On Aug 1, 8:08 pm, "Bob Wood" wrote:
Boltar wrote:
What will happen to the contact
shoes, interestingly enough?
They'll be removed, there being no further use for them
Famous last words. Why don't they simply keep them just in case?

There will be no point. Eurostar drivers will very soon lose route
knowledge and therefore be unable to work away from HS1

Ok , fair enough. But surely keeping the ability to move the stock on
the 3rd rail network for some sort of stock or emergency move would
outweigh the pennies saved in maintaining the equipment?

B2003