The Railway Review To The Class 373 'TMST'

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[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Today is my birthday and whilst I didn't get any presents this year, I felt like this would be the perfect time to upload the review to a train I really liked for once. Hope you enjoy it and thank you so much to everyone who contributed footage for this video! Oh and a saussage roll, a box of La Maison du Chocolat and an expired De Lijn bus ticket is up for grabs for the poor sod who can guess all the filming locations.

[@flaviopaquete800]

Man that's harsh, but you still got us! Happy birthday, man! ;)

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

@@flaviopaquete800 Nah, eventually you reach the age where parties are just not viable or enjoyable. Some of us want a Ron Swanson Birthday.

[@beuhrail603]

Damnm happy birthday

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks :)

[@317Dan]

Hey y'all, Poor Sod here 0:02 Brussel Zuid 0:05 Ebbsfleet International 0:08 Medway Valley Viaduct 0:11 Rainham 0:15 London St Pancras International 0:23 Pierrefitte-Stains 0:43 Stratford Uninternational 0:52 Brussel Zuid 0:55 Ashford (the other one) 1:03 Dagenham Dock 1:12 Ruisbroek 1:39 Temple Mills Depot 1:55 Ashford International 2:50 Paris Nord 3:02 Rainham 3:33 London St Pancras International 4:04 Knockholt 4:15 Sevenoaks 4:47 Silly 5:06 Paris Nord 5:17 Somewhere in Frankrijk idk 5:29 Medway Valley Viaduct 5:46 London St Pancras International 6:46 Medway Valley Viaduct 6:55 London St Pancras International 7:40 Doncaster 8:29 Wandsworth Road 8:30 Aldrington 8:42 London St Pancras International 11:28 Amsterdam Sloterdijk 12:03 London St Pancras International 12:17 Ashford International 13:00 Medway Valley Viaduct

[@SW_Sarah]

rode a 373 at the end of august this year, it was bloody amazing. cruising at 186mph through the fr*nch countryside is just... beautiful. love the 373s to bits, they deserve a better fate.

[@Notusedanymore198]

Man just censored French like what the fuck

[@FarmYardGaming]

​@@Notusedanymore198Honestly it was a poor joke even at the time, it's just irritating now

[@mattevans4377]

Clearly the UK should have used Chaos Emeralds to power their power grid when this train was running.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Either that or spent some more money on the ECML's overhead wires. £1.50 more.

[@davidk4926]

Always exciting pulling into the emr platforms at st Pancras and seeing one of these to the left! Love the video, great work!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It would be even better if there weren't 53 miles of fencing around the place.

[@Deepleswanseavalleybusspotter]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel More like 69 miles of fencing

[@flaviopaquete800]

This train is basically a python snake slithering gasp of all trains via sound

[@745ga]

Ahhhhh yes this series is making an return happy birthday btw

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks, though it's hard to make a return if you never left to begin with. I just got delayed with other stuff.

[@cedarcam]

These trains are fantastic I was lucky enough to ride them on BR first and that got me to get a passport so I could go on one at top speed from Waterloo to Brussels. I could not believe how smooth the ride was through France and quiet too unlike our trains. About two weeks after the 2nd tunnel fire I went on one from St Pancras and was put in the last coach as they rearranged everyones seats We departed 30 mins or so late and the driver gave it all he could to make up time, where we climbed and passed over the Southern line then dropped down is the only time I have ever felt -G on a train. We arrived in Brussels almost on time. I have been on the 374 and it is still good but not as stable or as quiet as the 373. The sound under the roof of St Pancras is like no other train I have heard and in the end coach you get great sounds of the motors. I have ridden in the last coach a few times.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

I feel bad that I never got the chance to ride them in their unrefurbished days. I wasn't much of a Disneyland kind of person, nor did we have a 'regular' holiday destination growing up.

[@cedarcam]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel I had never thought about getting a passport. We had holidays in Scotland for years. I met a friend on a forum who lived in Belgium and had been on the GNER Eurostars That set me thinking it will not be long before they stop using Waterloo and I could meet my friend in real. It was that that really made me go out of UK for the first time. Unrefurbished sets were more comfy but were in need of a refurbish and I am glad it has given them a longer life.

[@amuroray1085]

Always love the humor. Informative.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Many thanks.

