The procurement process to replace the last HSTs used on long-distance InterCity services has begun.
Procurement process to replace ScotRail HSTs gets under way
17/12/2024 in Fleet
17/12/2024 in Fleet
17/12/2024 in Fleet
The procurement process to replace the last HSTs used on long-distance InterCity services has begun.
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Dougie - 17/12/2024 18:17
What kind of train is replacing the HSTs in Scotland
VT Fan 3 - 17/12/2024 22:14
My Inter7City Proposal: Class 222 ‘Meridian’ - from East Midlands Railway Notes: 1. Availability - The trains will become available soon when they get replaced by the Class 810 ‘Aurora’. 2. Passenger Comfort - They would offer a comfortable and relaxing experience passenger environment, something which some of the modern trains don’t have. 3. Passenger Capacity - With there being 23 x 5 car units and 4 x 7 car units, it would mean ScotRail would be able to run longer trains (up to 10 cars) and carry more passengers. 4. Reliability - According to the Eversholt Rail website. The Class 222 achieves consistent high reliability figures and unrivalled performance and is a class leading inter-city fleet.
Roderick C - 18/12/2024 19:54
East Midland Meridians are wholly inadequate. They are on average 21 years old and incapable of running on electricity. We need bimodal trains.
Adamedwards17 - 19/12/2024 09:59
The class 222 Meridians must be an obvious solution here? For now the trains have to be diesel as the I7C routes only have short bits of wiring.
ATP123 - 15/01/2025 17:27
I don’t think there are any secondhand bi modes available. It’s clear the Scottish government isn’t interested in funding new trains for these services. Therefore it’s a case of finding the most appropriate secondhand diesel sets available. That may well be 222’s.