Take a look at our brand new tram trains

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Trafnidiaeth Cymru / Transport for Wales

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@PelexOG Жыл бұрын

my left ear enjoyed this

@ephphatha230 7 ай бұрын

Thought my headphones were broken lol

@alistairlogie1815 Жыл бұрын

I wish Toronto would build some tram-train routes to provide local service for communities that are near railroads but don't get much benefit from the commuter services.

@Raygun-xb2st Жыл бұрын

This is the valleys lol you’ll be far more than 20 min away from a working toilet after the locals youths have said hello

@sjoerd5629 Жыл бұрын

They look like a 3-car version of the 2-car Hannover TW3000 trams

@Kataatla.1 8 күн бұрын

Yes! I’m from Hannover in Cardiff and they look similar!

@APAG Жыл бұрын

So exited for this! The trains look perfect for the lines, and are a huge upgrade from the trains currently found in wales. KEEP IT UP TFW!

@peterpowis4145 2 ай бұрын

Do you happen to know where this tram train depot is? I'd like to follow the progress

@corsiboy 19 күн бұрын

Taff's Well, just North of Cardiff. Taff's Well station is next to the depot. @@peterpowis4145

@roberthindle5146 Жыл бұрын

Where are the street-running sections for these trams going to be?

@athavanainkaran2499 Жыл бұрын

On the Butetown Line I think

@joachimbiddulph1001 7 ай бұрын

None at moment

@corsiboy 19 күн бұрын

Callaghan Square, Cardiff. Phase one on Cardiff Crossrail.

@GarethCWhalley Ай бұрын

Amazing you had to include subtitles for the south Wales accent 😂

@Seagull81006 Жыл бұрын

these seem cool, though ill probably never use them, so im just waiting for the 231s to go onto the Cheltenham Spa services, which ill sometimes use

@lazrseagull54 5 ай бұрын

Why have they got so few doors? This seems more suitable for a regional service than for a local service.

@Andrewjg_89 Жыл бұрын

What routes will the new Class 398 Citylink Tram-trains will operate on. Obviously serving Cardiff, Newport and South Wales. Perhaps Transport for Wales should order more new trains to operate on the North Wales Coast Line, Mid Wales Line and other lines in Wales. And new trains to replace the older trains that are to be moved for scrap as they are over 30-40 years old. Nice to see some massive changes to the railways in Wales.

@transport_wales Жыл бұрын

Hi, they will operate on the Core Valley lines from Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil and Treherbert to Cardiff.

@warweezil2802 10 ай бұрын

The changes we have seen in West Wales is a forced changed at Carmarthen, which is fine until a late running TfW service is signalled across the path of the onward connecting TfW service which then departs while we are changing platform. Not good enough TfW. We are sick of getting a third rate service in West Wales. Promises of " jam tomorrow" does not compensate for the years of neglect and farce.

@Hushey Жыл бұрын

These are great in germany, great in England, and now will be great in wales

@andrewbutler6477 Жыл бұрын

So very different a world away from the old valleys 116 units that roamed the same rails for years

@Spotter-train Жыл бұрын

Would be good to see some in the Torbay area instead of 40 year old GWR 150s

@grangetowncardiff6935 8 ай бұрын

Oh! Good luck with the toilet false claim. (Convenient for you to say that, but not for your passengers!!) So that rules out a lot of over 65's using your service, doesn't it? And by the way, they are not trams if they don't travel, substantially, on the streets. Otherwise they are just sub standard trains. Pip Pip.

@OfficialIsaac Жыл бұрын

They look better than the 399s we have in Sheffield.

@oliver206 Жыл бұрын

You’ll be no more than 20 minutes from a toilet at a station…that will inevitably be closed

@thomas8692 Жыл бұрын

I believe TFW and ScotRail are excluded from the governments nasty plan to rid all station facilities. Butttt you make a valid point.

@ocelotdude8889 3 ай бұрын

@elliotgane8088 2 ай бұрын

We will be having brand new TFW trams until our class 150 will be leaving

@davids8449 15 күн бұрын

Easy clean traveling latrines , with cement seats

@WellHelloThere_Donny44 8 ай бұрын

guessing you bought the 398's with hitatchi seats?

@dgattenb Жыл бұрын

how many stations have toilets? ( very very few ) Isn't it just an excuse to fit more seats in ?