[@jamtart606]

Was lucky enough to get a 373 both ways back in August 2023 from Brussels to London in Standard Premier, can confirm the seats were absolutely fabulous and very large (undeniably the second most comfortable seats next to the BR Mk1s) Ride was as smooth as silk too. I do recall riding on the pre-E300 refurbs quite a few years ago (to Brussels funnily enough) and I'll have to admit I prefer the look of the previous interior over the refurbishment, just looks too bright & poorly contrasted in my opinion.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Awww, I never got the chance to ride the pre refurbishment myself. I didn't even ride Eurostar until 2017!

[@jamtart606]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel I believe I first rode on the Eurostar in 2015, can't remember exactly.

[@357account]

If it was on the last day of August, then I was on that train aswell in the same class as you, standard premier

[@ThingsWithEngines]

Hurray, you managed to get one at last! Excellent video, and my favourite joke in this one was 'punishable by exile'. Thanks for making me laugh so much! And happy (very) belated birthday!

[@busspottb]

I have only seen a 373 for my self once and I can say it does sound loverly

[@kieranstravels]

Happy Birthday Daniel :) By the way, I have to agree, the traction motors are godly.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks Kieran!

[@OwenConcorde]

Happy Birthday! I predicted you making a video on a Eurostar a while back, but it was the new E320.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Oh I'll do anything NOT to review the 374 for a long time. Ghastly trains. Thanks for the birthday wishes at least :)

[@OwenConcorde]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel You're welcome! I actually love both trainsets and I'm a huge Siemens Velaro fan.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Oh I like the ICE 3 Velaro D alot, but the 374 is a butchuring of it. Somehow...

[@funkyhetzer6624]

Happy birthday and thank you for blessing us with another awesome review!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks for your kind words :)

[@eurosimpliciti259]

Happy birthday Daniel! Super video as always

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Many thanks!

[@Hm_m41115]

Happy birthday, your 'Railway review' videos always crack me a smile; keep up the fab work!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks mate. I shall do my best :)

[@Je_Existe]

It seems we got a huge TMST or Class 373 lover here. Am I the only one who find the 373 hot in the GNER livery? It is indeed depressing that a lot of them died too young. However even tho these beautiful girls are godly. The TGV Sud Est holds for me the title ‘Best TGV’

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

The only way I would find GNER 373s hot is if Betilla The Fairy was a hostess onboard one in first class lol.

[@GWVillager]

I completely agree, the 373s are fantastic trains. I was fortunate enough to (accidentally) get allocated 373s on both ways when I went to the Netherlands, and since I hadn't travelled on them since before the pandemic, was blown away again by their comfort and style - I'd sort of forgotten how good they were. The ride quality is difficult to get over, at 125mph they still ride infinitely better than a Civity at 45. Hopefully they don't die a rapid death like the HST!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Oh fantastic and yeah, their ride quality is sublime and I really wish they were better used in the UK but alas, the train is too stronk. I'm guessing you were booked onto a Brussels service since 373s can't go into NL.

[@GWVillager]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel Yes, I went to Brussels to change onto local trains beyond.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Very much what I would do! Though last time I would be messing about on the buses and trams being the person I am.

[@jamesgoodman1733]

I hope you enjoy your birthday Maverick Hunter Daniel!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks :)

[@jamesgoodman1733]

np @@MaverickHunterDaniel

[@ethancampbell6076]

11:18 That Welsh joke got me there and you’re right Eurostar can’t have multi language on the French side 😂.

[@StefanWithTrains]

Hey this is quite the timing! One of the new Eurostar competitors is buying 12-16 trainsets from Alstom. These will be Power car + Coach sets. This basically will be a Class 373 2.0 (Avelia Liberty/Avelia Horizon power cars with Avelia Liberty cars).

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Oh I didn't know the were going to be the single deck cars. Interesting to see how that comes across and let's hope Eurostar doesn't lobby them like Virgin did on the WCML. Healthy competitions is great to see and the Channel Tunnel could seriously do with some. Maybe a Flixtrain too.

[@Ro99]

Do you know the competitor’s name?

[@StefanWithTrains]

@@Ro99 Evolyn

[@Ro99]

@@StefanWithTrains thanks mate!

[@AberdonaiBrum101]

“Punishable by exile to Wolverhampton “ XD

[@Mytimekid]

Happy Birthday Daniel!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks!

[@FABplanes]

Why does this have a finale feel to it? I may be completely wrong

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

If it does, it's purley coincidental. I have a handful more planned for the future.

