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Metrolink To Withdraw First T68

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pemma

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5-10 thousand operating hours between service affecting failures, as opposed to 20,000 for the M5000's which is considered good for a tram. A class 350 has something like 50,000 miles between service affecting failures so thats what, couple of thousand hours?

A 350 can do Liverpool-Crewe (assuming it's one of the faster trains) in the time a M5000 can do Bury-Sale. However, conversely the M5000 will only be sat at the terminus for a few minutes before leaving again, while the 350 might be sat at New Street for at least 20 minutes.
 
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It will be sad to see them start to disappear but on a positive note... I've already snapped 1011 ;)
 

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Well, the withdrawal date has been put back AGAIN, this time due to waiting for paperwork for decommissioning, apparently now next week along with several other T68's...i wont say which incase they get put back again
 
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