Concern over Class 700 reliability

摘要

Slow progress with improving the reliability of the Siemens Class 700 Desiro City EMU fleet was reported to the Thameslink Project Stakeholders Group at a meeting on March 21. According to the report, despite comprehensive testing initial performance has been poor. In part, this was due to the difficulty of replicating UK infrastructure characteristics. However, revenue-earning service invariably exposes initial issues with the interfaces with drivers and passengers.