[@Itsjustesh]

Happy Birthday Daniel! 🎂🎉

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thank you for the birthday wishes! :)

[@somax1259]

The best thing about the 373 is the highspeed woosh noise, change my mind also didnt you say you had clips for stratford int, but then didnt use any?

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

0:42.

[@somax1259]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel my bad i didnt re watch it, but the hs woosh noise is still good tho?

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

@@somax1259 Of course it is.

[@DBKoploper]

Finally the train of trains!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Indeed. It's called the TransManche Super Train for a reason!

[@williamwildcat]

Happy birthday! 373s are my favourite trains!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thanks, as they are for me!

[@williamwildcat]

@@MaverickHunterDanielhaha yeah

[@thsxi]

I was recently on the Polish Pendolino (high speed train), what’s wierd is that the traction motors on both are quite similar both have that rapid pitch shift and the toilets on god are basically identical. Which is weird because these trains are 20+ years apart.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

I would like to ride those versions of the Pendolino. But money.

[@Speedster-jw7qx]

what does the GG mean in if a 373 brakes down BHM then its a GG

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It's gamer speak for "Good Game." In this context, saying GG is another way of saying "It's finished."

[@aldertravels]

Very happy birthday, great video!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thank you very much for your words.

[@spottymaxy1628]

I’m always going to prefer the class 374 Also happy birthday

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

>:( But thanks for the birthday wishes!

[@BCrossing]

babe wake up, new MHD video has just dropped

[@carailphotography]

As a guy living near Wolverhampton, I can say punishment by exile to Wolverhampton is a pretty fair punishment for insulting this train

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Indeed, so thanks for the seal of approval. :)

[@AberdonaiBrum101]

7:20 XD

[@Aviator9223]

0:41 thats like the average Amtrak corridor ticket 😅

[@winterbliss4459]

happy birthday daniel

[@ElijahSpotsStuff]

Sure am excited for that 374 review...

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

I'm not.

[@ElijahSpotsStuff]

Nevermind then 🥲

[@Westlondontransportguy7045]

THE LEGEND IS BACK

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Never left to begin with :)

[@Ro99]

Great review and happy birthday (sorry im a tad on the late side)

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

No worries, thanks for the wishes, belated or otherwise!

[@Alex-eo9rh]

You had uploaded a RR and I am now much happier

[@Alex-eo9rh]

Also HBD

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Glad that I can put a smile on your face :)

[@Peter-mj6lz]

10:55 And I can bet fireproofing is more important for Eurostar than other modern trains

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Yeah, because tunnels are a more dangerous place for a fire to break out than the open air.

[@Peter-mj6lz]

And yet the seats don’t seem to overly sacrifice on padding

[@elnido4184]

Shame they were found left redundant broken up for scrap.

[@robbiemorrison7085]

Now you can see why more people are using planes to fly between London and Paris and Edinburgh, Newcastle and Glasgow. I’ve also known someone who took the train to the alps from London and back and some people got so pissed the train was half filled with vomit and pee for the remainder of the journey.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Same. Though the last few times I've actually used Flixbus to get to the likes of Maastricht and Amsterdam from London instead of the plane since KLM and BA like money a bit too much. I also once used BlaBlaCar to Paris. Never again.

[@british_rail]

I eat 373s for breakfast, then worship them.

[@LBG252_TheEastLondonBusGuy]

Do The Railway Review To The Class 374 'e320' Please!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

@@LBG252_TheEastLondonBusGuy May as well say that I'm prone to banning people who ask for requests.

[@BenMPMercer]

I eagerly await the review of the desiro family and the 185 soon, so you’re forced to visit places like Hull & Grimsby 😈

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Well thank goodness I've already filmed them in Grimsby. Haven't been to Hull, but thank goodness the 185s serve more places than Hull.

[@TELBG]

What editing software do you use?

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Sony Vegas.

[@networkerfan]

12:52 if you like top gear you'll be excited to hear that a youtuber named @Pengtastic made top gear but trains and it's called train gear

[@ChineseTrainGuy]

Wait, let us replay that at 1:08.. wait.. *he's comparing the 373 to a regional train..* bruh

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

The saddest thing about making these jokes is that there will be people who will take it seriously.

[@ChineseTrainGuy]

Oh I thought u actually meant it lol sos my bad

[@CourtMcCheese]

Been onboard these trains 2 times, they are very nice. The legroom is shit at 5.9 me.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

I'm roughly the same height and I had no issues with legroom at all. It was great. Maybe a bad seat?

[@CourtMcCheese]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel Most likely, due to getting rebooked after DB cancelled the connecting train.

