"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 14:31:28 on Tue, 8 Jul
2008, Paul Scott remarked:
and an order for new units for the Stansted Express (although that has
gone a little quiet).

East Midlands news today crowing about a Bombardier order for South Africa
that they've just started to deliver; also mentioned they were building
new trains for London "for the Olympics". What line are they for (not
Crossrail or Javelin, obviously).

Probably referring to the NLL/ELL 'overground' trains, the 378s. Anything
new in London seems to have a games role, however spurious, but these trains
really will deliver pax to Stratford...

However would they have happened without the Olympics, or would the 313s etc
have been given an overhaul and relivery for a few years more use?

Paul S