Journeyman
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Following on from the wailing and gnashing of teeth over the class 442 debacle, I was wondering if anything similar had happened in the past.
Are there any other examples of trains extensively modified, refurbished and/or retractioned, only for them to see little or no use afterwards, and for the trains to be subsequently withdrawn?
I suppose the class 29s count, as the re-engined ones only lasted a few years and the whole class barely outlasted their unmodified class 21 brethren, but have any classes seen less post-rebuild use than that?
Are there any other examples of trains extensively modified, refurbished and/or retractioned, only for them to see little or no use afterwards, and for the trains to be subsequently withdrawn?
I suppose the class 29s count, as the re-engined ones only lasted a few years and the whole class barely outlasted their unmodified class 21 brethren, but have any classes seen less post-rebuild use than that?