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I meant use as a spares donor or heavily stripped for parts. I did not mention the 73TS in traffic on the Bakerloo Line because the cars are too short.

I heard rumours that some of the 1973 stock may cascade to the Bakerloo Line (once the 2024 stock is in traffic) for use as a spares donor to keep the 1972 stock running until replacement.

Wasn't there a plan to provide additional platforms and/or sidings at the east end of the line to facilitate faster turnaround of trains and improved service?

I've heard rumours the 458/4's will be used on Waterloo-Alton/Basingstoke services, instead of the Portsmouth route, because of less or quicker driver training and testing the 100mph re-gearing.

3) No plans to put battery packs on GWR's 387's and 800's. So I would assume new trains with third-rail, battery and/or diesel. However battery EMU's would affect performance, reliability and speed issues because of the additional weight on the train.

Didn't know the 730/0's are to be used on the Rugeley route. Assuming to remove the 350/2's from service asap.

If they were ever fitted with third-rail shoes South Eastern could take them and start binning their 465/9s.

Yes. TfW want rid of the 769's asap because it then frees up depot space at Canton for other new trains or units to arrive. 231's have bigger fuel tanks, more seats and are more powerful than the 756's. Unsure whether TfW will use the 231's as a temporary measure, or not.

All I know is there are plans for their replacement alongside the Class 156, 318 & 320 as part of Scotrail's Decarbonisation and Standardised Fleet Strategy.

Auto-reversal west of Paddington would be eliminated from 2026, when Old Oak Common Station (HS2) is built, so all Shenfield and/or a few Abbey Wood trains would terminate and reverse there.

Here the link confirming this:

Twitter, WNXX: "313205" thread.

The 313's go in the December 2022 Timetable Change. Plenty of time to travel on them.

And for Southern to bin their 313's. :D

Southern want to remove their 313s by late 2022 or early 2023. A 5-car 720 can replace an 8-car EMU, depending on passenger levels.