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  • Metro?s original train fleet nears the end of its time in service

    From hounslow3@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 04, 2026 11:42:25
    No more front views, I'm sorry to say.


    https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metros-original-train-fleet-nears-end-its-time-service


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  • From Sam Wilson@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 04, 2026 11:12:28
    hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
    No more front views, I'm sorry to say.


    https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metros-original-train-fleet-nears-end-its-time-service



    ?Only a handful of the 599 trains remain in service ??

    What!!!???

    ?Metro?s original Class 599 trains ? ?

    Oh, right. That?s OK, then.

    Sam

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  • From Recliner@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 04, 2026 11:15:28
    hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
    No more front views, I'm sorry to say.


    https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metros-original-train-fleet-nears-end-its-time-service


    Yes, it?s a pity the new Stadler fleet couldn?t retain that popular
    feature!


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  • From hounslow3@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 04, 2026 12:58:29
    On 04/06/2026 12:15, Recliner wrote:
    hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
    No more front views, I'm sorry to say.


    https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metros-original-train-fleet-nears-end-its-time-service


    Yes, it?s a pity the new Stadler fleet couldn?t retain that popular
    feature!

    Same thing happened on the New York City Subway. The vast majority of
    trains had half-width cabs, though they were either converted to
    full-width or newer rolling stock was same.

    Some of them have a window into the cab, though they are either very
    small or have a film over them that completely fragments the forward
    view.

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  • From boltar@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 04, 2026 15:57:56
    On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 12:58:29 +0100
    hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> gabbled:
    On 04/06/2026 12:15, Recliner wrote:
    hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
    No more front views, I'm sorry to say.


    https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metros-original-train-fleet-nears-end-its-ti
    me-service


    Yes, it?s a pity the new Stadler fleet couldn?t retain that popular
    feature!

    Same thing happened on the New York City Subway. The vast majority of
    trains had half-width cabs, though they were either converted to
    full-width or newer rolling stock was same.


    I suspect in both cases the drivers unions pushed for more room for the drivers.


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  • From hounslow3@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, June 04, 2026 18:33:59
    On 04/06/2026 16:57, boltar@caprica.universe wrote:
    On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 12:58:29 +0100
    hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> gabbled:
    On 04/06/2026 12:15, Recliner wrote:
    hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
    No more front views, I'm sorry to say.



    https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metros-original-train-fleet-nears-
    end-its-ti
    me-service


    Yes, it?s a pity the new Stadler fleet couldn?t retain that popular
    feature!

    Same thing happened on the New York City Subway. The vast majority of
    trains had half-width cabs, though they were either converted to full-
    width or newer rolling stock was same.


    I suspect in both cases the drivers unions pushed for more room for the drivers.

    Not impossible.

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