The Railway Review To The Class 395 'Javelin'

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

95% of this video was done today. That's right. Ignoring the recording of the footage obviously, basically the majority of the script and editing was done all today though some mighty levels of powerworking. I scrapped the intro joke after the completley unexpected Strood section of the video. The joke there was then all spontaneous from me laughing loud enough almost out of my chair hahaha! Welp, no silly prizes to give for guessing all the stations today, however a satilite supposedly saw a blue rope like object fly out the atmosphere later today. Make of that what you will...

[@317Dan]

Don't care if there's no prize imma do it anyway! 0:06 London St Pancras International 0:11 Higham 0:25 Stratford International 0:32 Rochester 0:59 Westenhanger 1:09 Rainham Essex 1:25 Ebbsfleet International 2:03 Liege-Guillemins 2:31 Newington 2:46 Dover Priory 3:08 Peckham Rye 3:20 Rochester 3:58 Gravesend 4:24 London St Pancras International 5:19 Stratford International 5:52 Ashford International 7:23 Ebbsfleet International 8:37 Sittingbourne 8:45 London Charing Cross 8:52 London St Pancras International 9:36 Southfleet Junction I rode these for the first time when I had my jolly down south in September, quite enjoyed it though 3 of the 4 units I went on smelled like a public toilet, oh well I'm almost 'nose-blind' to that living in the north... I was surprised by how cheap the advance tickets are though, I was travelling from London to Gillingham on aforementioned trip and it only cost me £4 3 days before travelling!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Heh, I didn't even know you can get advance tickets on South Eastern routes, but I guess it makes sense. Also well done on the guessing yet again despite the cheeky Belgium clip I used :)

[@realkasumi5443]

The doors take forever to open because for some reason the 395 uses shinkansen door seal logic (ie unseals on door release) rather than IET door seal logic (unseals when the train drops below a certain speed).

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

That...makes alot of sense now that you mention it. It was Hitatchi's first train for the UK.

[@spongebot64]

375s at 140mph? Literal bouncy castle on rails at that point

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

All it needs is some go faster stripes and a bodykit from an Escort cossie and it'll reach 190. Can't prove me wrong :D

[@bb-3653]

🤣🤣🤣 apparently they can hit around 120mph out of service , or during testing etc. That doesent suprise me. Class 387s on full power get to 110mph very quickly and comformably.

[@thingsandmorethings]

@@MaverickHunterDanielNo mate, send it to lotus and give it an rs500 tune, it’ll hit 210!

[@liamgunn4722]

That would be hilarious though

[@TolworthBroadway-en9uy]

Just give it a v8 and it will Hit 300

[@kieranstravels]

Asking a 375 to do 140 miles per hour, is like asking a Streetlite to not break down at the most inconvenient times possible - It just would be a terrible idea. On another note though, good video as always Daniel :)

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It would be a terrible idea, but the DfT is no stranger to those, as we all know ;)

[@kieranstravels]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel They're throwing 150s back on the Marston Vale Line, so you are right 🤣

[@tenny_tenten]

@@kieranstravels 150s aren't on the WMT fleet anymore, but would they hire one from Northern or TfW? Lmao Either way, they should use a 172 instead lol

[@kieranstravels]

@@tenny_tenten The reports seem to vary at this point, but it'll rather be TFW or Northern. I personally think the 153s in Burton/Long Marston PRM modded is a better semi permanent solution.

[@tenny_tenten]

@@kieranstravels On WMT's site, they have plans to return the 230 onto service -as they didn't know that Island line's 484 which made by vivarail is still running despite being gone onto adminstration, by just making maintenance in-house-

[@robbiemorrison7085]

7:46, when I play this on Train Sim World, I always thought the game was lagging when I opened the doors. I was wrong! 😂

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

The idea of the game lagging just opening the doors wouldn't surprise me either honestly.

[@Westlondontransportguy7045]

3:49 train simulator physics when you derail in a tunnel 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EliteTvManFake]

Totally real Physics!1!1!1!1!1!1

[@bb-3653]

DC 395s= slow as a turtle (seriously they take 1 to 12 years to hit 70mph) AC 395S=FLY LIKE A KITE !!! (Near 40 seconds to 60mph ) They do sound amazing compared to class 800s that's for sure, the motors are richer and consistently more audiable. Way better

[@ReecesTrains]

I went on a Javelin for the first time recently... I was really impressed with the train and interior! 140mph is certainly the fastest now I've ever been on a train!

[@somax1259]

i have 1 question what is your favourite train (in the uk) because you have so many railway review vids and im curious now

[@DC4260Productions]

I get the feeling that Southeastern would just go with 6-car IETs when it's time to replace the 395s. Oh wait, 6-car IETs don't exist, so I imagine they'll convince passengers to just make do with 5-car units instead.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Whatever it is, it'll need to be designed to run on HS1 as well as Network Rail.

[@UKTAG2]

Half/most of these units are now refurbished/being refurbished and the interior is completely different now

[@chrisdelux125]

Now the 395 "javelin" units beats the IETS as a whole with no first class, Despite being part of the AT300 family

[@BrianTransport1231]

Let’s go I’ve been waiting💀

[@Looiiss37]

You have pretty much just said the same thoughts of someone who has used this train regularly for years It's alright, nothing fancy. As bare bones as a train can get.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Indeed. I can accept that :)

[@bb-3653]

This video was gold and you said you rushed the editing ...nah mate I died laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣esspecially the laws of physics part around Rochester!! Also you are from Grenada? Or just went to visit either way I'm half of the grenade myself.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Grenada is my mum's home country. I was born here in Britain.

