Comments on: 1000 New Carriages http://www.kalyr.com/weblog/2007/03/14/1000-new-carriages/ RPGs. Trains, and bands that write 12 minute songs about Hobbits Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Martyn Read http://www.kalyr.com/weblog/2007/03/14/1000-new-carriages/#comment-1105 Martyn Read Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:49:02 +0000 http://www.kalyr.com/weblog/2007/03/14/1000-new-carriages/#comment-1105 Been trying to get to the bottom of this story over the past few days and have come up with: * They are supposed to be 'additional' not replacements. * They alledgedly don't include stuff already on order (however Roger Ford disagree's, in his preview for the April Modern Railways he suggests 1000 includes the additional Pendo cars and the pre-series HST2 sets, which I make as at least 156 cars) * Interestingly it's not said explicitly how it will be funded, this is supposedly being put into the HLOS aspirations, which do depend on uk.gov coming up with the readies... BTW - news on the street is that the first of Northern's pacers will be withdrawn shortly, with units cascaded due to incoming 158's off FGW! Been trying to get to the bottom of this story over the past few days and have come up with:

* They are supposed to be ‘additional’ not replacements.
* They alledgedly don’t include stuff already on order (however Roger Ford disagree’s, in his preview for the April Modern Railways he suggests 1000 includes the additional Pendo cars and the pre-series HST2 sets, which I make as at least 156 cars)
* Interestingly it’s not said explicitly how it will be funded, this is supposedly being put into the HLOS aspirations, which do depend on uk.gov coming up with the readies…

BTW - news on the street is that the first of Northern’s pacers will be withdrawn shortly, with units cascaded due to incoming 158’s off FGW!

]]> By: Patrick Crozier http://www.kalyr.com/weblog/2007/03/14/1000-new-carriages/#comment-1104 Patrick Crozier Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:48:29 +0000 http://www.kalyr.com/weblog/2007/03/14/1000-new-carriages/#comment-1104 Actually, I was rather thinking of the post-privatisation splurge and designs like the 458 and the 175. And the business with the 170 where just about every engine in the country had to be changed. And the Southern Power Upgrade. And all those delays while they were waiting for their safety certificates. But thanks for the reminder! Actually, I was rather thinking of the post-privatisation splurge and designs like the 458 and the 175. And the business with the 170 where just about every engine in the country had to be changed. And the Southern Power Upgrade. And all those delays while they were waiting for their safety certificates.

But thanks for the reminder!

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