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News Outlets started publishing about closure in 2 Weeks:
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/06/do-not-travel-warning-ahead-of-next-stage-of-london-kings-cross-upgrade.html
This is silly a different TOPS for different operators why couldn't it just be 802 for bi-modes and 803 for electric it would mean that the fleet is more equal.
TransPennine Express as the will have excess Class 185's coming off lease soon. So they can use those to save another TOC taking on extra traction and to keep Class 185 in house at TPE.
Bombardier aren't the only manufacture of trains in this country. CAF have excellent products on the market and have made plenty of trains and built a factory here in the UK. A operator also doesn't need to stick with a company to build rolling stock for them. It was as a fair tender and CAF...
Looking at Real Time Trains for when London Kings Cross is closed on the weekend of 20th and 21st June 2020 it look like trains will run:
Great Northern
Stevenage to Gordon Hill (every 30mins Sat/Sun)- Reverse empty at Gordon Hill from Platform 3 to Platform 2 using south crossovers...
With 321 901 and 321 902 transferred to Clacton. I thought it were best to drag the conversation away from the Northern 321/322 withdrawal thread over to this one.
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