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Old July 15th 08, 12:39 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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On 15 Jul, 13:05, "Paul Scott" wrote:
You've summed up the flawed thinking of the DfT quite well there. *Please
refer to the Thameslink Rolling Stock spec for other conflicting
requirements:


Roger Ford guesses a 200 hp diesel generator will need to be included
under one of the carriages in each unit. It's not a terrible idea but
I can't imagine a cost benefit analysis on it is positive - how often
is the track navigable but the traction supply unavailable?

U

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