On Wednesday, 18 July 2018 05:24:31 UTC+1, Basil Jet wrote:
It's looking fairly likely that TfL will have to give away their diesel
trains before the electric trains are ready, and might end up
bustituting for a while.

https://www.londonreconnections.com/...nsport-update/

Overtaken by events. The proposed timetable change that would require the 172s to move to West Midlands Trains has been cancelled. Therefore, if necessary, the 172 could stay beyond November 2018.

Two class 710s have been moved to Willesden to ease storage issues at Derby.. Still awaiting the type approval sign off for them to actually run on NR tracks. Only then can a range of activities commence which would allow them to be used for driver training on the GOBLIN. Two more 710s may follow to Willesden but, again, only for storage at this point.

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