On Tue, 1 Sep 2020 09:58:34 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
I think only partly. But it does mean there are external contractual
commitments to get it finished and open.

There was also supposed to be an order for extra trains for the Northern
line, but that was quietly dropped a while ago.

I wonder if they could tack a few onto the back of the picc order or whether
the trains would be too different to be able to run on the northern without
serious modifications. The northern line at 1 point had 3 different train
types running on it - 38,59,72 so it wouldn't be unprecedented.