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14th June 2008, 04:02 AM

On Jun 13, 11:06 pm, Sky Rider <sky.rid...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > Isn't it more likely that any 377s north of the blockade (assuming
> > there are any) just won't be used at the weekend? After all there will
> > initially only be 12 units (I'm still not absolutely sure who gets
> > what from the new units being constructed but I'm under the impression
> > that FCC get 501-512 initially ordered for Southern).
>
> 513-523 were ordered last March, so there are now 23 377/5s on order.
> The current plan is that 12 trains go to FCC and 11 trains to NSR, and
> even then the latter will actually displace 11 377/2s to FCC.
>
> Sounds unnecessarily complicated doesn't it? Nevertheless, Roger Ford
> reckoned there was a good reason for it - search for thread title 1300 -
> 44 =1256.
>

So what happens to the Southern 319s (they still have the units 013
and 214-220 don't they?) As I recall the original plan was for the 377
501-512 to displace these from Southern to FCC. There seems to be no
replacement for these in the above numbers. I known that the
curtailing of the Watford - Brighton service to Croydon will free up
some 377/2s, but there still appears to be a shortfall somewhere.

14th June 2008, 04:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Andy Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Thameslink Electrostars - good for high-level platforms at StP? On Jun 13, 11:06 pm, Sky Rider <sky.rid...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Andy wrote: > > Isn't it more likely that any 377s north of the blockade (assuming > > there are any) just won't be used at the weekend? After all there will > > initially only be 12 units (I'm still not absolutely sure who gets > > what from the new units being constructed but I'm under the impression > > that FCC get 501-512 initially ordered for Southern). > > 513-523 were ordered last March, so there are now 23 377/5s on order. > The current plan is that 12 trains go to FCC and 11 trains to NSR, and > even then the latter will actually displace 11 377/2s to FCC. > > Sounds unnecessarily complicated doesn't it? Nevertheless, Roger Ford > reckoned there was a good reason for it - search for thread title 1300 - > 44 =1256. > So what happens to the Southern 319s (they still have the units 013 and 214-220 don't they?) As I recall the original plan was for the 377 501-512 to displace these from Southern to FCC. There seems to be no replacement for these in the above numbers. I known that the curtailing of the Watford - Brighton service to Croydon will free up some 377/2s, but there still appears to be a shortfall somewhere.