Chiltern006
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- 3 Oct 2018
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Mistake one was not altering the 376 to 4 and 6 cars (thus allowing for 12 and 8 car operation at stations that need 12 or cant take more than 8), mistake 2 was then not ordering more of them so now we're left with a mini fleet that is right for its purpose but not at this quantity, mistake 3 was consistent dithering around Lewisham and "fixing" the junction in that area. You cant scream "we're untangling the approach to London Bridge!" on all the Thameslink marketing and then add one more track to Lewisham while simultaneously do nothing on the approach to Elephant.
I'm not entirely a fan of the 376 seating (its the precursor to the 700 in almost every way except it went to further extremes; seats that hurt my back, majority standing, no toilets and minimal handrails) but if all the networkers were replaced with 376 we wouldnt really have this issue. That doesnt fix 20 years of almost nothing in the metro area, but then this is what was requested by the omniscient, ever-knowing and always-flexible DFT so here we are.
I doubt the Networkers would be replaced with 376s. Bombardier are mega busy with the Aventras and they also don’t produce Electrostars anymore