"D7666" wrote in message
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On Dec 13, 10:09 pm, Paul Corfield wrote:

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.

AIUI the previous announcements were based on a letter of intent
following the tender process.

We have seen this before with Bombardier orders - the SC/SN 171s had a
lag of something like 15 months between end of tender process + letter
of intent , and the order confirmation. All round they like it as all
parties get a chance to make twice the announcnements about new
trains.

Or was there something hidden behind this particular order ?


I recall there was a certain amount of debate here about how the DfT were
able to announce the class of train and manufacturer, without an OJEU notice
appearing, and tenders being sought.

Paul