@agnelo000 Жыл бұрын

neither does most of tube station and London is massive

@stanley3647 7 ай бұрын

This is a tramway, not a train. Similar route lenghts are in Manchester, Nottingham or Blackpool. There ride can take up to 1 hour on full lenght of route, and no toilets there as well. Only difference is - this one in Wales can use rail tracks.

@jaystocky Жыл бұрын

Only sound in one ear :(

@Abhi-fx3gb Жыл бұрын

seats kinda look like LNER azuma ones

@grassytramtracks Жыл бұрын

The difference is that these are for short journeys, so I guess those seats are kind of OK for the job they're doing

@Pizzpott 10 ай бұрын

What's the chances of the Valleys Lines not getting these until last.....

@jaymackie1164 8 ай бұрын

So even though these tram trains are designed to run on rail tracks and tram tracks (have I got that right?) does it mean we’re going to get any of these actually running on tram tracks like in Nottingham and some other UK cities, or they will be just confined to rail tracks between railway stations?

@anarcho-pingu 7 ай бұрын

certain lines will have street running sections

@joemercedeschannel196 Жыл бұрын

You've definitely improved lots. But not the 197's for me. They have so much bad ride quality when I rode one of them before from Shrewsbury to Hereford

@drukoo3089 Жыл бұрын

how come a commuter train has the same seats as the ones on the 197’s which are mean to be our regional express trains?

@I_like_planesandtrains860 11 ай бұрын

I think that gwr should be used on the wcml who agrees?

@Trains.and-Games._- Жыл бұрын

Why is there a grey front on one of the trains instead of the yellow, I was passing the depot yesterday

@anarcho-pingu 7 ай бұрын

yellow front ends are not legally required anymore if the headlights are modern and visible enough.

@MrAronymous 4 ай бұрын

It's just unwrapped, straight from where it was fabricated. They'll put yellow foil on it when it needs to go on a train.

@Trains.and-Games._- 4 ай бұрын

@@MrAronymous k thanks 👍🏻

@angusbeef9200 3 ай бұрын

Why am i watching this? Im australian. Its midnight right now. Never even been to wales.

@CymruJedi Жыл бұрын

They remind me of Marge Simpson when you see them front on

@matthewtopham9862 Жыл бұрын

Looks very like the new Merseyrail trains, are they the same / related?

@OliverKirkham Жыл бұрын

They are made by the same company (stadler) but i couldnt find info on weather they are the same stadler metro family. I would assume they are tho

@neilcrawford8303 Жыл бұрын

The Cardiff tram trains, class 398 are based on the Stadler (formerly Vossloh) Citylink platform, while the Merseyrail class 777s are based on the Stadler Metro platform. The Sheffield Super tram (class 399) is also based on the Citylink platform. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadler_Citylink

@bfapple 10 ай бұрын

So the short answer is no, the Class 398/399 and Class 777 are not related.

@theherbata 2 ай бұрын

No, they're not... But yeah, same Stadler planning style...

@ludwigtails Жыл бұрын

What- WHAT IS IT THEN??? A TRAM OR A TRAIN???

@memediatek Жыл бұрын

A tram they can stick on the mainlines to go further distances. Germany loves them in particular

@AlexanderBrassington Жыл бұрын

Both. It can run on tram tracks but also run on heavy rail tracks

@stanley3647 7 ай бұрын

@@memediatekYes indeed - this type of vehicle allows to go into public space without "special" segregation. Can run on tight curves and steep hills. So it is a basically a tram with "train control equipment" like AWS in UK. And this is why toilets are not included as well. Doors not must be on high level. Can be at ground level like Sheffield's Tram-Train. For comparsion: Normal train tracks must be protected from peds/cars for safety reason.

@ChrisCooper312 Жыл бұрын

"Tram-Train" = "Railbus 2.0"

@MikeWillSee Жыл бұрын

How come there's no audio?

@aoxby8037 Жыл бұрын

Turn up your volume.

@MikeWillSee Жыл бұрын

@@aoxby8037oh yeah it seems to be working now. I had it on max but that was on my PC, it seems to work better on my phone though Thanks again

@alfi_csgo6011 4 ай бұрын

@@MikeWillSee you’re probably using mono audio coming from either the left or right only on your pc. Do a “stereo speaker test” on your pc and you’ll probably only hear left/right.