Take a look at our brand new tram trains

[@PelexOG]

my left ear enjoyed this

[@ephphatha230]

Thought my headphones were broken lol

[@Raygun-xb2st]

This is the valleys lol you’ll be far more than 20 min away from a working toilet after the locals youths have said hello

[@sjoerd5629]

They look like a 3-car version of the 2-car Hannover TW3000 trams

[@APAG]

So exited for this! The trains look perfect for the lines, and are a huge upgrade from the trains currently found in wales. KEEP IT UP TFW!

[@alistairlogie1815]

I wish Toronto would build some tram-train routes to provide local service for communities that are near railroads but don't get much benefit from the commuter services.

[@Seagull81006]

these seem cool, though ill probably never use them, so im just waiting for the 231s to go onto the Cheltenham Spa services, which ill sometimes use

[@OfficialIsaac]

They look better than the 399s we have in Sheffield.

[@oliver206]

You’ll be no more than 20 minutes from a toilet at a station…that will inevitably be closed

[@thomas8692]

I believe TFW and ScotRail are excluded from the governments nasty plan to rid all station facilities.
Butttt you make a valid point.

[@ocelotdude8889]

Fr

[@roberthindle5146]

Where are the street-running sections for these trams going to be?

[@athavanainkaran2499]

On the Butetown Line I think

[@joachimbiddulph1001]

None at moment

[@Hushey]

These are great in germany, great in England, and now will be great in wales

[@Spotter-train]

Would be good to see some in the Torbay area instead of 40 year old GWR 150s

[@Andrewjg_89]

What routes will the new Class 398 Citylink Tram-trains will operate on. Obviously serving Cardiff, Newport and South Wales. Perhaps Transport for Wales should order more new trains to operate on the North Wales Coast Line, Mid Wales Line and other lines in Wales.
And new trains to replace the older trains that are to be moved for scrap as they are over 30-40 years old. Nice to see some massive changes to the railways in Wales.

[@transport_wales]

Hi, they will operate on the Core Valley lines from Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil and Treherbert to Cardiff.

[@warweezil2802]

The changes we have seen in West Wales is a forced changed at Carmarthen, which is fine until a late running TfW service is signalled across the path of the onward connecting TfW service which then departs while we are changing platform. Not good enough TfW. We are sick of getting a third rate service in West Wales. Promises of " jam tomorrow" does not compensate for the years of neglect and farce.

[@lazrseagull54]

Why have they got so few doors? This seems more suitable for a regional service than for a local service.

[@andrewbutler6477]

So very different a world away from the old valleys 116 units that roamed the same rails for years

[@jaystocky]

Only sound in one ear :(

[@dgattenb]

how many stations have toilets? ( very very few ) Isn't it just an excuse to fit more seats in ?

[@agnelo000]

neither does most of tube station and London is massive

[@allergy5634]

Trams aren’t like intercity rail. They are for short trips a little longer than one you would normally take by bus and a little shorter than one you would normally take by underground or light city rail. It’s not really for trips long enough to warrant a toilet.

[@stanley3647]

This is a tramway, not a train. Similar route lenghts are in Manchester, Nottingham or Blackpool.
There ride can take up to 1 hour on full lenght of route, and no toilets there as well.
Only difference is - this one in Wales can use rail tracks.

[@elliotgane8088]

We will be having brand new TFW trams until our class 150 will be leaving

[@Abhi-fx3gb]

seats kinda look like LNER azuma ones

[@grassytramtracks]

The difference is that these are for short journeys, so I guess those seats are kind of OK for the job they're doing

[@ChrisCooper312]

"Tram-Train" = "Railbus 2.0"

[@matthewtopham9862]

Looks very like the new Merseyrail trains, are they the same / related?

