Tyne and Wear Metro - Class 555 on test

[@geordieal]

They look great, but I will miss sitting in the front seat and feeling like I’m driving the train!

[@hairyairey]

Same is going to happen to the DLR

[@theherbata_old]

​@@hairyaireyNo, in B23 you can still be "a driver", because it's still will be driverless trains, But for the test, maybe 1 month will be with the drivers for the test...

[@hairyairey]

@@theherbata_old they aren't strictly driverless. Long story.

[@rhysrail]

And I dislike the linear seats as it means you can’t even look out the window without awkwardly staring at people

[@geordieal]

@@rhysrail awkwardly looking at People is half the fun of the Metro/undergroud/Metrolink etc. just ask Chris Donald! That’s where Biffa Bacon originated!

[@ce1834]

Such a step up from the old stock! 👏- Stadler on a roll lately in the UK

[@Matty12333]

Is that the same company who make stadler pencils?

[@ce1834]

​@@Matty12333 reminded me of that too, different company: Staedtler (both surnames have similar origins)

[@TWMfan]

@@Matty12333 Used to use them lots lol

[@arvinrblx]

@@Matty12333they are Staedtler pencils

[@matthillmedia]

Saw these ourselves while visiting, thanks for capturing some on video. Can't wait to ride these.

[@chrislucy1812]

Nice to see that they're still using Brecknell Willis pantographs on the tests, 48 years and still up to the job!

[@Matty12333]

They look quite similar to the old trains at least on the sides. Obviously the front cab is different and the interior features

[@jaydendennett7548]

I cannot wait for these new trains coming up very soon!

[@HarishDharmapalan]

Going to be in Newcastle Upon Tyne to ride the old trains for one last time in end of August. Hope to see these shiny spanking fleet testing on the network by then

[@Taurus1116-uc3eg]

Great movie👍, at the time we can see this Stadler Class 555 trains in Germany too. With Railadventure 😊

[@owenchuarbx]

Look like they’re miniature version of the Class 777 of Merseyrail

[@jamesbowert2526]

Funny, the new Merseyrail trains have the same 'M' shaped lights and we were told at the time we'd be the only ones to get that design because it was a custom order... evidently not

[@TWMfan]

The Class 555 is basically just a ripoff of the Class 777, even the livery on the train is similar

[@jamesbowert2526]

@@TWMfan “Every masterpiece has its cheap imitator” - some guy I heard once

[@theherbata]

​@@TWMfanStop saying that is a ripoff, they just in the same family (Stadler Metro), nothing else

[@MichaelCampin]

Just as I thought showing one at St James and South Gosforth

[@TWMfan]

I'll be heading to more stations too, I was just quite busy that night

[@pineappleroad]

I probably won’t get to see these trains in person until they enter passenger service On the bus it takes about an hour to get to Newcastle from where i live, and most journeys I’ve made recently are quicker if I don’t try to add the metro into my journey the only time I’ve used the metro recently was when i nodded off on the bus and ended up in Sunderland instead of getting off at Durham (where i would have changed busses to get back to Newcastle), so i ended up using the metro to get back to Newcastle

[@TWMfan]

The tests are usually on multiple times a day, you’ll probably catch one

[@waynejohnson508]

These new Metro trains are going to be in service at the end of this year

[@seanC3i]

I liked that you could get a front/rear set view on the Metrocars, likewise the 2+2 seating rather than lengthwise seating that will be on the Stadler cars, but the Metrocars are on their proverbial "last legs" as I understand it, so these new Class 555s can't be ready soon enough!

[@TWMfan]

What confuses me is how the Bakerloo line trains in London are over 50 years old and are still somewhat reliable along with the 73 stock too. Both the metro trains and the 72 and 73 stock were built by metro cammel however the Metrocars are 10 years younger, I’m assuming that the metro is the unlucky one with part suppliers here

[@ster2600]

So excited to have a ride on it!

[@TWMfan]

So quiet and fast! Much better than our current trains which I love because I grew up with them but this will definitely help the metro’s service

[@georgeknox1822]

Six months ago ? When will they be in service ??? The current ones are either freezing cold or boiling hot .

[@TWMfan]

They are in service now

[@spicehammer5707]

Manufactured in Stadler's Siedlce plant in Poland🔥🔥

[@zhenghaowang-j8w]

It looks like very new and high-grade,I want to try it.

[@TWMfan]

You will soon! Well at the end of the year if you are in Newcastle

[@MichaelCampin]

I bet they are put on the St James to South Shields route first

[@TWMfan]

Probably. However they haven't been down south shields on daylight testing yet.

[@ABTrainsYT]

2:33 Old train says don’t let your kids watch this! 😅

[@TWMfan]

lol

[@clintoneweka9116]

And the day time, the new stadler train is going by Pelaw, Sunderland, And South Hylton

[@TWMfan]

Cool

[@kevingraham3161]

I like the look of these, better than the new 777's we have here on Merseyrail.

[@TWMfan]

We were told we would be getting a different a different train to the 777s but personally I think some 777 parts would also work on 555s (just a theory also saying that the two are so similar)

[@T70NST]

Looking at the views each day, It looks like it might beat the London Underground Compilation video!

[@TWMfan]

Didn't know the metro could get this many views!

