In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message

-septembe
r.org, at 16:04:48 on Tue, 24 May 2016, Recliner
remarked:

There's been a massive flurry of Tweets from Thameslink about their new
trains today. Still not completely clear whether or not there are
(m)any in passenger service though. Did a trip from Blackfriars to
SPILL to see if any were in evidence, but none were.

They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from
now onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually
running any at all in service yet?

Press preview, the Roger Ford "Fist of Quality", etc. I didn't see any
announcement about entry into passenger service.

I notice that one
of the pictured doors has a cycle graphic on it, especially for you.
https://mobile.twitter.com/TLRailUK/...123457/photo/2

If they can persuade the cyclists to only block that one vestibule, I
suppose it's an improvement.

There is a cycle storage area away from the doors. It has tip-up seats on
the carriage wall though. Judging by similar arrangements on SWT it will be
impossible to shift passengers sitting in them to put bikes there.

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Colin Rosenstiel