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Old April 9th 08, 01:57 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Thameslink NGEMU procurement - now in motion

On Apr 9, 11:48*am, wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/5asy9b
http://tinyurl.com/5deoog


I love the fact that at the end of a highly detailed, demanding
technical specification for a train that is meant to be suitable for
metro-style ATO as well as Kings Lynn to Eastbourne runs, there is the
following:

"Maintenance downtimes must be significantly reduced from the current
increasing trend that has arisen due to unnecessary sophistication".