Class 710 Front Design

Sorry. I only have access at work, and things sometimes move too quickly.
What do you suggest as a maximum time between a thread appearing, and posting a reply?

Nothing, thus the request to stop the discussion there.

But I'm not trying to lay down rules though

BTW why am I referencing brexit lol but brexit will be happening in 2019 so some 710's and maybe some 345 will be post brexit

the Select Committee?

The orange front end makes it look like the photo colour is off as it's close enough to yellow to be familiar yet not different enough to be not-yellow at a glance - it's in the uncanny valley.
It also looks like its missing some bodywork with that little tiny strip of blue.

I know this isn't specifically about the front design, but what was the point of making the 378s have internal pocket doors for these units to have plug doors?

On to the front, it's interesting that since this unit never had a front yellow cab it doesn't look all that much as if yellow is kissing. This is compared to how one expects new liveries on existing stock to look once they've been de-yellowed.

Looking at the first post on the thread, the rendering suggests it will! I wonder why it isn't there though?

Quite logical, really. These are just the initial test runs at the factory, and it's possible that further tweaks will be required before the unit is transferred for more intense dynamic testing and acceptance.

Nice to see that a unit is actually complete and has emerged blinking into the wider world.

It's going to take some getting used to seeing those on the GOBLIN and Chingford line.

No, I think there's a fairing missing in the later picture - compare it with the earlier artist's impression

Please note that yellow can only be removed from existing stock if they comply with the "Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI) for Locomotives and Passenger Rolling Stock (LOC & PAS)" eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2014_356_R_0004&from=EN

Unless the headlight arrangement is EXACTLY (and we are talking millimetres here in terms of light position, beam alignment, LUX rating, etc) then yellow ends are still required. In laymans terms that mean pretty much every EMU, DMU and loco ordered before (including the current Overground fleet) that was designed / delivered before 2014 will still require a yellow end regardless.

Call me old fashioned but I like the Class 387 cab ends functional and pleasing to the eye!😀