Class 701 delivery dates?

[Malcolmffc]

With all the issues that the the class 345 and 710s have experienced, how likely are the new Class 701 trains (which are pretty much a clone of the above) to be delivered from Summer 2019 as planned?

 

[uxm]

The thing is bombardier learns from the issues that occur with previous trains and they make sure it doesn't happen and it's most likely they will be delivered in summer 2019.

 

[samuelmorris]

I see nothing to suggest there won't at least be a unit or two delivered by that date, but whether they will enter service in 2019 as planned is another matter. Hopefully they will as the SW metro routes are an area I'm starting to use more often.

 

[Ethano92]

I suspect a few will be on the Richmond side by summer 2019 but I don't expect to see any on the Wimbledon side until December 2019, probably early 2020