[@T70NST]

@@TWMfan ik

[@T70NST]

I think it's because they love the 555s they have 23 of them apparently

[@jameshardy4354]

Has there been any problems with these stadler trains the 777s are having loads of problems

[@eetswaadlay2288]

First station looks so much like the City Loop in Melbourne

[@TWMfan]

Its the most popular too

[@eetswaadlay2288]

@@TWMfan fr, search up Parliament station melbourne its so similar

[@tjidk1]

@@eetswaadlay2288not really, that station is more than an arch while monument is more of a trapezium. One stop up at Haymarket looks more șimilar

[@xanderside8899]

Oof, next to the old Metrocars (iconic as they are) you can see how much things are going to improve.

[@TWMfan]

I love the old metrocars but they need to go

[@Matty12333]

@@TWMfanIt's progress, I think the old metros are nostalgic but it's 2024, we need something modern

[@pj6641]

@@TWMfan I hope That Nexus will keep 2 of the old metro cars for heritage purposes and repaint them in Tyne and Wear PTE livery that would be so awesome

[@TWMfan]

@@pj6641 That's what's planned with 4020 and 4001!

[@arvinrblx]

Ill still miss the old trains when the class 555’s are no longer in test

[@michaelbruce8688]

When will at start the route

[@TWMfan]

It'll enter passenger service at the end of this year. For now, it's being tested.

[@LoganKT]

@@TWMfanThere is no confirmation of end of this year, just a strong prediction of it being at the end of this year

[@hairyairey]

What would be really cool is if they are launched into use for the Great North Run - without any publicity!

[@lifewithlaura215]

this would prove disastrous

[@hairyairey]

@@lifewithlaura215 How so? They have extra capacity and if they are fully tested where's the harm? They will have to start using them soon because there's limited depot space for trains you aren't using.

[@hairyairey]

No-one told me they have a unibrow 🤨😁

[@alanoliver2197]

Are these the same as the merseyrail class777.

[@geordieal]

Very similar but not exactly the same

[@waynejohnson508]

They are brand new, so how are these new metro trains be similar to the old metro trains

[@fluxington]

That's how they were designed. New things don't always have to look different to old things.

[@arvinrblx]

7:28 HOW ARE YOU EVEN ALLOWED INSIDE-

[@Matty12333]

I hope eventually these trains will be automated, can they support ATO?

[@LoganKT]

These will not be Automated and do not Support ATO this is better in my opinion

[@T70NST]

This video is the popular on T&WMFan's channel!

[@TWMfan]

Wow the new metros seem to be doing well

[@T70NST]

@@TWMfan aye they must be

[@alaenea]

Are they quieter than the old trains?

[@TWMfan]

Yes, definitely! Almost silent

[@SamFrost-w1m]

Are they doing passenger tests now?

[@TWMfan]

They did the tests yesterday, but there are more to come soon

[@SamFrost-w1m]

@TWMfan I'm getting the metro today so I hope they do more tests today lol

[@TWMfan]

@@SamFrost-w1m I’ll tell you if I hear any news about tests

[@tjidk1]

No passenger tests, just daytime tests

[@hairyairey]

@@TWMfan It looked like they might have had volunteers on to ride it.

[@Itsmeh939]

Class 777 is likely the same

[@northbytrain]

Not exactly the same but certainly similar, especially in terms of quality

[@TWMfan]

Can see the similarities both built by stadler. Lots of things are being built by stadler now aren't they

[@tjidk1]

Class 777 is third rail and this is pantograph powered

[@stephenvarty191]

Are the new ones slightly longer?

[@pj6641]

yes they have 5 coaches compared to the 2x2 as in the current fleet

[@stephenvarty191]

@pj6641 thanks, thought I wasn't imagining it!

[@waynejohnson508]

Yes it’s all one long carriage

[@hairyairey]

​@@waynejohnson508so does this mean that the extra space that was designed into all the stations back in the 1980s will be brought into use now?

[@hairyairey]

@Lewis25. No to what? Anyway, on reading the details the new trains are no longer than the existing trains. There wouldn't be enough depot space otherwise.

[@sarribel]

Look similar to The brand new Merseytravel units, also made abroad by foreign workers e Whilst the UK IS home to 4 top rail manufacturers. A shame

[@DroidyRulez]

they should put platform screendoors

[@ayrtonshepherd9568]

Yeah they should have done that

[@Matty12333]

Maybe but do the stations get crowded enough?

[@DroidyRulez]

probably

[@tjidk1]

This isn’t London, plus there isn’t really any point in them, there are only about 9 underground stations too on the whole network

[@hairyairey]

Not possible at the curved platform at Haymarket for a start (from memory all the coastal platforms are curved). Once you put them in you will require ATO (which the new trains may well support).

[@Mike-ws7cz]

Are these driverless?

[@TWMfan]

Not yet, maybe in the future

[@northbytrain]

Did you sneak on there or did they let you on? I'm assuming it's the latter but you look so rushed 😂

[@TWMfan]

I was let on they just said take 1 photo because the train was departing in 3 mins

[@northbytrain]

@@TWMfan Ah ok- they sound nice

[@hairyairey]

@@TWMfan I accidentally stepped onto an Azuma train in Peterborough whilst they were testing it. Apologised, got off slowly and had a good look!

[@karimscaterovic5413]

What’s going to be next??? Class 666? 😂

[@conker6500]

777’s look better ngl

[@firestarter1888]

Ugly looking things, still Stadlers are fairly reliable.

[@Matty12333]

very bulky looking but they should be a lot better than the trains they are replacing

[@punkystuff]

You are so lucky