On 26/01/2011 18:43, D7666 wrote:
On Jan 26, 6:26 pm, Graeme wrote:

I thought they were always planned to go on the introduction of the 444s.
It was 458s that were to have gone.

I hadn't realised the 458s were going to be replaced with 442s.

No.

I never said that.

Doesn't
seem to be appropriate stock for the sort of services those were/are
used for.


Nor did I imply that.

Jumping to conclusions on my part.


Pre re-franchise the fleet was 455+450+442+444 that went to
455+450+444+458 after re-franchise. I said nothing about exactly what
type of unit was employed on what service.


Did the fact that the re-frnachised SWT altered Pompey direct from
444s to 450s, and Readings from 450s back to 458s, and so on entirely
escape you ?

Two lines I never use now so yes it probably did. The last time I used
the Reading-Waterloo service is around 30 years ago. I've been into
Pompey on a 450 but that was from Southampton.


How did Coradias get into this?


Because 458s (and 460s) are Coradias.

Ah, I knew them as Junipers, hence my confusion.


Check previous uk.railway msgs on original meaning of Coradia and
Juniper.


Cheers.

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