hexagon789
Veteran Member
Was discussing how things used to be and came upon the Pendolinos as new. When first introduced, as I'm sure many people know, the sets were all 8-car. This was the orginal plan for the 53 units as new but it was later decided to extend them to 9-car and so only the first 31 entered service as 8-car.
With present passenger levels as they are, if the Pendolinos were all 8-car overcrowding would be pretty likely and so this wouldn't be acceptable now.
So...what other examples of rolling stock were adequate (or near enough) at either time of introduction or planning but which are now inadequate or had to be modified to remain acceptable for use now.
With present passenger levels as they are, if the Pendolinos were all 8-car overcrowding would be pretty likely and so this wouldn't be acceptable now.
So...what other examples of rolling stock were adequate (or near enough) at either time of introduction or planning but which are now inadequate or had to be modified to remain acceptable for use now.