[@bb-3653]

@Maverick Hunter Daniel oh yeah, same I meant as a background on my part. But I'm brit born too

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Ah right, also woooooooooooo to see another Grenadian :)

[@bb-3653]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel indeed!!! I agree

[@Meme_lord41]

Bro the music is so chill tell me the name of the music playing in the background

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It's in the description.

[@FarmYardGaming]

I recorded some of these yesterday and hope to take a trip on them next week, if I don't try for HSTs instead (or just whatever LNER have if I can get to uni in time)

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

LNER don't have any HSTs anymore and haven't for some time. The only areas you can ride the HST now are Scotland and Cornwall.

[@FarmYardGaming]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel I probably should've worded my comment better lmao, but yeah, for those long trips I'll have to schedule a day out

[@StagecoachLE]

The Class 395 Is A Reliable Train That Can Go Fast Into HS1 (High-Speed 1).

[@williamwildcat]

Yes a new video!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

I did upload a video a few days ago of the sentient cloud I'm cat sitting ;)

[@williamwildcat]

@@MaverickHunterDanieli know I was talking about a new railway review. I should have been more specific

[@JamesMezzatrainboy]

Fantastic

[@cryomaniax]

good video as usual! well done

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thank you very much :)

[@MrTransportAddict]

0:35 made me crack 😂

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Hopefully they can glue you back together.

[@zepic9093]

I have never been on a class 395 let alone seen one in person, I would love to see a class 345 they have ruined my back and I rate them lower then the 70707070707070707070707070707 thing

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Soon my child.

[@TheTrainiac377]

YEEEESSSSS 395!!!

[@TracksOfBritain]

Song name?

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It's in the description.

[@lrjtherailwayguy]

2:57 CHARring cross

[@True_NOON]

Sad that SE gotta have the expectation lowered, its not fast, its britains fastest

[@Train-spotting-England]

How dare you disrespect the mighty gills

[@maidenhead7760]

I wanted this years ago 😡😡😡 anyways good vid

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Just wanna say that earlier this morning I was very unwell and threw up in my sink for an unknown reason. Clearly, it was my body seeing into the future about getting this ungrateful comment.

[@spottymaxy1628]

YESSS

[@mattevans4377]

It's optimistic to think things will change in 2 days.... Oh, you didn't mean that 9th......

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Yeah I meant month, not day. However, there are multiple ways you can interpret it: - 9th day - 9th month - 9th year - 9th centuary. And considering rail strikes are happening across The Netherlands, Germany, France and even Portugal, I'll let you decide which one is most likely ;)

[@mattevans4377]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel It was more just a joke of me being intentionally dense.

[@stauntondevgroup2805]

9:47 strike will probably still be going on for a year which imo is good

[@justwobert9850]

wherever you get around to doing the uk's flirts, you should just save the video until February 14th, so you can bully most of your subscribers for being single and unable to experience any other kind of flirt

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

That's such a missed opportunity. I love it lol

[@SW_Sarah]

javelinning

[@Train-spotting-England]

And the bisexual pet literally got my friend to shout out that’s you on a 395 from Gillingham my start to ebsfleet (I am bi) 😂

[@BluejayElectra]

I was on a 395 yesterday (I had a day off work) and I quite liked the ride to Ashford from St Pancras, pretty smooth I got caught out by how long the door takes to open though, silly me almost walked into it thinking it would open when the button was pressed 🥲

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

That's nice of you to wonder into the South East. Glad you enjoyed the ride too.

[@BluejayElectra]

Smoother than the 375 I took back to Charing Cross 🤣 (though the Leccy wasn't too bad either)

[@physiocrat7143]

Not an improvement on the class 411 as built but with replacement bogies.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

@@physiocrat7143 The 395 and 411 are completely different trains, that were designed for different purposes, with a capital COMPLETELY so it's not fair to compare these two.

[@physiocrat7143]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel Actually, it is a like-for-llike comparison. They were operating on the same route, and both were designed for journeys of about 90 minutes. Both were 20 metre vehicles to the UK loading gauge. The bodyshell design configuration and seating layout of the 411 class was superior, both in as built and after their 1980s refurbishment. Astonishingly, even the ride quality of the 411 class was better on the classic routes. The ride quality of the Hitachi's on HS1 is awful, especially over the bogies. 45 minutes of banging and shaking is tiring. The facing seats are mostly placed over the bogies, and if you are travelling with others it is preferable to sit opposite if you want to have a conversation.. There is no reason whatsoever why the same general design as the 411 could not have been followed ie 1.93 metre bays with 1.2 metre wide windows, doors close to the ends and at least 50% of the seats in facing bays; this would have been an efficient and lighter design. The bogiesare another matter. Nobody seems to be able to design a smooth running bogie these days. After the BT10 and the bogies under the French Corail stock, it has been downhill all the way.

[@physiocrat7143]

They are rough when running fast on the high speed line and rough on old track at any speed. Horrible seating layout.

[@DonaldTrumpIsGreat]

The Class 395 Is Really Good 👍