Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
For those who remember the reservations that I had from "day one" on the Class 230 project, which was said to be unfair and that I should wait until "refurbished/re-engineered" units had been produced ("new lamps for old", being a timely adage in this pantomime season with Adrian Shooter taking the part of the Genie of the Lamp) and actually running in service, I acceded to these requests and waited for the results of the one year project on the Nuneaton to Coventry line, but a unit decided to self-immolate and that project was cancelled. Time passed and three Class 230 units were ordered for the Marston Vale line and this particular thread has been one that I have watched from afar, but do consider this to be an opportune time for making a posting.
Yes, I do think your views, which I opposed at the time, have been proven to be correct, and I'm quite sad to say that but they are simply not fit for purpose.