On Jul 13, 1:25*pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
Mr Thant wrote:
On 13 July, 11:55, John B wrote:
Presumably the logic is that if we're extending the GOBLIN platforms
it might as well be to 4 cars (which'd be either 2x172 or 1x378
depending on electrification status), hence ordering and carrying out
work for 3-car 172s would be completely pointless.

No, three car 172s are definitely the plan, but the idea is that the
other committed capacity increases will delay the necessity of three
car trains for some time.

Peak capacity goes up by 33% when they introduce the 4 tph timetable
at the end of this year, and a further "30%"* when they introduce the
two car 172s some time in 2010, then at some later date three car 172s
will be introduced.

More mathematically challenged editorial he

"...but relief for passengers won't really come until next year when a
fourth car is added to the existing three, adding an additional 50% capacity
to each service."

http://londonist.com/2009/07/in_pict..._new_londo.php

Pictures as well - I see they have straps for standees...

Hmm. TfL's PR is ambiguous (the 50% refers to total addition provided
by extra seats + fourth car), but the Londonist have taken the
ambiguity and run a mile with it...

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