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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.

https://www.ukraillog.co.uk/emu-results

Southern work Uckfield and Marshlink services. Dwell times could be an issue for Uckfield services. Unsure for the Marshlink route, though. They could replace some SWR's 158's since they have more or similar seating capacity.

Nobody wants them.

And reduces the turnaround times at St Pancras and Nottingham, significantly for the diesel stock.

Especially for the proposed platform extensions on the Hertford East branch to allow 2 x 5-car 720 operation.

If a 319 turns up. Reliability has been poor, since they arrived to Northern in 2015. Won't beat a 3-car 323 in terms of acceleration and capacity, though.

Very outdated interior imo. Poor acceleration, unreliable and unsuitable with other TOC's. On the whole they were specificially built and suited for the Thameslink route only.