"THC" wrote in message

On Apr 12, 2:59 pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
Bombardier announced as preferred bidder for Met/H&C/District/Circle
lines:

Surely the only sensible outcome given Bombardier's role in building
the new 'S' stock.

Not really -- Metronet, via Bombardier itself, had originally placed the
contract with a different supplier. The objective is to have compatible
systems on the sub-surface lines and tube trains with which they share
tracks.