[@OliverKirkham]

They are made by the same company (stadler) but i couldnt find info on weather they are the same stadler metro family. I would assume they are tho

[@neilcrawford8303]

The Cardiff tram trains, class 398 are based on the Stadler (formerly Vossloh) Citylink platform, while the Merseyrail class 777s are based on the Stadler Metro platform.
The Sheffield Super tram (class 399) is also based on the Citylink platform.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadler_Citylink

[@bfapple]

So the short answer is no, the Class 398/399 and Class 777 are not related.

[@theherbata]

No, they're not... But yeah, same Stadler planning style...

[@drukoo3089]

how come a commuter train has the same seats as the ones on the 197’s which are mean to be our regional express trains?

[@grangetowncardiff6935]

Oh! Good luck with the toilet false claim. (Convenient for you to say that, but not for your passengers!!) So that rules out a lot of over 65's using your service, doesn't it? And by the way, they are not trams if they don't travel, substantially, on the streets. Otherwise they are just sub standard trains. Pip Pip.

[@I_like_planesandtrains860]

I think that gwr should be used on the wcml who agrees?

[@jaymackie1164]

So even though these tram trains are designed to run on rail tracks and tram tracks (have I got that right?) does it mean we’re going to get any of these actually running on tram tracks like in Nottingham and some other UK cities, or they will be just confined to rail tracks between railway stations?

[@anarcho-pingu]

certain lines will have street running sections

[@joemercedeschannel196]

You've definitely improved lots. But not the 197's for me. They have so much bad ride quality when I rode one of them before from Shrewsbury to Hereford

[@WellHelloThere_Donny44]

guessing you bought the 398's with hitatchi seats?

[@angusbeef9200]

Why am i watching this? Im australian. Its midnight right now. Never even been to wales.

[@CymruJedi]

They remind me of Marge Simpson when you see them front on

[@Trains.and-Games._-]

Why is there a grey front on one of the trains instead of the yellow, I was passing the depot yesterday

[@anarcho-pingu]

yellow front ends are not legally required anymore if the headlights are modern and visible enough.

[@MrAronymous]

It's just unwrapped, straight from where it was fabricated. They'll put yellow foil on it when it needs to go on a train.

[@Trains.and-Games._-]

@@MrAronymous k thanks 👍🏻

[@martsandrou9423]

Trains are shit where i am in wales. Dirty and always delayed. Oh! And well over priced too.

[@ludwigtails]

What- WHAT IS IT THEN??? A TRAM OR A TRAIN???

[@memediatek]

A tram they can stick on the mainlines to go further distances. Germany loves them in particular

[@AlexanderBrassington]

Both. It can run on tram tracks but also run on heavy rail tracks

[@stanley3647]

@@memediatekYes indeed - this type of vehicle allows to go into public space without "special" segregation.
Can run on tight curves and steep hills.
So it is a basically a tram with "train control equipment" like AWS in UK.
And this is why toilets are not included as well.
Doors not must be on high level. Can be at ground level like Sheffield's Tram-Train.
For comparsion: Normal train tracks must be protected from peds/cars for safety reason.

[@EvolveSomePie]

TRAINS!!!

[@Pizzpott]

What's the chances of the Valleys Lines not getting these until last.....

[@MikeWillSee]

How come there's no audio?

[@alastairoxby8037]

Turn up your volume.

[@MikeWillSee]

​@@alastairoxby8037oh yeah it seems to be working now. I had it on max but that was on my PC, it seems to work better on my phone though
Thanks again

[@alfi_csgo6011]

@@MikeWillSee you’re probably using mono audio coming from either the left or right only on your pc. Do a “stereo speaker test” on your pc and you’ll probably only hear left/right.

[@welshtechie6832]

A two car 150 is longer than the 3 CAR 398!!! Not exactly progress!

[@arnhem4479]

The extremely low number of visits to the Welsh language version of this video rather speaks for itself I think...

[@ithewonder]

Can't be no worse than the 197s. Really bad ride quality they are you can feel every bump and grind from the trackwork

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

Egad thats horrid

[@garethdavies9700]

@GLovesTrains