First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

On 31/07/2015 15:41, Recliner wrote:
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.


Can't blame her making hay from her predecessors efforts while she can.

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

Graeme Wall wrote:
On 31/07/2015 15:41, Recliner wrote:
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.


Can't blame her making hay from her predecessors efforts while she can.

Er, she was her own predecessor.

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

"itsonlyme" wrote:
On 31-Jul-2015, Recliner wrote:

http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Are there Second Class 700's to follow?

No, only Standard Class.

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

On 31/07/2015 15:59, itsonlyme wrote:
On 31-Jul-2015, Recliner wrote:

http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Are there Second Class 700's to follow?


These ARE the second class 700s


The first were the Drummond "Black Motors" of the LSWR :)

PA

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

On 31/07/2015 15:58, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 31/07/2015 15:41, Recliner wrote:
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.


Can't blame her making hay from her predecessors efforts while she can.

Er, she was her own predecessor.


She was minister when they were ordered? Didn't think she'd been in
post long enough.

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

Graeme Wall wrote:
On 31/07/2015 15:58, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 31/07/2015 15:41, Recliner wrote:
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.


Can't blame her making hay from her predecessors efforts while she can.

Er, she was her own predecessor.


She was minister when they were ordered? Didn't think she'd been in post long enough.

Probably not -- she only became railway minister in July last year. The
Siemens order took ages to place, so probably a series of ministers were
involved in it. But the Hitachi order did happen on her watch.

I see she's another McKinsey alumnus, with quite an impressive cv all round
(Oxford rowing blues, Harvard MBA, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, etc).

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

On 31.07.15 15:41, Recliner wrote:
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.


Will the ATO on them be operative when they enter revenue service?

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

" wrote:
On 31.07.15 15:41, Recliner wrote:
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.


Will the ATO on them be operative when they enter revenue service?

It may be on the trains, but I don't think the new signalling will be live
in the TL core next year.

First Class 700 arrives at Three Bridges
 

On 31/07/2015 16:41, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 31/07/2015 15:58, Recliner wrote:
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 31/07/2015 15:41, Recliner wrote:
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk...train-arrives/

Claire Perry is really churning out those "I welcome these new trains..."
press releases this week.


Can't blame her making hay from her predecessors efforts while she can.

Er, she was her own predecessor.


She was minister when they were ordered? Didn't think she'd been in post long enough.

Probably not -- she only became railway minister in July last year. The
Siemens order took ages to place, so probably a series of ministers were
involved in it. But the Hitachi order did happen on her watch.

I see she's another McKinsey alumnus, with quite an impressive cv all round
(Oxford rowing blues, Harvard MBA, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, etc).


A rising star perhaps. At least she has experience outside the usual
-student politics, intern then researcher for MP then politician - which
is far too common both sides of the aisle.

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.