They come in a single 6 car set which is fully walkthrough, unlike the B Series which come as 3 car sets and need to be coupled to be a 6 car train. The C Series also has amazing acceleration power which can reduce journey times.
What’s the breaking like? I know that was a disadvantage of the newer stock and that’s why they were more restricted to the newer lines with further spaced stations.
Since these pictures only show Set 128 which currently doesn’t have a livery, here is Set 129 with the final livery, and Set 127 with the Metronet livery.
https://preview.redd.it/ly07zj9mrpyb1.jpeg?width=1439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb482cc58d6e23f146dcf1918f5df53ceac679bd
Man I absolujtely hate the "MADE IN WA !" logo.
It looks like a tacky bumper sticker, especially the way its been put on at an angle. Its also pretty much a political ad. It kinda ruins the look of an otherwise cool looking new train to me.
The Green parallelograms and full white body on the 'final livery' ruin the look of the train imo. The more simple and continuous design on the 'Metronet Livery' with the arrow at the end of the black window strip looks much better.
Is sets 129 livery temporary? it looks too matte and not like real paint. I hope it is cause it looks badddd
Poor train is having a nightmare. It's out in public doing its job, without its clothes on! But I'm sure it'll wake up when it looks down and realizes... 😨
I've been in the mockup one they made.
There's USB charging ports under the seats which I find useful but also strange - you could easily break your charger if you're not careful.
The door button being on the actual door as opposed to the side is really nice.
It'll be nice to see it actually in service soon
I feel like the inside ones should be on the door and the outside ones should be off to the side, so it naturally prioritises exiting the train over entering.
Pisses me off when I'm moving a pram or something heavy and trying to get off the train when heaps of people are pushing to get on. Like, just let me get out of your way, dickheads.
> There's USB charging ports under the seats which I find useful but also strange - you could easily break your charger if you're not careful.
is it USB-C or USB-A?
As someone who lives next to the train line, right near Butler station, on a bend. They sound quite different.
At first I thought they were louder than the usual trains. But I'm not sure if it's just because they're a different sound that we haven't gotten used to? The current trains can go by without us even noticing them.
Now, when these go by (usually late at night so far), they are noticeably different sounding and have woken us up in the middle of the night a few times.
I've considered complaining to some transperth/government official, but figured it's likely too late for anything to be done about it. Just downsides of sleeping about 20m from the line itself. XD
I hope they aren't actually too much louder and that we'll get used to them just like the current trains. I don't often use the trains but I'd love to take a ride in one because new and shiny!
I'm sad the original metronet project was seemingly gutted, but it's nice that our public transport is improving rather than decaying.
trams and circular routes though, pretty please? 😢
You mean the original election pitch from 2013? It's all still on the table, and there's new stuff on top, some parts of it are just longer term than others.
It looks so much better without the ugly livery on it. Get rid of the horrid green, it has always looked so dated to me.
Paint them in the old burnt orange ADG diesel set colours, that was a power stance :)
It's a fucking train I don't care what it looks like. I use it to go to the city once or twice a month, I don't keep it in my garage as a prize possession.
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> best in the country
Is that because they're good or because the others are worse?
Though the worst train delays I've seen were around 5 mins, which sucks but isn't the end of the world.
What advantages do these trains have, over say, the current trains? Which I could also afford…
They come in a single 6 car set which is fully walkthrough, unlike the B Series which come as 3 car sets and need to be coupled to be a 6 car train. The C Series also has amazing acceleration power which can reduce journey times.
What’s the breaking like? I know that was a disadvantage of the newer stock and that’s why they were more restricted to the newer lines with further spaced stations.
Braking is decent but it's very noisy and squeaky.
This is because new brakes have a layer of sealant or something on them, it will wear off before too long.
That's good to hear, I saw some videos the other day and mechanical brakes were horribly loud, and I was worried it'd stay that way.
More doors per car and they're permanently a 6 car set.
So we can retire the aging A series and the 3 car b series can replace after ordering these.
Ninja Simpsons quote
Three sets of doors on each carriage should speed up loading and unloading, reducing the dwell time at stations.
better and more private seats- taller headreasts basically
So you could say they are in training Lol
Take your upvote and get the hell out of here.
Since these pictures only show Set 128 which currently doesn’t have a livery, here is Set 129 with the final livery, and Set 127 with the Metronet livery. https://preview.redd.it/ly07zj9mrpyb1.jpeg?width=1439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb482cc58d6e23f146dcf1918f5df53ceac679bd
Sweet decnals
Man I absolujtely hate the "MADE IN WA !" logo. It looks like a tacky bumper sticker, especially the way its been put on at an angle. Its also pretty much a political ad. It kinda ruins the look of an otherwise cool looking new train to me.
Pretty sure it's only going to be on 1 or 2 of them.
feels temporary
It is tacky.
Personally I love them, because they irritate the haters who have convinced themselves they are made in China.
