Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 03/08/2017 12:50, Recliner wrote:
On Thu, 3 Aug 2017 12:28:02 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message
-septe
mber.org, at 07:19:00 on Thu, 3 Aug 2017, Recliner
remarked:

But IEPs aren't expected on that line.

Aren't they...

No, all the ones on order are spoken for by VTEC and GWR.

Not true: do your research.

Cite please.

Class 802/2s have been ordered for Hull Trains (5) and TPE (19).

IEP is a DfT procurement programme, rather than a type of rolling stock.
The Hull Trains and TPE trains (and some of the GWR ones) are being
bought conventionally by "normal" ROSCOs, rather than as part of the IEP.

Yes, I know, but it's a convenient, widely-used shorthand that everyone
understands. And this stock might well be ordered by the DfT anyway.


cf random industrial saddle tanks not necessarily being J94s, or Javelin
being a brand name for a service to Stratford during the 2012 Olympics
which was operated on behalf of (cont'd platform 94)