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Colin Rosenstiel · July 23rd 07, 05:24 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Paul Scott) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
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From the closure of Blackfriars terminal platforms for
rebuilding on the other side of the station Southeastern will have
to run through the Thameslink tunnel to a turn-back station north
of London, but DfT has still to decide where..
This will require dual voltage trains for the services - which
are likely to be the 377s mentioned - running in "plain vanilla
livery" for FCC and Southeastern... I've not heard any mention of
ending the Southern service to Watford although with these all
being 4-car diagrams releasing some of the sets with 375s (which
have different couplers) would enable a common 377 fleet to be
available to Southeastern/FCC. So it's quite a logical idea and
one I'll ask about.

I thought the point of the Southern 377s was to release the
remaining 319s to FCC so they have the whole of that fleet?

I think the current buy of 377s is just a means of cascading the
remaining 319s to strengthen existing FCC services - and will
happen with or without Thameslink...

You seem to be confirming what I thought.

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Colin Rosenstiel