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Since the timetable change, I must be right in thinking that all TfL Rail services are booked to use platform 11 and 12 all day so it should not pose an issue.What’s the reasoning behind only starting these 9 car runs in the evening? Is it something to do with limited platform availability for the longer train at Paddington?
I think it's more to do with taking precautionary measures but I am happy to be corrected. Obviously the 9-cars haven't had as much airtime as their 7-car counterparts and sitting around with very low usage, coupled with new technology makes them vulnerable to breaking down quite easily. Sending it out after evening peak avoids any incidents happening which can affect either peak, so the impact of any potential disruption will be less felt across the network.