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[email protected] · October 14th 08, 12:11 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Mr Thant) wrote:

On 14 Oct, 00:35, wrote:
Anyone know anything about the suggestion that the new trains will
be in fixed 8 or 12 car formations so precluding through trains to
King's Lynn after 2015?

No, four car equivalent units are required by the spec. They don't
actually have to be four cars, but they have to be that length. The
"8 and 12 car trains on order" is them talking down to the public.

Not what I was told by a well placed railway industry source on Saturday.
Unfortunately I can't say who or where they fit in the industry.

It's highly unlikely there'll be TL trains to King's Lynn, due to its
ongoing reworking as a high-ish frequency inner suburban service. 5
car Intercity Express trains (equivalent to 6 cars in length) have
been suggested for King's Lynn/Cambridge, running to King's Cross.

That's a major change not mentioned in Cambridge so far.

Mind you, the web site doesn't mention the GN connection at all.

Yes it does - it's on the maps and there's even a FAQ question about
why they're not using it yet. Although nothing about when it'll open
and what the destinations will be.

I must have looked at the wrong map on the site which was the present
Thameslink network only.

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Colin Rosenstiel