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I did read up somewhere in Glasgow that the 390 pendolinos may be used on the ECML and a WCML to ECML link may be built through Derby..
Anyway back to the question they said that a possible fleet of 222 meridian voyagers may be reduced to 3 car sets for the Harrogate to hull services with...
And why do northern want old stock on their network
The refurbishment of the class 319 is appalling and why strip the third rail traction from the undercarriage when they could operate partially on the merseyside network at the Birkenhead junction which ATW use because that can create profit...
Do you think that southeastern should give their 375/6 fleet to Thameslink to use their dual voltage properties and they are constantly using their DC shoes all the time ?
If you do remove the DC equipment that means that if they do get cascaded back down to the south they could not operate on the DC third rail any more.
WhatI hate is that south eastern don't use the class 375 on the dual voltage operationwhen they're fully capable of AC operation as well as DC:-x
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