quantinghome
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I think that's just speculation. It remains to be seen whether captive trains will be ordered for phase 2. And if there are captive trains, it further remains to be seen whether any will be double deck.
True, but it would seem sensible to purchase an 'off the peg' duplex train which provides greater capacity with little cost penalty, assuming it's not a micro-fleet. And it won't be: London-Brum, London-Manchester, London-Leeds, Brum-Leeds, Brum-Manchester services will require 60+ 200m train sets (assuming some are doubled-up), which is a decent fleet size. There will also need to be more classic-compatible sets in Phase 2, so the Phase 1 trains will not be lying idle as a result of ordering captive trains.