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Goblin electric trains delayed by three months
David C wrote:
On Sat, 19 May 2018 09:10:24 -0000 (UTC), Recliner wrote: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 08:55:59 on Sat, 19 May 2018, Basil Jet remarked: http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/ne...ns-for-gospel- oak-to-barking-line-delayed-by-three-months-1-5491792 That story appears to be a month old (but an interesting read nevertheless). Of course, what they should really "hold the front page" for, is a story that a project like this was delivered on time. That ship sailed a long time ago for the Goblin. Of course, it would have been even worse if the new trains had all turned up on schedule and the wires weren't yet up. And at least the existing DMUs haven't been committed to another TOC yet. ISTR that they are committed to the West Midlands franchise. (Makes sense, they are the other major 172 operator, although I'm surprised that Chiltern don't want them.) Fellow Arriva TOC Chiltern probably would like to have them, but stock allocation is a DfT decision. At least 1 unit is earmarked for the Coventry-Kenilworth-Leamington service from December. I'm assuming that they might need some works attention before that, if only to have a toilet fitted. That would be quite expensive, and a large disabled loo will take out a significant proportion of the seats in a two-car set. |
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