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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.The plan is that 1st class will be retrofitted to all 745/1s but no cafe bar. I don’t have the timescale however. -
dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.Oh yes I totally agree. The reason the DfT happily agreed to return to a full 4tph 7 days a week pre-pandemic frequency. Just makes so...
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.I agree with most of this as makes total sense. Only thing that doesn’t is the expensive cost of training drivers unnecessarily on...
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dk1 replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.There are plenty of staff but such is the rate of pay now particuarly for drivers that there is no incentive to work extra anymore. You...
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.From what I remember all work was done and ASDO set up to call at Waterbeach with 10-car stop boards erected then this was all abandoned...
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.Everything is at the behest of the DfT now so I can see no service enhancements on the west on the horizon and the only tinkering with...
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dk1 replied to the thread Cross-country overcrowding: what could be done?.I recall a fair bit of negotiations going on behind the scenes and those that went to EMT being ultimately very jealous of their...
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.Are you seriously suggesting those expensive almost brand new trains become Christmas trees?
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.Haha no not at all. They had a few pointless seats removed to improve passenger flow. Only refurb I can see them having in the medium to...
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.The 360s are going through extensive refurbishment. And really good it looks too. Why would you want to do the same again with the. 720s?
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.Probably not but it’s going to cost. Why bother when you’ve got a perfectly good fleet that already does the job and has another 15-20...
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dk1 replied to the thread Cross-country overcrowding: what could be done?.Yes exactly as I have said. As has happened to me on three occasions I was TUPE‘d over on transfer & nothing whatsoever can change with...
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.Makes perfect sense to me. Nobody should want to be popular ;)
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dk1 replied to the thread Potential uses for GA Aventra 720s.Even without their length they are also 100mph max unless modified whereas the 360s can sprint along at 110.
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dk1 replied to the thread Cross-country overcrowding: what could be done?.You are quoting general TUPE within an organisation rather than within a heavily unionised railway organisation. That sort of thing...