Dougal2345
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I'm just saying that "ride" is more than just feeling the imperfections of the road/rail surface as you go along. Certainly a bus beats the 38s in that respect, at least if running on an undamaged road surface.The ride on every single bus I've been on recently is better, and the seats more comfortable, than the 38s. You're clearly allowing a personal prejudice to influence your opinion. The 38 Stock is absolutely not fit for purpose. I agree trains are more comfortable than buses in many cases, but saying "80-year-old trains are fractionally better than modern buses" is a stupid argument for keeping 80-year-old trains.
But in my view "ride quality" also encompasses the forces that throw you about, from side to side when cornering, and forwards and backwards when accelerating and braking, which personally I dislike much more than the vibrations from the road. Any train, however decrepit, is going to beat a bus in those aspects of "ride".
Most likely - but not certain, which is why I said 'if' rather than 'as'. Actually no-one really has any firm information on this do they - it's all guesswork?It's already been stated over and over again that battery power is the most likely option.