[@ClassOneThousand]

Dang. The 373 sounds the same as the: 374, DB406, DB403, and any other Velaro. It also sounds like my PlayStation after installing a game on it.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

The 373 and 374 sound nothing alike from one another. Likewise, the 374 sounds different from the BR 403/406.

[@ClassOneThousand]

Uh. I expected it to sound like a Velaro as the 373 sounds like the DB406 and DB403. I also expected the 374 to sound like the DB406/403 because they are both Velaros.

[@Elizabeth-vh6il]

Mmm... yeah, gorgeous. Europe (including the UK) do need to agree on a common standard and unify our train safety systems, signalling systems and electrical power though, so that the next generation of cross border services isn't another mongrel hodgepodge like this one.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It's good that Switzerland has already rolled out ETCS on their network and have rendered their old systems obselete.

[@Deepleswanseavalleybusspotter]

1:49 What the hell is a BHM

[@Deepleswanseavalleybusspotter]

6

[@fickdich9918]

It's the station code for Birmingham New Street

[@azuma892]

Is it not possible to shorten them for domestic use?

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Maybe. It would need to be reconfigured since each 373 is technically a half set of 8/10 coaches. Plus the coaches are on jacobs bogies so it's not like with the HSTs where you could just easily reduce the coach formations liek GWR did.

[@thetheatreorgan168]

​@@MaverickHunterDanielalso it's way too overpowered Especially since each locomotive, and the trainset are 5.3K HP each

[@TheR.I.D]

I love these trains so much but man are they a pain to 3D model

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

In all fairness, I think anything nearly 400 meters long would be a pain to model. Ships, buildings, oil rigs, trains...

[@TheR.I.D]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel the length isn’t really a problem because I can dupe a coach and edit it pretty easily but that nose shape is a nightmare

[@ThatKentSpotter]

hello maverick, thank you for the credit, but my clip isnt even in the video so theres no need to credit me dw

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Wait, you're right! Dang it I'm so sorry! Genuinley forgot when doing the editing and when downloading them in the archive. Next time I need to reference the 373, I'll use your clip then :)

[@ThatKentSpotter]

Alright, if you ever do the 92, I have some, or if you ever decide to do sheds 😂

[@ThatKentSpotter]

Or 374s

[@chrisdelux125]

The 374 are seriously like other bad Trains you reviewed, being the equivalent of the IET(No offense, only my opinion). Votekicking a decent, unique, art of trains and perfection (like the 373) with trash, downright, severe issue, fewer, overcrowding trains and no jacob bogies (Prime example is the ENTIRE Hitachi AT-300). It worth mentioning that one powercar from the 373 or SNCF E300 as its known was donated to National railway Museum in york

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It's good that powercars are getting preserved at least.

[@burnedbacon3989]

I swear the thumbnail was different

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It was. I updated it when Jack was ready with the artwork.

[@burnedbacon3989]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel ok

[@MrTransportAddict]

Class 139 next.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Nein.

[@andrewreynolds4949]

I’ve never been much of a fan of the TGV aesthetics But these look alright

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Damn right they do.

[@CaptainHugh_Hts]

Objection. The HST is the best looking

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

BRB, just sending the boys in their transit to relocate you to Wolverhampton.

[@CaptainHugh_Hts]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel lol. Why I am only telling the truth😂😂😂

[@stationshunter]

This train has now been transferred to breakfast duty you are going to eat it

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

I have no idea why I have I have two comments relating to breakfast on this video.

[@haltendehand1]

Wrong Ashford at 0:55!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

What? Impossible! How could that be? Also don't forget that Rayman 3 doesn't take place in the Alps.

[@wesh420]

Book a few months in advance, it's cheaper

[@ismaeltch5999]

4 minutes ago? Wow

[@PhoenixLewis-zt5fn]

I wish they used class 373s over them ghastly azumas

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Me too, but alas they were too strong for us British to handle.

[@fakelol699]

4k

[@Dean0G]

no!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Am I sensing some distain for this train?

[@jkhudnhfgdnjmbdkn7857]

how could someone not like the 373 i have kato hornby and jouef eurostars this is a sin@@MaverickHunterDaniel

[@MatStuff]

Happy birthday daniel

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thank you Mat!

[@DonaldTrumpIsGreat]

Good Job and Happy Birthday 👍

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Cheers!

[@waleedarif6740]

Foreseeable future? Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I expected, these would permanently be withdrawn between 2019 and 2024.