On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:03:56 -0800 (PST), Andy
wrote:

It will be easier finding a spare unit as the whole fleet will be
compatible, unlike at present where you'd need to diagram an extra 350
to lengthen the 19.04. The Desiros have 25 units diagrammed from 30
(=3D83% in service), the 321s have 29 units diagrammed from 37 (=3D78% in
service). The other point to consider is that the unit forming the
19.04 is diagramed with a partner in the morning peak, so a complete
rewrite of the diagrams would be necessary to convert to a pair of
321s at the moment.

Ah - so that one is a Desiro? I could have sworn it was a 321 when
I've seen it.

I had forgotten that train was 4-car, though, and it surprises me that
there isn't enough stock to make it 8. =A0Really, everything should be 8
or 12 except at the crack of dawn on a Sunday, as the loadings
certainly justify it.


See above, this is one of the delights of having a mixed fleet of
incompatible units.

Not on a Sunday, when there are (I think) only 4 diagrams giving a
half-hourly service, and most of them tend to be 4-car. This is
lunacy given the actual demand.

Neil

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