"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:59:43 -0000, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

GoVia West Midlands have announced the signing of the somewhat delayed
order
for their Class 172 Turbostars today, perhaps the TfL order for the GOBLIN
trains will now follow as well...

http://www.londonmidland.com/index.p..._items/view/22

Interesting - I wonder what price they've had to pay after the mistake
of saying they'd be Turbostars when the tendering / negotiation process
was far from complete.


US$189m [say £95m] for 69 cars on www.bombardier.com Of course that may
include more than just the units, as is the way of these things nowadays...

Paul S