On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:26:04 -0700 (PDT), Andy
wrote:

True, but London Midland do have the possibility of lengthening all
their remaining peak trains to 12 coaches.

No, they don't, as they are constrained by the middle platforms at
Euston not being 12 cars long, and by Bletchley's platforms 4 and 5
being only 8 cars long. (Hopefully once Bletchley depot is dispensed
with completely those two can be extended across what is currently the
junction).

This is a luxury that few
of the other London commuter operators have without Network Rail
spending money on the infrastructure. I would certainly expect a few
peak trains will get longer as the new class 350s come on line, as the
class 321s are not fully diagrammed, even with units on loan
elsewhere.

They are a 1-1 replacement for the 321s, and currently the reliability
figures are vastly better for 321 than Desiro.

Neil

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