Odd piece on BBC Look North

In article <bjtemu$d3m$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>,
Andrew Hillyard <andrew @ hillyard 22 . freeserve . co . uk> wrote:
> > There's just been a brief report on BBC Look North that North
> > Yorkshire schoolchildren have won their fight to keep their existing
> > unit working on the line, as the "new" replacement stock would have
> > less seats. Apparently this is because Arriva are modernising their
> > fleet, says the report.
> >
> > Errr... Modernising with...?

> This service is run using a 3 car 144. As these are now being refurbished
> they end up with less seats due to replacing 3+2 with 2+2

> You say they've won the fight, does this mean they are leaving one 144
> unrefurbished?

I don't **know**, but I wonder if the children's "victory" is over the
County Council, letting them carry on going by train instead of the special
bus?

Because of normal maintenance needs you would have to keep at least two
unmodified trains to make sure that there was always one in service on this
line.

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In article <4c3174f8fedhwild@argonet.co.uk>, David H Wild
<dhwild@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <bjtemu$d3m$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>,
> Andrew Hillyard <andrew @ hillyard 22 . freeserve . co . uk> wrote:
> > > There's just been a brief report on BBC Look North that North
> > > Yorkshire schoolchildren have won their fight to keep their existing
> > > unit working on the line, as the "new" replacement stock would have
> > > less seats. Apparently this is because Arriva are modernising their
> > > fleet, says the report.
> > >
> > > Errr... Modernising with...?
>
> > This service is run using a 3 car 144. As these are now being refurbished
> > they end up with less seats due to replacing 3+2 with 2+2
>
> > You say they've won the fight, does this mean they are leaving one 144
> > unrefurbished?
>
> I don't **know**, but I wonder if the children's "victory" is over the
> County Council, letting them carry on going by train instead of the special
> bus?

The CC is certainly who the argument is with, rather than Arriva.

Sam