Tyne And Wear Metro Stadler Class 555's Now In Service!

Tyne And Wear Metro's Future is here! Stadler's class 555 units are finally entering service and I took the liberty of having one fairly recently onboard 555021
Kindly Joined By: ‪@EM81YT‬ and ‪@AdamsNEVideography‬
Date Recorded: 31/12/24

[@alexgray7422]

Great video! Looking forward to seeing the new trains in person 😄

[@Sel__27-27]

curious as to why these have a tops classification...

[@chrisoddy8744]

Share national Rail tracks south of Pelaw to Sunderland. The old units also had TOPS classification (Class 599) but they weren't referred to as such in common usage.

[@harri2626]

Longitudinal seating is a retrograde step, put in simply to create more standing room. Not a pleasant experience for the passenger having to stare at the people opposite on long journeys. The Tyne & Wear Metro is an interurban railway with some pleasant views, not an underground mass transit subway.

[@1paultay]

And the driver's eye view for passengers has gone

[@metrotyler]

Go on the Metro at a weekday 8AM or in some cases 5PM and you'll soon sharp find out why we have longitudinal seating. It is far better and you can still see out the windows if you want.