(09 Sep 2023, 10:12 pm)Storx wrote aye totally agreed, I don't know why but I have a feeling it'll do better than some expect personally especially considering the Tyne Bridge works will be starting at the same time roughly which will cause an absolute mess, having the choice of using a train / Metro to miss all the crap could be popular I think.

I'd take the Class 156 over an 57 Plate Enviro 400 or Solo though

The passenger flows will be interesting, but I am willing to bet usage from Seghill will be insignificant - which the transport officer at NCC thinks as well.

I preferred the Class 142 - they should have had bogies or steerable axels but they did give good views. Plus they had "character" (ducks). Metro-Cammell did seemingly pull off a blinder when they chucked together the 156 design, I'll give you that