There is talk of a railway renaissance with the announcement of Great British Railways. One of the aims is to make rail travel as easy as hop-on hop-off with Oyster.
Would have been nice to have had those Nova 2s when I was at uni in Bolton, bloody hell it was awful having to get on the old Pacer from Machester to Bolton, I don't know how some people ever managed to put up with that all the way up to Glasgow. So the Nova 1 is a Class 802. The Nova 2 is a Class 397. And the Nova 3 is an interesting semi-multiple unit with a Class 68 loco at one end. Honestly the Nova 3 confuses me a bit, but hey all the trains can do 125mph, uniform speed for the win as that means more trains more often. I'm so happy that we're a dammed good chunk of the way through modernising our rolling stock, and 2021 is a great year for bedding the trains in as they wont be slung in at the deep end and expected to handle thousands upon thousands of passengers each day like they would in a normal year.
Thanks for the ride, beautiful scenery, I still have a hard time believing how quite the cars are inside. Also all of the trains are so clean on the outside, do you think they get washed every day?
Thanks for a good video. The first train seemed to be awfully noisy and in all three trains, the seats looked to be very hard and uncomfortble. I don't think I would care to go any distance on any of them.
Sir I am following you for a very long ago and I literally missed your videos i am just curious to know what do you do for a living. how you manage your travel. Stay safe and keep traveling.
Looks great both inside and outside, but after travelling through countries where genuine high speed (250-330 km/h) is the norm, shiny trains in the UK just don't cut it for me anymore. We might be able to have nice, clean trains that look good, but we're decades behind in speed.
Agreed. The East Coast and West Coast main lines are still restricted to 125 mph and with many bottlenecks. If the trains could run at their capable speed of 140 mph there would be less justification for HS2. And why stop at 140 mph?
@@ds1868 but British short nose trains run at 140mph will cause sonic booms and a lot of claims from neighbourhoods. To enable above 140mph operation Network rail must put sound protection walls in city areas and fence for plains to remove animal strike risk. Above 125 mph operation needs cab signalling system like TVM / ETCS /ATC . Other countries high speed new lines radius are 7000m /4000m /2500m , but N700 series and 700 series can run at 275km/h / 255km/h on 2500m radius. Signalling system replacement is not easy as you thought. super ECML specification for superexperss. radius : 2500m signalling system : ETCS electrification 25KV Overhead Others : No Level crossing , Fence , Sound protection wall ,separate from regional trains , reduce points Your suggestion is equivalent to make New East Coast Main Line like HS2 or Shinkansen.
In reality we went Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport, Man Airport to Oxenholme, Oxenholme to Manchester Piccadilly (all Nova 2), transferred by class 185 to Manchester Victoria, Nova 1 Man Vic to York. Next day, Nova 3 York to Scarborough and back. Then Nova 1 York to Liverpool. But in the video I'm showing Nova 1, 2, 3 in that order.
@the man in the seat 61 : The Max speed of the Nova1 is 125mph/200kmh. How is it with the max service speeds on the TransPennine lines ? Is 125mph a service speed for most of the lines or only on a very limited trajectory ? When I check Bahn.de Liverpool-Manchester-Leeds (73 miles) takes 1h46 ! That is incredibly slow !
I believe it only runs at 125 between York and Newcastle. The transpennie line is also steep and not electrified between Leeds and Manchester meaning diesil is slow to accelerate and climb the hills. The line desperately needs additional capacity and electrifying.
Maybe it was just a dodgy bogie on my coach yesterday but the knocking noise off it was horrendous over pointwork like proper clanking......thought the wheels wanted to fsll off. At higher speeds it was ok but yes the sests are hard and cramped.....stack em pack em and rack em.....
Pandemic. Plus I deliberately film empty bays of seats to (a) show what they're like without passengers getting in the way and (b) avoid intruding on people's privacy by pointing my camera at people.
@@seat61 Exactly.This is a justified and therefore a wise decision ! I appreciate it. Thanks again for Your unique video ! In the nutshell : I'm at a happy point of no return. Have a cozy and prosperous evening ✓✓
It all looks very nice but it's the same awful seating as on an Azuma or the new GWR trains. Uncomfortable seating is becoming standard across our entire railway network and nobody seems to care. Even the worst French regional trains offer better comfort than our main line trains.
This was one of the things we were looking out for and wanted to try. I like a firm backrest, not so much a firm seat squab. The Nova seats were fine, I'd like them a bit softer, but fine. Then sat on a class 185 seat between Man Picc and Man Vic and sank into it - was actually taken aback at how bouncy it was. Almost too much so. 'Ironing board' seats are mentioned in the Williams Shapps Plan for Rail, no less, and they want to bring forward seat replacement.
