"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Matt Wheeler) wrote:
Chiltern appear to have a finite resource of rolling stock (as does
any train company), but have increasing passenger numbers.
Actually, Chiltern have additional stock under construction at
Bombardier in Derby.
True, but unless the order was changes, its 6 intermediate carriages
to strengthen existing 168's rather than more actual trains. These
will therefore be concentrated on the Birmingham services and are
unlikely to allow displacement of stock off Birmingham runs to shorter
ones.
Maybe if First Great Western find they don't need some of their 165s
or 166s, and Chiltern can afford (or are allowed) to take on the
lease, they could use these to strengthen other services, but. evem
woth the mew Wembley depot, I can't imagine there is much spare depot
capacity.