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Post by A60stock on Apr 21, 2021 10:14:26 GMT
Does anyone know if the front of the trains will be changed from yellow to orange? I was under the impression that this needed authorisation and that this had been granted. I would be surprised if the class 378 were not on the list of vehicles that can remove the yellow?
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Post by phil on Apr 21, 2021 10:26:16 GMT
For mainline trains to dispense with the yellow panel then they must have a very specific arrangement of headlights set in a prescribed distance apart (simply being mounted triangular in arrangement is not enough) which produce a very specific set of light levels.
Much like text in passenger displays being a couple of mm too short meaning the units are not complaint with disability regs, so it is with headlight positions and yellow fronts.
Given the 378s have already been given a revised livery but kept the yellow front end I would deduce that they don't meet the stringent requirements for drooping the yellow front end - and also that its not worth the expense in making them compliant
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Post by Chris L on Apr 21, 2021 10:34:57 GMT
One welcome change I saw on a 378 last week.
The stupid individual strip maps inside the train have gone and there is now a single map above the doors and on the reverse of the side destination boxes.
Big improvement.
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Post by A60stock on Apr 21, 2021 10:38:18 GMT
One welcome change I saw on a 378 last week. The stupid individual strip maps inside the train have gone and there is now a single map above the doors and on the reverse of the side destination boxes. Big improvement. Wasnt this what they had initially, before the individual line maps were invented? |
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Post by Chris L on Apr 21, 2021 18:20:01 GMT
One welcome change I saw on a 378 last week. The stupid individual strip maps inside the train have gone and there is now a single map above the doors and on the reverse of the side destination boxes. Big improvement. Wasnt this what they had initially, before the individual line maps were invented? No they are a new version with 3 panels. North London line, East London line and Euston-Watford sections. I saw a different set up where the 3 panels were separate. 2 on the side box and one above. |
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 21, 2021 18:52:33 GMT
For mainline trains to dispense with the yellow panel then they must have a very specific arrangement of headlights set in a prescribed distance apart (simply being mounted triangular in arrangement is not enough) which produce a very specific set of light levels. AAIU the operator also needs to perform a risk assessment for their routes, this is why the likes of Anglia and Northern with their many user-worked crossings have retained the yellow fronts on their new trains. |
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Post by dazz285 on Apr 22, 2021 16:53:42 GMT
For mainline trains to dispense with the yellow panel then they must have a very specific arrangement of headlights set in a prescribed distance apart (simply being mounted triangular in arrangement is not enough) which produce a very specific set of light levels. Much like text in passenger displays being a couple of mm too short meaning the units are not complaint with disability regs, so it is with headlight positions and yellow fronts. Given the 378s have already been given a revised livery but kept the yellow front end I would deduce that they don't meet the stringent requirements for drooping the yellow front end - and also that its not worth the expense in making them compliant This is what we heard on the grape vine... |
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