Love these new Nova's - not too keen on the livery though (but then again you don't see it from inside the train). Good trainalogue from you again, no need for musak or commentary, just captioned information. Just right!
I'm still coming to terms with so many people talking about sleeping-car 'cabins'. Ships have cabins, trains have compartments, every traveller knows that. Or did in the 1930s!
@@grangetowncardiff6935 I mean, sure, but when addressing the general public, isn't clarity of more importance than antiquated industry terms? Saying "this includes the corridors" is much clearer than "this includes the vestibule area", especially if English isn't your first language.
@@seat61 The Japanese Shinkansen trains are the best. Loads of leg room, very comfortable chairs which can turn around so either for 2 people side by side or 4 facing each other and the train is the same same level as the platform. No scrambling up steps with heavy luggage. Plus, the train carriages stop and line up exactly with markings on the platform so you also know where to get on. Spanish high speed trains are also very good but they don’t have Japanese lunch boxes!!
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Love these Novas and the livery is something else
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Great to see your videos again. Beautiful trip both train and scenery.
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That was excellent Mr. 61 ...:):):)
All three are definitely a step-up from the Class 185s & Class 350s they replace!
so glad your back
Oh man after such a long time
good video btw
I haven't been getting out much! #lockdown
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Great to see you posting again!
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There is talk of a railway renaissance with the announcement of Great British Railways. One of the aims is to make rail travel as easy as hop-on hop-off with Oyster.
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Would have been nice to have had those Nova 2s when I was at uni in Bolton, bloody hell it was awful having to get on the old Pacer from Machester to Bolton, I don't know how some people ever managed to put up with that all the way up to Glasgow.
So the Nova 1 is a Class 802.
The Nova 2 is a Class 397.
And the Nova 3 is an interesting semi-multiple unit with a Class 68 loco at one end.
Honestly the Nova 3 confuses me a bit, but hey all the trains can do 125mph, uniform speed for the win as that means more trains more often. I'm so happy that we're a dammed good chunk of the way through modernising our rolling stock, and 2021 is a great year for bedding the trains in as they wont be slung in at the deep end and expected to handle thousands upon thousands of passengers each day like they would in a normal year.
Boa tarde Pernambuco Brasil gosto muito de ver esse vídeo é muito bom mesmo
Thanks for the ride, beautiful scenery, I still have a hard time believing how quite the cars are inside. Also all of the trains are so clean on the outside, do you think they get washed every day?
But are the seats comfortable, they look so thin and unpadded? The seats at tables look nice, but still, I would be concerned about comfort.
I'm still shocked at how loud the class 68 is for a modern built locomotive, even a 67 with the ETS on seems less noisy.
Thanks for a good video. The first train seemed to be awfully noisy and in all three trains, the seats looked to be very hard and uncomfortble. I don't think I would care to go any distance on any of them.
Nice to see you back Sir. only gap in the trip was Scarborough to Oxenholme, how will you conjure that one up - bicycle?
That’s nova 4
I love the TPE. Had the chance to travel with it last year.
thumbs UP!👍
In which month was/were this trip(s)?
Last week, 18 & 19 May
Love your videos, but missed the commentary on this one.
Transpennine Express Class 802 Nova 1 are very nice trains. Very spacious, fully air-conditioned and quiet.
Wow the gangway is long.
Sir I am following you for a very long ago and I literally missed your videos i am just curious to know what do you do for a living. how you manage your travel. Stay safe and keep traveling.
I believe he travels for work but I’m unsure what type of work it is…
I run a travel website, www.seat61.com.
Thank you for the footage!
Looks great both inside and outside, but after travelling through countries where genuine high speed (250-330 km/h) is the norm, shiny trains in the UK just don't cut it for me anymore. We might be able to have nice, clean trains that look good, but we're decades behind in speed.
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Agreed. The East Coast and West Coast main lines are still restricted to 125 mph and with many bottlenecks. If the trains could run at their capable speed of 140 mph there would be less justification for HS2. And why stop at 140 mph?
@@ds1868
but British short nose trains run at 140mph will cause sonic booms and a lot of claims from neighbourhoods.
To enable above 140mph operation Network rail must put sound protection walls in city areas and fence for plains to remove animal strike risk.
Above 125 mph operation needs cab signalling system like TVM / ETCS /ATC .
Other countries high speed new lines radius are 7000m /4000m /2500m , but N700 series and 700 series can run at 275km/h / 255km/h on 2500m radius.
Signalling system replacement is not easy as you thought.
super ECML specification for superexperss.
radius : 2500m
signalling system : ETCS
electrification 25KV Overhead
Others : No Level crossing , Fence , Sound protection wall ,separate from regional trains , reduce points
Your suggestion is equivalent to make New East Coast Main Line like HS2 or Shinkansen.