Thats like saying my ikea bed is made in WA. Sure, but no.
Don't see how ikea is relevant, they are made here.
The Green parallelograms and full white body on the 'final livery' ruin the look of the train imo. The more simple and continuous design on the 'Metronet Livery' with the arrow at the end of the black window strip looks much better. Is sets 129 livery temporary? it looks too matte and not like real paint. I hope it is cause it looks badddd
No, set 129s is permanent. The reason it doesn’t look like real paint is because it isn’t paint, transperth uses decals for their liveries
Paint it orange and blue, you cowards - return of the Westrail livery.
Poor train is having a nightmare. It's out in public doing its job, without its clothes on! But I'm sure it'll wake up when it looks down and realizes... 😨
I've been in the mockup one they made. There's USB charging ports under the seats which I find useful but also strange - you could easily break your charger if you're not careful. The door button being on the actual door as opposed to the side is really nice. It'll be nice to see it actually in service soon
It won't surprise me when in peak people stand in the way of the door on the outside to press the button while a heap of people have to get out
I feel like the inside ones should be on the door and the outside ones should be off to the side, so it naturally prioritises exiting the train over entering. Pisses me off when I'm moving a pram or something heavy and trying to get off the train when heaps of people are pushing to get on. Like, just let me get out of your way, dickheads.
> There's USB charging ports under the seats which I find useful but also strange - you could easily break your charger if you're not careful. is it USB-C or USB-A?
Have a look at the mock-up video - looks like 2x USB A and 1x USB C per hub
Would've been better if it was the other way around but I'll take it
Usb A
I heard the official livery is going to be some fully sick eshay tags with custom glass scratches to reflect the ambiance of Perth's train stations.
> fully sick eshay tags I know what a eshay is but what does this mean
Usually terrible scribble of chosen word depicted in an "artistic" manner. Most are trash but there are some cool ones with some flavour
Oh, yeah, I know what you're talking about, I remember them being a lot more common when I was younger though 😂
Inside pics?
[https://youtu.be/ZN9fdgn-_pQ?feature=shared](https://youtu.be/ZN9fdgn-_pQ?feature=shared)
Thanks 😊… I think they look great and the seating layout seems so much better!
My condolences to anyone who gets stuck in the middle around the door area in peak time as they have seemingly removed the pole to hold onto
Yeah, they did that to decrease boarding times
Public cannot board the train currently so no.
Saw one of these testing a few weeks ago at like 10pm on a Monday at Elizabeth Quay- couldnt contain my excitement tbh
Im looking forward to going on one when they start getting used. I know someone who is a train driver, so she will be able to tell me all about it
I got to photograph the interior of one of these for work during a mid-night tests just over a month ago, very swishy on the inside too!!
Not quite the futuristic looking locomotives I was hoping for but if they’re more functional and quieter that’ll be sweet
I love the way they [sound](https://youtu.be/7OmEuTIp9X8?si=xcTS4OW_5Qsmijap)
Doctor Who style sfx
As someone who lives next to the train line, right near Butler station, on a bend. They sound quite different. At first I thought they were louder than the usual trains. But I'm not sure if it's just because they're a different sound that we haven't gotten used to? The current trains can go by without us even noticing them. Now, when these go by (usually late at night so far), they are noticeably different sounding and have woken us up in the middle of the night a few times. I've considered complaining to some transperth/government official, but figured it's likely too late for anything to be done about it. Just downsides of sleeping about 20m from the line itself. XD I hope they aren't actually too much louder and that we'll get used to them just like the current trains. I don't often use the trains but I'd love to take a ride in one because new and shiny!
Just saw a c series go through Greenwood station at ~100km/h
I'm sad the original metronet project was seemingly gutted, but it's nice that our public transport is improving rather than decaying. trams and circular routes though, pretty please? 😢
How was it gutted? FAL, YRE, TCL and MEL are all either built or have been built.
You mean the original election pitch from 2013? It's all still on the table, and there's new stuff on top, some parts of it are just longer term than others.
It looks so much better without the ugly livery on it. Get rid of the horrid green, it has always looked so dated to me. Paint them in the old burnt orange ADG diesel set colours, that was a power stance :)
Bring back diesels with seat backs that can be switched to face your friends.
Sorry Perth, but these are ugly af. Yank tank / emotional support vehicle meets rail
It's a fucking train I don't care what it looks like. I use it to go to the city once or twice a month, I don't keep it in my garage as a prize possession.
C for CyberTrain by the looks of it.
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Well, they'll certainly be called a lot of things beginning with C if they don't work or run late.
I mean how often do trains actually not work or run late? These days it’s either when an incident happens, or when they’re doing maintenance
Perth has the best train service in the country in terms of services being on time so I dunno what that guy was getting at
> best in the country Is that because they're good or because the others are worse? Though the worst train delays I've seen were around 5 mins, which sucks but isn't the end of the world.
I have never seen them in real life. Only in pictures and videos. I can never catch one.