"Grumpy" wrote in message
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On Nov 26, 5:54 pm, D7666 wrote:
On Nov 26, 3:22 pm, Jamie Thompson wrote:



I've been trying to find out what's planned for the 365s, to no avail
though.

Unlike FCC/TL 319s that are all deployed on current TL services that
remain TL services therefor get replaced by new stock, many FCC/GN
units (the majority in fact if you count 313s in the fleet totals) do
not work services that are intended to run over TL. There is no reason
to suppose 365s will be cascaded anywhere at this moment in time and
we probably won't know until the x-IEP EMU is known and confirmed for
the KL line.

I cant quite grasp this. Currently there are 15tph trains through the
core in the peak. That the plan is to run 24 ie 9 extra. Several of
these must be coming off the GN.

It's 8 tph from the GN, and I think you are quite correct to suggest they
will be at least partly existing services. It is too difficult to summarise
in a paragraph or two, but a search through the 200 pages of the ECML RUS
for 'Thameslink' brings up a lot of possibilites, and it does deal with
options dependent on the Cambridge/Kings Lynn IEP decision. At the same
time it is clear that current capacity is currently capped by Kings Cross
platform numbers.

OTOH the follow up effects on existing rolling stock aren't that obvious in
the RUS, so perhaps there's an implication that some existing units will be
scrapped as life expired?

Paul S