Think like a customer and from a marketing point of view though.How do you define 'success'? I think we can agree that Hull Trains Cl180 current performance is not close to the accepted definition of successful
New trains marketing = we're investing money in getting rid of old trains.
Customer = (considering they won't know the unreliability of those particular units) oo, these new trains are nice.
EMR suggested the trains would be with them for 6 months or so before entering service. That's at least 2 months worth of attention, relivering should take a day and staff training no more than a couple of months. Still leaves plenty of time to refresh and renew them. I could be wishing here, but if Grand Central can do it...
An excellent point.if a franchise bidder makes a bit (sic) for stock currently used by another franchise, that bidder would have to demonstrate that other suitable stock is / will be available to replace them.
Which makes me think there may be a bit more oomph to swap 158s for 170s from Scotrail.
I am likely to be wrong but there's fair few of pros for this:
An easy way to have loads of 170s available fairly soon.
Allows fleet harmonisation.
Both Abellio companies - less paperwork?