First New Class 555 delivery for the Tyne and Wear Metro by Rail adventure class43

This video shows the delivery of the new Tyne and Wear metro class 555 built by Stadler. Within the video are multiple angels from multiple locations of the delivery process in the North East. From Durham, Tyne Yard (Lamley), Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay. In the early hours of February 25th 2023 and 28th of February 2023, the 1st of the 46 new Stadler class 555 Electric multiple units (EMU) arrived in the North East from St Margrethen Switzerland via the channel tunnel. The delivery was coordinated by Rail Adventure, DB Cargo, Stadler and Tyne& Wear Metro.
The trains involved were rail adventure 43463+43465 and Metro cars 4018,4071,4073 and 4086 (fitted with the adapter coupler)

[@danielbarton9291]

Brilliant capture well done, that graffiti pains me. We rarely see a metro in such a state, first time we see the new one and it looks like that...shocking.

[@philk1853]

Agreed. The braindead scum that do it are NEVER arrested and punished. They aren't just peabrains in their mid teens either. Ive seen then in their 30s and 40s still doing it during my time on rail. The giveaway is the smell that somewhere one of these turds is spraying. They should be made to pay for the entire cleaning PLUS a fine

[@Omar91130]

Many thanks!

[@lzh4950]

My country's gonna be like: "That's why you shuoldn't have repealed corporal punishment/caning/whipping"

[@nigelhorsley7395]

​@@lzh4950will that be the same country where your not allowed to criticise the government or officials publicly?

[@lzh4950]

@@nigelhorsley7395 I've seen some critics get sued, or the gov't will demand a public apology & monetary compensation, & the gov't will say they're excercising their constitutional right to clear their name, while I've seen their supporters accuse gov't critics of being ungrateful or sowing division in society, & thus the supporters have called for critics to be jailed. Or the gov't will find a part of your criticism that's fake news & invoke a new law to legally compel you to declare as such, or they might find that you are being influenced by foreigners

[@michaelcampin1464]

HST delivering Metro Units. Quite ironic really

[@gregorygrice]

Excellent catch! Such a shame the cars already got graffitied.

[@transportfilmerhitachiat200]

That’s a fantastic capture here, btw how they attach the metrocars to the class 555, as the coupler is different

[@philk1853]

An excellent bit of work, Omar. I see they're going with a different coupling mechanism. Interesting. Wonder if they still have to retract the blocks on the new ones ? I would have thought they'd of had a set in front and one behind to take the new metro to depot, not two sets in front

[@Omar91130]

Cheers, Phil. There was no room to have the current ones on either side of the new one.

[@andrewjameson5918]

A shame that the new units are covered in graffiti already.

[@michaelcampin1464]

Brand new but defaced already a shame

[@pj6641]

@@michaelcampin1464 They were graffitied when they were stored at Wembley yard the second metro unit 555004 arrived at South Gosforth pristine graffiti has since been removed from 555003 these units also have battery back up incase of OHLE failure non electrified lines. The reason for the long metro cars is all to do with brakeforce which this will happen until proper testing begins on metro Network and Network Rail (Sunderland Line)

[@MervynPartin]

@@pj6641 Doesn't Wembley yard have any security? Apparently not.

[@pj6641]

@@MervynPartin Seems like they don’t then again we don’t know how long they were stabled there, but graffiti scumbags strike really quick

[@lzh4950]

@@pj6641 If that happened in my country there'd be a full-blown criminal investigation into any security lapses at that yard/depot, with the thinking being like: "If vandals could get up so close to the rolling stock what if they'd tampered the brakes also?"

[@bfapple]

Was the 555 operating on battery?

[@Omar91130]

Yes it was powered up using it's battery

[@thebean6731]

Already

[@davidstokoe21]

yeah

[@interceptorphantom]

This is annoying, how many times does a new train have be graffitied?!