With small fleets of trains generally frowned up on now, what would be your ideas for new rolling stock and cascades for the next 10 years or so based on probable franchise changes, electrification and passenger forecasts?
Mine would include:
1. New 380s for Scotrail for newly electrified lines and class 314 replacement.
2. Class 185s cascaded to Scotrail with class 170s moving in opposite direction.
3. Possibly Sprinters leaving Scotrail depending how passenger numbers grow and extent of future electrification.
4. Northern 153s and 155s, Anglia 156s and LM 153s to go to EMT for extra capacity.
5. Anglia 170s to go to XC for extra capacity.
6. New order of one type of 172s or equivalent in many stages:
7. Northern 323s and future TPE 350s to LM.
8. All 321s and 322s to the Anglia franchise and all 319s to Northern or vice versa.
9. Class 317s from Anglia to be used on Valley Lines when electrified.
10. DC version of class 378s or equivalent ordered as 507/8 and 313 replacement.
11. AC version of class 444 or equivalent (maybe call it a 355) ordered for TPE routes including as 350 replacement on Scottish services.
12. New Intercity train as direct replacement for HSTs (no need to get in another IEP debate.)
13. Class 121s either replaced by Parry People Movers or a new DMU as part of number 6.
As a before and after example:
Northern and TPE (current): 142, 144, 150, 153, 155, 156, 158, 170, 185, 321, 322, 323, 333
Northern and TPE (future): 156, 158, 170, 172, 319, 333, 355
Mine would include:
1. New 380s for Scotrail for newly electrified lines and class 314 replacement.
2. Class 185s cascaded to Scotrail with class 170s moving in opposite direction.
3. Possibly Sprinters leaving Scotrail depending how passenger numbers grow and extent of future electrification.
4. Northern 153s and 155s, Anglia 156s and LM 153s to go to EMT for extra capacity.
5. Anglia 170s to go to XC for extra capacity.
6. New order of one type of 172s or equivalent in many stages:
- Replacement for cascaded Anglia units mentioned above
- Class 142 replacement *
- Class 143/4 replacement *
- Class 150 replacement *
- If required class 153/5 replacement (Class 153s likely to be reformed in to 2 car units because of the costs of DDA compliance.*
7. Northern 323s and future TPE 350s to LM.
8. All 321s and 322s to the Anglia franchise and all 319s to Northern or vice versa.
9. Class 317s from Anglia to be used on Valley Lines when electrified.
10. DC version of class 378s or equivalent ordered as 507/8 and 313 replacement.
11. AC version of class 444 or equivalent (maybe call it a 355) ordered for TPE routes including as 350 replacement on Scottish services.
12. New Intercity train as direct replacement for HSTs (no need to get in another IEP debate.)
13. Class 121s either replaced by Parry People Movers or a new DMU as part of number 6.
As a before and after example:
Northern and TPE (current): 142, 144, 150, 153, 155, 156, 158, 170, 185, 321, 322, 323, 333
Northern and TPE (future): 156, 158, 170, 172, 319, 333, 355
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