On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:50:25 +0100, "Lüko Willms"
wrote:

Am Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:58:28 UTC, schrieb Mizter T
auf uk.railway :

I would strongly expect that TfL is leasing them from the manufacturer
Bombardier, and no Rosco will be involved.

Your expectation was not strong enough:


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31 January 2008

ANGEL TRAINS ORDERS "GREEN TRAINS" FOR THE UK RAIL MARKET

Angel Trains has placed a major order for Class 172 cars from
Bombardier Transportation's next generation 'Green Trains' for London
Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) and Chiltern Railways. The
contract, worth approximately 33 million GBP, is for eight 2-car next
generation diesel multiple units for use on the London Overground
network and four 2-car units for Chiltern Railways.
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full: http://www.angeltrains.com/press/release.aspx?Id=692

Sorry but this time you are incorrect. The original post referred to a
leasing arrangement for the class 378 *electric* stock and not the
diesel order.
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Paul C