I was trying to follow your journey on map but got a bit confused. Did you ride multiple trains in this video?
In reality we went Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport, Man Airport to Oxenholme, Oxenholme to Manchester Piccadilly (all Nova 2), transferred by class 185 to Manchester Victoria, Nova 1 Man Vic to York. Next day, Nova 3 York to Scarborough and back. Then Nova 1 York to Liverpool. But in the video I'm showing Nova 1, 2, 3 in that order.
@@seat61 Thank you, I bet your son is a big boy now.
@the man in the seat 61 : The Max speed of the Nova1 is 125mph/200kmh. How is it with the max service speeds on the TransPennine lines ? Is 125mph a service speed for most of the lines or only on a very limited trajectory ?
When I check Bahn.de Liverpool-Manchester-Leeds (73 miles) takes 1h46 ! That is incredibly slow !
I believe it only runs at 125 between York and Newcastle. The transpennie line is also steep and not electrified between Leeds and Manchester meaning diesil is slow to accelerate and climb the hills. The line desperately needs additional capacity and electrifying.
Oh.god the hitachi is taking over he world of rail in uk
Maybe it was just a dodgy bogie on my coach yesterday but the knocking noise off it was horrendous over pointwork like proper clanking......thought the wheels wanted to fsll off. At higher speeds it was ok but yes the sests are hard and cramped.....stack em pack em and rack em.....
Why mostly seats are unoccupied.
Pandemic. Passenger numbers are way down.
Pandemic. Plus I deliberately film empty bays of seats to (a) show what they're like without passengers getting in the way and (b) avoid intruding on people's privacy by pointing my camera at people.
@@seat61 nice work dear. Love to watch your vlogs
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Exactly.This is a justified and
therefore a wise decision !
I appreciate it. Thanks again
for Your unique video ! In the
nutshell : I'm at a happy point
of no return. Have a cozy and
prosperous evening ✓✓
It all looks very nice but it's the same awful seating as on an Azuma or the new GWR trains. Uncomfortable seating is becoming standard across our entire railway network and nobody seems to care. Even the worst French regional trains offer better comfort than our main line trains.
This was one of the things we were looking out for and wanted to try. I like a firm backrest, not so much a firm seat squab. The Nova seats were fine, I'd like them a bit softer, but fine. Then sat on a class 185 seat between Man Picc and Man Vic and sank into it - was actually taken aback at how bouncy it was. Almost too much so. 'Ironing board' seats are mentioned in the Williams Shapps Plan for Rail, no less, and they want to bring forward seat replacement.
I thought you were Dylan!
Seats look hard and uncomfortable like new purple trains :(
2hrs would be more than enough!!
I can confirm the seats are so uncomfortable.
Love these new Nova's - not too keen on the livery though (but then again you don't see it from inside the train). Good trainalogue from you again, no need for musak or commentary, just captioned information. Just right!
. . . but why is miles per hour still used. I thought the UK had adopted the metric system!
Do tou have to change tour name?
Roads, airways, and railways are the only places we still use it
Everyone knows what 100mph means - nobody knows what dreck like 162Kph means
@@leonblittle226 You live in a small world.
@@leonblittle226 Must be way the entire word except for Myanmar, Liberia, the US and the UK uses the metric system. It seems you got left behind.
Green list due today
Uncomfortable seats in 1st blass and the food menu is well below other operators menus
А люди где? Страна вымирает!
I wonder how many of the general travelling public know what a "vestibule area" is?
I'm still coming to terms with so many people talking about sleeping-car 'cabins'. Ships have cabins, trains have compartments, every traveller knows that. Or did in the 1930s!
Dictionary?
@@grangetowncardiff6935 I mean, sure, but when addressing the general public, isn't clarity of more importance than antiquated industry terms?
Saying "this includes the corridors" is much clearer than "this includes the vestibule area", especially if English isn't your first language.
Modern English interior carriage design is poor, it hasn't yet recovered from 1960's utilitarianism, it could learn a lot from the French.
I'd go for the German - ICE or IC!
@@seat61 The Japanese Shinkansen trains are the best. Loads of leg room, very comfortable chairs which can turn around so either for 2 people side by side or 4 facing each other and the train is the same same level as the platform. No scrambling up steps with heavy luggage. Plus, the train carriages stop and line up exactly with markings on the platform so you also know where to get on.
Spanish high speed trains are also very good but they don’t have Japanese lunch boxes!!
They aren’t exactly ‘new’ anymore but ok
Those look great,modern,clean,quite and comfortable for everyone but a giant whinging lard arse. lol
These would be very nice, if it weren't for the fact they are going to kill someone
Why's that?