Siemens preferred bidder for SWT

[Bigfoot]

As previously stated ASDO is being fitted to the SWT Desiro fleet and goes live in August. Doors will open on all fully accommodated coaches in platforms.

 

[swt_passenger]

Does the path used by the old Wareham-Waterloo stopper still exist? If it does an 8car or maybe a 12 car 450 could be used between Weymouth and Waterloo (SDO would be needed at some stations). Could any services that stop at many of the stations on the route be run with 450s?

The previous Wareham - Brockenhurst stopper was combined with the Waterloo to Southampton semi-fast when the Weymouth went 2 tph. The 'stopper' now runs as a Waterloo to Poole service, which covers the two different roles and basically runs in the existing paths. Over the course of the day it already runs as any of 4,8,12,5, or 10 car as appropriate to the required capacity at the time.

450s and 444s can and do appear on any service between Waterloo and Weymouth and points in-between, nothing you are proposing doesn't already happen so I propose you give up...

 

[Matt Taylor]

The 444s were a direct replacement for the Class 421s, the loss of the 442s took place 3 years later and took place under a new franchise from the delivery of the desiros. The new ASDO on the desiros should go live from August 30th.