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Ok fair enough.Sorry, should've worded it different, I meant that TPE should've decided to end the lease later.
I am a simple creature with that.
Operator A has 10 trains (let’s say they are class 185s). The order new trains and terminate the lease on 1st Jan 2020 on the old stock.
Operator B takes on the 10 trains on 2nd January 2020 with a view of starting service in May.
If operator As replacements are late - why should operator b suffer. (Unless of course TPE fully compensate them for loss of income) But looks like we are on the same page here.
This whole situation with TPE was predicated 2 years ago. Based on the simple question when was the last time a new design worked out the box with any gremlins.