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Class 220/221 hybrid?

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I was at Birmingham New Street a week or two ago, getting a Cross Country Voyager to Leamington. It was a 4-car class 220, but one of the carriages had the outside frame bogies of a 221 (so I assume it was a 221 carriage).

Does anyone know how this 220/221 hybrid set came to be?
 
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According to Wikipedia:

In 2014 CrossCountry set 220007 suffered fire damage to Coach C (607 vehicle), making the vehicle written off beyond economic repair. They decided to take Coach B out of 221135 to replace 60707.
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I'm not sure the vehicle has been written off - just a temporary arrangement until it is fixed. It was reported on here too
 
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Crossover said:
I'm not sure the vehicle has been written off - just a temporary arrangement until it is fixed. It was reported on here too
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Its on wikipedia, they never let the truth get in the way do they!

If wikipedia said it was raining I would have to stand outside and get p+ssed wet through before I believed it.
 
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455driver said:
Crossover said:
I'm not sure the vehicle has been written off - just a temporary arrangement until it is fixed. It was reported on here too
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Its on wikipedia, they never let the truth get in the way do they!

If wikipedia said it was raining I would have to stand outside and get p+ssed wet through before I believed it.
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Too right! I did look at the Wiki article and it isn't cited so definite pinch of salt required!
 
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455driver said:
Its on wikipedia, they never let the truth get in the way do they!

If wikipedia said it was raining I would have to stand outside and get p+ssed wet through before I believed it.
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If wikipedia said it was raining and it wasn't, I would edit the article to say so, ideally with a verifiable source.
 
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220007 will be reunited with its missing bit shortly. It has been repaired and is awaiting transport to CZ I was informed this morning. Ironically prior to taking 007 off the shed
 
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Minilad said:
220007 will be reunited with its missing bit shortly. It has been repaired and is awaiting transport to CZ I was informed this morning. Ironically prior to taking 007 off the shed[/QUOTE

Just a tip. Not everybody knows where CZ is or even where to find it. The Mods recently pointed this out and suggested the first time it is used in a thread, the full location should be shown.
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For the avoidance of doubt, CZ is Central Rivers Depot (Barton Under Needswood) - not the most obvious code in the world, it has to be said!
 
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