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, Andy
writes

A. *Rolling stock for the Island Line will be in a two car formation.
Before using replacement stock we will refurbish the units to be fit for the
Island Line.


Of course, the last web chat was before TfL took back control of
Tubelines, which looks like leading to postponement of the new
Piccadilly line stock. So SWT might need to come up with a new plan.

Quite, I'm hearing that a 'refresh' might now be on the cards to eke
them out to 2020. I wonder if SWT will be so keen then?
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In message
, Andy
writes

A. Rolling stock for the Island Line will be in a two car formation.
Before using replacement stock we will refurbish the units to be fit for
the
Island Line.


Of course, the last web chat was before TfL took back control of
Tubelines, which looks like leading to postponement of the new
Piccadilly line stock. So SWT might need to come up with a new plan.

Quite, I'm hearing that a 'refresh' might now be on the cards to eke them
out to 2020. I wonder if SWT will be so keen then?

Indeed, and a 2 car '73 stock is something I'd be interested to see...
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Cheers, Steve.
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In message MBoZn.113143$m87.61574@hurricane, Steve Dulieu
writes

Of course, the last web chat was before TfL took back control of
Tubelines, which looks like leading to postponement of the new
Piccadilly line stock. So SWT might need to come up with a new plan.

Quite, I'm hearing that a 'refresh' might now be on the cards to eke
them out to 2020. I wonder if SWT will be so keen then?

Indeed, and a 2 car '73 stock is something I'd be interested to see...

It might go a bit, assuming that they are both motor cars.
--
Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building.
You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
(please use the reply to address for email)

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In message MBoZn.113143$m87.61574@hurricane, Steve Dulieu
writes

Of course, the last web chat was before TfL took back control of
Tubelines, which looks like leading to postponement of the new
Piccadilly line stock. So SWT might need to come up with a new plan.

Quite, I'm hearing that a 'refresh' might now be on the cards to eke
them out to 2020. I wonder if SWT will be so keen then?

Indeed, and a 2 car '73 stock is something I'd be interested to see...

It might go a bit, assuming that they are both motor cars.

'Refurbishing them to make them fit for the Island Line' presumably covers
any conversion to two car?

Are the existing '38 stock exactly 'as received from LU', or are they
significantly different?

Paul S

In article ,
(Paul Scott) wrote:

Are the existing '38 stock exactly 'as received from LU', or are
they significantly different?

Not exactly. They ran as four car (three motored) and three car (two
motored) units in London.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

"Steve Fitzgerald" ] wrote in message
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In message MBoZn.113143$m87.61574@hurricane, Steve Dulieu
writes

Of course, the last web chat was before TfL took back control of
Tubelines, which looks like leading to postponement of the new
Piccadilly line stock. So SWT might need to come up with a new plan.

Quite, I'm hearing that a 'refresh' might now be on the cards to eke
them out to 2020. I wonder if SWT will be so keen then?

Indeed, and a 2 car '73 stock is something I'd be interested to see...

It might go a bit, assuming that they are both motor cars.

No doubt, but as we spoke about earlier today, with no compressors to knock
off the SAPBs, most of the "going" could well be of the up in flames sort,
mind..;-)
--
Cheers, Steve.
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On 08/07/2010 18:42, Steve Fitzgerald wrote:
In message
, Andy
writes

A. Rolling stock for the Island Line will be in a two car formation.
Before using replacement stock we will refurbish the units to be fit
for the
Island Line.


Of course, the last web chat was before TfL took back control of
Tubelines, which looks like leading to postponement of the new
Piccadilly line stock. So SWT might need to come up with a new plan.

Quite, I'm hearing that a 'refresh' might now be on the cards to eke
them out to 2020. I wonder if SWT will be so keen then?

Perhaps keep the 38s running, as the Manx Electric Railway does with its
rolling stock?

Admittedly, the circumstances between the two networks are different.