Apparently I hear that there is going be some work done on the west coast mainline to allow the class 805 and 807 to reach 125mph in the future

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

I hope you're right that this will be the case. It's just a shame these trains can't tilt and especially having to slowdown to 90mph at Leighton Buzzard doesn't help with this either.

@bus3s

Ай бұрын

only in certain sections, some are ready but the speed signs are bagged

175! 😍 Great vlog Reece, lovely to see the new Everos in service!

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Thanks, G! Yes, it's good to see them in service after many months of testing! Definitely happy to see a 175 for the first time too!

The Avanti West Coast Class 805s are epic trains and are very fast.

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Yes, they are quick!

Nice vid. Avanti have done a good job with these trains. Definitely like the less harsh lighting.

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Rog! The less harsh lighting is definitely more comfortable than it is on the LNER Azuma in Standard Class!

Fantastic Video. Well Done.

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

the seats on the new 805s are indeed the same as the ones fitted on the refurbished pendolinos

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Yes, I thought it might have been.

Great video Reece 👍 My fist impression riding one yesterday was that the seats are a bit too hard , although on the plus side, acceleration is better than the Voyagers and Pendolinos The 175 at Rugby was on its way from Landore (Swansea) to Ely for storage

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, the seats are not the most comfortable, but acceleration is good. Thanks for confirming about the 175.

Nice video!

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Henry!

Guy At 7:16 with the blue shirt cap and green bag is me i got on at MK and got off at Coventry

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Oh nice!! We were both on the same service then! 😊

Brilliant video Reece! Nice to see what's on offer with these new trains. This is the first time I have seen the interiors, and to be honest I'm not impressed. The interiors seem very bland and basic when compared to other new classes of trains. Still looks like everything has been squeezed in to a small place. But of course thats just my view! 🙂👍

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Ian. I definitely understand your view, as the interior of the IET's are definitely not the best out there.

Was this journey done with the train using the wires?

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Yes, that's correct.

What a geek

@thelondoner614

Ай бұрын

Pretty dumb to be insulting just because someone likes trains 🙄🙄🙄

the window alignment is really good on these trains what do you mean 💀

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Not all seats are perfectly aligned with the windows, plus trains do get busy and seats do fill up.

These trains must be put on direct SailRail services from Hull, Leeds, Manchester Victoria to Holyhead, with laws passed through Parliament in both England and Wales as appropriate and this must become a priority for any new U.K. government to make this a reality in the light of the failure of HS2, along with a commitment to completing the high speed rail tunnel under the Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin

@darrylrichardson7940

Ай бұрын

I hope you are willing to pay for this to happen

@superted6960

Ай бұрын

If the Govt won't finance HS2 they certainly won't finance a tunnel to the Irish Republic 😅

What day did u find Brum what day did u do your video

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

6th June.

@petewatson6864

Ай бұрын

Missed u lol I was in 1:19 Leamington

@petewatson6864

Ай бұрын

Was in Leamington got class33 and50 love the videos keep them up

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

@@petewatson6864 Thanks!

Disappointing that, yet again, unlike other major countries that are speeding up their services, we are purchasing stock that slows them down. Also, as with the Voyagers, we'll see 5 car vice 10 on some services which I see regularly now. Avanti should also be looking at reinstating the Euston - Shrewsbury route with a proper interval service. Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton (and on to London) services are hopelessly oversubscribed, particularly the TfW trains that are packed all the time and often reduced to just 2 carriages and provided with outmodes and outdated Class 150s regularly. The 805s would have no problem working such services and we are talking about an ex-Class 1 route from the Capital.

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I agree with some of the services being withdrawn and slower services between London and Birmingham. The lack of TILT was disappointing although these weren't built for it unlike the Pendolino and Super Voyager.

Most people don't give a shit about this so long as they get a reliable and good value service. Great news for the enthusiasts, doesn't mean Jack for the paying commuters. And Avanti are nowhere near providing a good service yet

travelled on 805005 out of Birmingham in first class. the seats are rubbish. the announcements with the electric voice were way too loud and the announcements made by Isaac the train manager were echoing echoing echoing (you get the idea) and very hard to understand.. sat in a single seat two rows from the back of the coach and there is no overhead storage shelf, that stops at the row in front. the area behind the driver in first class had some catering equipment in including a toaster. But the shop onboard had no card machine or any float for change so you had to have the exact change. But know I know its over 2 quid for a can of coke I would not bother anyway. ( for another fiver you could get from Edinburgh to Newcastle with LUMO). The reason I always put down to lack of comfort on these Hitachi units is they are designed for the Japanese market and us Brits do not fit their business model. When was the last time you saw a 6 foot 6 tall 18 stone Japanese person. brand new units restricted to 110 m.p.h. not so much as rolling stock more of a laughing stock.

Why can’t we actually build comfy train seats. Granted these seats are better than LNER, GWR and TPE iets BUT they are still not super comfy and they should be. It should be the easiest bit of a train to get right.

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

I totally agree with you! Nobody can seem to get this right anymore. Yes, these are better but not the most comfortable, which they should've thought about for a long distance service.

its not an iet its an evero 🤓

@ReecesTrains

Ай бұрын

Maybe you might want to do further research on this as these are also part of the IET family... Evero is what Avanti West Coast have named the units.

@bus3s

Ай бұрын

@@ReecesTrains theyre a part of the A Train family, the IET is what gwr called them.. you might want to do some research

just another horrid 800 class train, bad seats, limited to 110mph, no tilt and i certainly would never travel second class in one of these seems just as bad as the voyager's second class.

So there you go. In the early 2000s the tax payer funds a multi billion pound upgrade of the WCML to allow tilting trains to run at 125, then 20 years later a failing private train operator introduces conventional trains to the route and speeds fall back again to those achieved over 20 years ago and that’s progress. Now the dogma and ideology has hit the buffers and we are in the verge of having a national train network again this ridiculous nonsense will end - surely Avanti are so in breach of contract they can be one of the first to lose their contract

@ReecesTrains

14 күн бұрын

Yeah it is unfortunate why trains have be capped at 110mph just because they weren't built to tilt. I'd much prefer a TILTING Evero rather than a conventional train that has to slow down.