HST cascade plan for ScotRail

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• Gaz - 09/09/2017 05:37

  You've listed 43142 twice

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• Jeffrey Herring - 09/09/2017 18:27

  Why is it that when a region gets new rolling stock, Scotland always seem to get the cast-off.

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  • K Walker - 10/09/2017 22:50

    These are far superior to the new stock. New does not always mean better. GWR's loss, Scotrail's gain. People moaned about the North West getting lumbered with 319s but they have turned out to be excellent.

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  • Ken Walker - 11/09/2017 00:02

    Scotland is very much the winner in this case.

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  • FrankH - 11/09/2017 14:22

    For the longer distance routes Scotrail have planned for them they are ideal, far better in every way than what you have now in DMU's. If the DFT and GWR could have forseen the issues with the GW electrification I doubt the HST's would be moving anywhere.

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• AndrewJGwilt1989 - 09/09/2017 21:22

  Other Class 43's could be cascaded to East Midlands Trains, Grand Central and Crosscountry as they could need more extra trains. Plus Grand Central could operate the Class 43 HST's on London King's Cross-Hartlepool, Sunderland and Scarborough services. As well the Class 180's that Grand Central will also keep.

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  • BigTone - 13/09/2017 22:41

    Grand Central is getting the Class 180s from Hull Trains and GWR when they have finished with them.

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• Carl - 28/09/2017 13:47

  Spotted 43181 on the back of a low loader on the m5 today heading west with a smashed windscreen!!!

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