Here's a bit of a curveball suggestion… class 458??
They've got an age advantage over everything else suggested (bar Stadler Flirts), and will be replaced by the 701s soon if I recall so will be available for modification. The TSO and MSO could be lopped out, and if you pick from the former 458/0s, the remaining carriage has a pantograph well so you could convert to AC if desired.
They've got an age advantage over everything else suggested (bar Stadler Flirts), and will be replaced by the 701s soon if I recall so will be available for modification. The TSO and MSO could be lopped out, and if you pick from the former 458/0s, the remaining carriage has a pantograph well so you could convert to AC if desired.
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