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On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:26:17 -0700 (PDT)
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Trist=E1n_White?= wrote:
Sorry to reply to my own post, but I forgot to add, it's another kick
in the teeth for Bombardier. OK, this is nowhere near as lucrative a
project as the Thameslink one, which was lost out to Siemens, but
it's still surely something they would have hoped to win -
Bombardier made the current Croydon tram stock, didn't they?

I wouldn't be surprised if the endless problems with the introduction
of the new victoria line stock due to inadequate testing hasn't
helped Bombadiers case in recent bids.

Not to mention late deliveries of most recent Electrostar orders and the
embarrassment over the supposed exhaust problems with the 172s.