[JSF-1]

New images of the new subway cars released.
These are pretty nice. Thank God the initial design was just a place holder. It looked homely and outdated. Especially compared to rolling stock in places like Paris and Lisbon.

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Colour? On my Subway?

It's more likely then you think!

I wonder if the TR's would get a re-paint in this livery when the go for their mid-life rebuilds in the 2030's.

 

[JSF-1]

These actually look nice... thank god.

I think it was Philadelphia that just replaced there subway cars and I swear they looked 30 years old from day one...

I believe you are thinking of Baltimore's new trains. I believe they just purchased the same model that LA, and Miami did. Philly hasn't received their new ones yet and they have a modern-ish design although Atlanta's new trains are the nicest as far as new rolling stock in the US is concerned.

 

[81-717]

These are pretty nice. Thank God the initial design was just a place holder.

I strongly disagree. I like the original proposed design way more, and hope they stick to it. This newest 3rd render isn't bad (better than the 2nd one), but I still prefer the 1st. The good news is that they're expected to be here "later this decade" (so before 2030).

 

[kotsy]

It reminds me alot of the tube trains in London.

That was my first thought. Love this!

 

[81-717]

It reminds me alot of the tube trains in London.

That was my first thought. Love this!

That's hardly something we should seek to emulate.

 

[Tuscani01]

Line 2 about to look better than Line 1 for once.

 

[Richard White]

That's hardly something we should seek to emulate.

Actually, the new Piccadilly Line trains are very robust and modern.

Knock TFL all you want but their system is far better than ours on any given day.

 

[Undead]

Piccadilly has new trains? I was there a few weeks ago and they looked as beaten up as ever. The Elizabeth Line trains and stations looked nice, but I suspect given the extreme passenger volumes, will look shabby in a few years like the rest of their system.

edit: oh they're not in service yet.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

New images of the new subway cars released.
These are pretty nice. Thank God the initial design was just a place holder. It looked homely and outdated. Especially compared to rolling stock in places like Paris and Lisbon.

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This is a modified version of the Alstom Metropolis model. Which are actually used in Montreal right now.

 

[kotsy]

Piccadilly has new trains? I was there a few weeks ago and they looked as beaten up as ever. The Elizabeth Line trains and stations looked nice, but I suspect given the extreme passenger volumes, will look shabby in a few years like the rest of their system.

The new trains have just starting to enter service very recently.

Via https://railway-news.com/detailed-design-of-piccadilly-tube-trains-revealed/

Edit: rollout originally scheduled to start at the end of 2025 has been pushed to the 2nd half of 2026.

 

[81-717]

Actually, the new Piccadilly Line trains are very robust and modern.

Knock TFL all you want but their system is far better than ours on any given day.

I never commented on how reliable or on-time their system is vs. ours. At least all of our trains (old & new) look like trains/subways, unlike 99.9% of theirs (old & new, especially the deep-tube stock). I like the proposed design of the new trains we're gonna get for what it is, and don't particularly wish to subconsciously associate it with TFL. A decade ago the public praised the TRs because they reminded them of the Hong Kong MTR, and now the TR design appears to be outdated already (who'd've thought).

 

[Towered]

New images of the new subway cars released.
These are pretty nice. Thank God the initial design was just a place holder. It looked homely and outdated. Especially compared to rolling stock in places like Paris and Lisbon.

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Not Toronto appropriate. Send them back and don't submit again until they're sufficiently boxy and grey.

 

[IBlack1]

They look amazing!

 

[Richard White]

Not Toronto appropriate. Send them back and don't submit again until they're sufficiently boxy and grey.

It is worth nothing that the G-Series tranins were both red and british.

 

[81-717]

It is worth nothing that the G-Series tranins were both red and british.

I like that the Alstom trains in Budapest (line 2 & 4) have a nice cream interior somewhat reminiscent of the H-series (or even the R42), rather than bland gray/white.