London Midland

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RE: London Midland

(16/11/2016 10:39)knutstransport Wrote:  Based on posts from Tony Miles (from Modern Railways) on wnxx it seems LM have rejected the option of taking on additional 319s to replace the damaged out-of-service 350 (due to the 319s being too unreliable) but are looking at a temporary 100mph loco-hauled option.

There are of course 10 x 350s going off lease when TPE get new trains and that's the only way LM can get more 350s with the 350 being an archaic design now Siemens won't build anymore. (Except if they take on a 360 or 450 and convert it to a 350.)

One idea I had in mind, yesterday, is that LM should get the 10x class 350/4 from TPE and take some class 450 and convert it into class 350 since I think some class 450 could be replaced by class 707. From here, LM will have a HOMOGENEOUS fleet. The class 360 could go to Northern since class 360 and class 319 have the same seat configuration that is 3+2 seating.