Great Central Class 222

[Coxster]

I don't think it would look that bad actually

http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk/gallery.html

 

[Guinness]

Note the MML Power Socket Stickers.

Clicky

 

[Coxster]

Note the MML Power Socket Stickers.

Clicky

Yeah, I was just saying the mock up doesn't look too bad.

 

[Dennis]

Thought GCR was going to use HST's (if they are ever going to run any trains).

 

[Coxster]

Thought GCR was going to use HST's (if they are ever going to run any trains).

I heard something about 158s too at one point :?

 

[Ben]

Im intrested in how the Hell a 222 will fit in Brighouse Station? :?

 

[yorkie]

Thought GCR was going to use HST's (if they are ever going to run any trains).

I heard something about 158s too at one point :?

Yes, on York-Chester, which was scrapped.

Im intrested in how the Hell a 222 will fit in Brighouse Station? :?

Selective Door Opening.

Thought GCR was going to use HST's (if they are ever going to run any trains).

WAGN, GNER, etc complained that a 5 or 6-coach (or whatever it was) fairly short formation HST wasn't a great use of track capacity, particularly over the Welwyn Viaduct where the ECML reduces to only 2 tracks and paths are at a premium.

Oddly, it was deemed perfectly acceptable by the ORR for Hull Trains to use 5-car units consuming valuable ECML paths, but not acceptable for Grand Central to do likewise. Presumably the ORR prefers Hull over Sunderland and West Yorkshire.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, the only way Grand Central could find to overcome this problem was to combine 2 trains at Doncaster, and Meridians would be the only suitable trains that could achieve this.

I think it's totally wrong for the GC plan to be rejected while HT have recently been allowed to run additional 5-coach trains on the ECML!

However, I won't be using GC services if they are Meridians, but that's just my personal choice.

 

[Max]

I'm personally not keen on the colour scheme of the carriages, and some of those interior photos look a bit unprofessional if you ask me :?

However, I like their exterior livery, I think it suits the train.

 

[Ben]

Im intrested in how the Hell a 222 will fit in Brighouse Station? :?

Selective Door Opening.

It will have to be Very Selective EG 3 Doors at the Max

 

[Jordy]

I'm personally not keen on the colour scheme of the carriages, and some of those interior photos look a bit unprofessional if you ask me

I'm not certain, but I think its a MML Meridian interior pic

Jordy

 

[matt]

Note the MML Power Socket Stickers.

Clicky

There were first on Virgin Trains

 

[Guinness]

Note the MML Power Socket Stickers.

Clicky

There were first on Virgin Trains

Yeah I know that.....