swt_passenger
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If Southern are lending FCC four 377/2s, what's going to run the MKC-South Croydon services? Aren't they overstretched as it is?
No, it's 3 units, as one 12 car train. Think of it as SN providing only one of the four new 12 car services - that releases two 377/5s to augment two other 8 car 377/5 services up to 12 car. FCC must be finding the fourth 'extra' unit from their own resources - but of course they are only needed in the peaks, so it is feasible they are just tightening up the time spent under maintenance.
SN are rejigging their diagramming completely in December, but the requirement to lend the 3 units to FCC has always been planned for, since the ITT for the current franchise went out. One known change is that more 313s are to be diagrammed on the west coastway to release 377s...
I don't think there could be any problem with the Milton Keynes services, they only use 4 units on that service AFAICT.
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