the Einelieferung-Alternschustern region of southern Germany. They are smaller than other double deck trains in Germany and designed to fit through the restricted Unsinnberg tunnel, similar in size to the Northern City tunnels from Moorgate to Finsbury Park. The design is different from conventional rolling stock with 6 doors per side on the lower deck for fast loading and unloading. There are also interior staircases, so excercises will be undertaken at station stops to assess emergency evacuation times. This will involve passengers occasionally being asked to detrain at certain stations. Passengers are asked to cooperate when so requested. Members of staff, together with families and friends who may be interested, are welcome to sample the new double decked trains and to participate in the timing trials. For insurance purposes, a valid ticket is required. The trains will run every ten minutes, calling at Old Street, Essex Road, and Highbury and Islington in both directions. Notes to Editors: One carriage on the first test train departing Moorgate at 10:00am will be reserved for media. For safety reasons, flash photography is not permitted in the tunnel section. Siemens and Network Rail representatives will be available for interview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D605Eagle Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 German trains on British Railways. What a stupid stupid thing to do.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I heard that these were actually going to be loco hauled in a push-pull formation as Siemens are going to manufacture locos to UK loading gauge now Cheers, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Of course! They'll have the bogies mounted on one side - this will add new meaning to the "widened lines"! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Einelieferung-Alternschustern roughly translates as "a supply/consignment of ageing shoemakers". Unsinnberg means "nonsense mountain". Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 1, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1, 2010 [quote name='Desiro' date='01 April 2010 - 01:12 ' timestamp='1270080754' post='113097'] The first units of a fleet of new double deck commuter trains will operate timing trials between Moorgate and Drayton Park from 10:00 until approximately 12:00 on 1 April 2010. When fully tested these trains will be gradually introduced on suburban routes around London and the Midlands from December 2010. The new units, made in Leicestershire by Siemens Transportation Systems UK, are of a double deck design based on those in use on local routes in the Einelieferung-Alternschustern region of southern Germany. They are smaller than other double deck trains in Germany and designed to fit through the restricted Unsinnberg tunnel, similar in size to the Northern City tunnels from Moorgate to Finsbury Park. The design is different from conventional rolling stock with 6 doors per side on the lower deck for fast loading and unloading. There are also interior staircases, so excercises will be undertaken at station stops to assess emergency evacuation times. This will involve passengers occasionally being asked to detrain at certain stations. Passengers are asked to cooperate when so requested. Members of staff, together with families and friends who may be interested, are welcome to sample the new double decked trains and to participate in the timing trials. For insurance purposes, a valid ticket is required. The trains will run every ten minutes, calling at Old Street, Essex Road, and Highbury and Islington in both directions. Notes to Editors: One carriage on the first test train departing Moorgate at 10:00am will be reserved for media. For safety reasons, flash photography is not permitted in the tunnel section. Siemens and Network Rail representatives will be available for interview. Best one so far dood! :rolleyes::rolleyes: 36E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 No doubt announced by the Siemens spokesman Aap Rilfuhl who recently transferred from BMW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 1, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2010 Yeah right. Double deckers in the Victorian Underground loading gauge? Only for horizontal transport then Ah ha - that's you caught out by the OP then . That bit of tunnel is to a mainline profile hence a logical place to test these spectacular new trains -even if they will only be operating for part of One day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etched Pixels Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Yeah right. Double deckers in the Victorian Underground loading gauge? Only for horizontal transport then The LSWR had four wheelers that could take four vertical rows of people. Admittedly they did run from Necropolis and the passengers didn't need sandwiches... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43009 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Are there anyphoto's of the siemens double decker train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted April 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2010 Yeah right :icon_yawn: ... can we now have this topic locked :icon_frustrated: I didn't like it when Railway World (I think)talked about using 76's out of Waterloo back in the 80's either :icon_mutter: ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECML180 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 my favourite april fool so far! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertiedog Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Read this Friday morning, not Thursday 1st April, so it read all right till the German reference "to old shoemakers" at which point I realised what was going on.............Bahnwitze für April 1st Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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