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On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:57:33 -0000, "Lew 1"
wrote: Only once or twice, not enough to really form an opinion. I hadn't thought that the difference between County and Metro would have been so huge, though it certainly looks like it was County that was getting the praise. (What was the Abbey Flyer, County or Metro?) County, as were the erstwhile London-Brum locals and the London-Northampton commuter services that I use daily. I find it strangely amusing that one set of passengers would have related the brand "Silverlink" with the height of railway filth, whilst another set saw Silverlink as the railway's Knight in Shining Armour. What difference one word makes! It is interesting - I personally have very positive views of the old Silverlink County, but I agree the old Metro services were disgusting. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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On Jan 12, 6:02*pm, (Neil Williams)
wrote: On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:57:33 -0000, "Lew 1" wrote: Only once or twice, not enough to really form an opinion. I hadn't thought that the difference between County and Metro would have been so huge, though it certainly looks like it was County that was getting the praise. (What was the Abbey Flyer, County or Metro?) County, as were the erstwhile London-Brum locals and the London-Northampton commuter services that I use daily. I find it strangely amusing that one set of passengers would have related the brand "Silverlink" with the height of railway filth, whilst another set saw Silverlink as the railway's Knight in Shining Armour. What difference one word makes! It is interesting - I personally have very positive views of the old Silverlink County, but I agree the old Metro services were disgusting. How does the shared use of rolling stock work out? I assume that Watford - St Albans shares stock with the NLL and Bedford - Bletchley shares stock with the GOBLIN, or is that no longer the case? |
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"MIG" wrote in message ... On Jan 12, 6:02 pm, (Neil Williams) wrote: On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:57:33 -0000, "Lew 1" wrote: Only once or twice, not enough to really form an opinion. I hadn't thought that the difference between County and Metro would have been so huge, though it certainly looks like it was County that was getting the praise. (What was the Abbey Flyer, County or Metro?) County, as were the erstwhile London-Brum locals and the London-Northampton commuter services that I use daily. I find it strangely amusing that one set of passengers would have related the brand "Silverlink" with the height of railway filth, whilst another set saw Silverlink as the railway's Knight in Shining Armour. What difference one word makes! It is interesting - I personally have very positive views of the old Silverlink County, but I agree the old Metro services were disgusting. How does the shared use of rolling stock work out? I assume that Watford - St Albans shares stock with the NLL and Bedford - Bletchley shares stock with the GOBLIN, or is that no longer the case? It is no longer the case - that's why two ex Silverlink Metro units are now down in Bristol! Paul |
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On 12 Jan, 19:57, "Paul Scott" wrote:
How does the shared use of rolling stock work out? *I assume that Watford - St Albans shares stock with the NLL and Bedford - Bletchley shares stock with the GOBLIN, or is that no longer the case? Wikipedia says the St Albans branch normally had a 321, so the split doesn't affect it. U -- http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/ A blog about transport projects in London |
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On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:34:45 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant
wrote: On 12 Jan, 19:57, "Paul Scott" wrote: How does the shared use of rolling stock work out? =A0I assume that Watford - St Albans shares stock with the NLL and Bedford - Bletchley shares stock with the GOBLIN, or is that no longer the case? Wikipedia says the St Albans branch normally had a 321, so the split doesn't affect it. It had a 313 every time I ever used it (not often, I admit). Someone I know who works for LM says it's usually a 321, though. These days, 150s for the Marston Vale come from Brum. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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On 13 Jan, 03:54, (Neil Williams)
wrote: On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:34:45 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant wrote: On 12 Jan, 19:57, "Paul Scott" wrote: How does the shared use of rolling stock work out? =A0I assume that Watford - St Albans shares stock with the NLL and Bedford - Bletchley shares stock with the GOBLIN, or is that no longer the case? Wikipedia says the St Albans branch normally had a 321, so the split doesn't affect it. It had a 313 every time I ever used it (not often, I admit). *Someone I know who works for LM says it's usually a 321, though. I always thought they were 313s, but I have no systematic or recent experience of the line. Under LM, maybe it's now always a 321. It does occur to me that there ought to be a lot of spare 321s around, because I can't see that there are that many new electric services since the introduction of the 350s. Maybe it's been 321s since the introduction of 350s, even under Silverlink? |
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On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:01:57 -0800 (PST), MIG
wrote: It does occur to me that there ought to be a lot of spare 321s around, because I can't see that there are that many new electric services since the introduction of the 350s. Most of them have ended up on Brum-area locals, not to mention the increased service frequency in the peaks (and 12 car sets) on the County routes. I don't think there's a lot spare except in the evenings and on weekends, when it tends to be mainly 321s out and the Desiros are sitting spare. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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MIG wrote:
How does the shared use of rolling stock work out? I assume that Watford - St Albans shares stock with the NLL and Bedford - Bletchley shares stock with the GOBLIN, or is that no longer the case? I'm not sure about the new arrangement for the St Albans Flyer but the Marston Vale line is now resourced by London Midland, as part of their franchise. Class 150s from the West Midlands fleet are used. |
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