Crossrail livery and interior revealed by TfL

[keppoch69]

I quite like the colour scheme. I like the muted colours inside, they are not glaring, acid type, in your face.

 

[southern442]

I think that the trains look very good, I like the livery (don't forget that the DLR doesn't have the TFL corporate livery either) and I think that it also looks very good without the front end, doesn't look out of place at all. However, I see in the artist's impression of the 710's (the new LO stock) that those trains still have the yellow front ends, why is this? The light cluster looks really weird with the front end being yellow.

The interior isn't bad, but they could have improved it slightly. On both ends of the line, the passengers are used to 3+2 seats, and now they will have to cope with longitudinal seating and 2+2 in places. That being said, they will have more carriages than before at both ends, and those seats don't look as bad as the ironing boards that every other TOC in the country seems to be choosing (even the bloody IEP's have them).

Overall, not bad at all.

 

[47802]

I think that the trains look very good, I like the livery (don't forget that the DLR doesn't have the TFL corporate livery either) and I think that it also looks very good without the front end, doesn't look out of place at all. However, I see in the artist's impression of the 710's (the new LO stock) that those trains still have the yellow front ends, why is this? The light cluster looks really weird with the front end being yellow.

The interior isn't bad, but they could have improved it slightly. On both ends of the line, the passengers are used to 3+2 seats, and now they will have to cope with longitudinal seating and 2+2 in places. That being said, they will have more carriages than before at both ends, and those seats don't look as bad as the ironing boards that every other TOC in the country seems to be choosing (even the bloody IEP's have them).

Overall, not bad at all.

In practice I wouldn't take those pictures as gospel with regard to seat types in practice they may well be ironing boards, plus of course many passengers will have to take the longitudinal seating or stand

 

[swt_passenger]

However, I see in the artist's impression of the 710's (the new LO stock) that those trains still have the yellow front ends, why is this?

I don't think it is significant, I expect either they'll have just assumed the livery would match the existing and included it by default, or they intentionally included it because the decision about yellow panels had not been finally confirmed at the time it was being drawn.

 

[southern442]

I don't think it is significant, I expect either they'll have just assumed the livery would match the existing and included it by default, or they intentionally included it because the decision about yellow panels had not been finally confirmed at the time it was being drawn.

That would make sense, I can see the yellow panel being used to keep the stock uniform with eachother, especially as LO are very quick to repaint to keep a uniform fleet.

 

[JaJaWa]

The previous render of these trains looked similar to the London Overground mock-up, but in purple - so that could also change!

 

[hornbyfan99]

Will they be fitted with a guards panel?

 

[jopsuk]

Will they be fitted with a guards panel?

I would assume not; all the GWR, Heathrow Express & Connect and GEML Metro (TfL Rail) services that they replace are existing DOO.

 

[Wolfie]

I would assume not; all the GWR, Heathrow Express & Connect and GEML Metro (TfL Rail) services that they replace are existing DOO.

My bold

Pedant alert...

Far from certain!!

 

[Goldfish62]

Will they be fitted with a guards panel?

TfL doesn't do guards on trains. They will be DOO from Day One.

 

[cactustwirly]

Will they be fitted with a guards panel?

It's a metro system, not an intercity service!
It will be DOO, so no need for a guards panel