(13 Feb 2020, 5:57 pm)Jimmi wrote Even discounting the technological aspects of new trains they still manage to pick up issues, had one of them last week and the cab door wouldn't securely shut and went to the toilet towards the end of my journey and had water drip down onto my head from the roof. For some bizarre reason the 195s when I've had them keep announcing that not all of the train doors can be opened as the platform is too short at certain stations, Halifax being one of them when it is not the case.
It's not just Northern that has had issues with their new stock either, virtually every new fleet introduced in the last two years has been plagued with faults. Like you say, same applies to pretty much anything these days.
That's the issue with new things, theres always going to be issues. It's part of the reason I prefer staying a generation behind with all my technology and why we have never bought a 'new car' (and by that I mean at the beginning of the model life, we've bought several new cars that were towards the end of their life cycle). By waiting, all the issues are likely to be ironed out, or at least been seen before so the fix is known!
The Pacers aren't necessarily reliable, they've just been around so long that the maintenance team can see the issues before they get too bad and costly! With the new trains, they don't know what to look for yet. Plus, I bet they're like Trigger's Broom, there's nowt original left!